Class: String

Inherits:
Object
  • Object
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Defined in:
lib/truncate.rb

Overview

truncate extends String to shorten text by character length or number of words.

Instance Method Summary collapse

Instance Method Details

#truncate(length = 20, omis = "...") ⇒ Object

The main “truncate” class can be passed a length (in number of characters) and / or a custom omission. The default length is 20 characters and the default omission is “…”.



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# File 'lib/truncate.rb', line 12

def truncate(length = 20, omis = "...")
  text = self.dup
  if text.length > length
    text = text[0...length].strip + omis
  end
  text
end

#words(length = 5, omis = "...") ⇒ Object

The “words” method can be passed a length (in number of words, splitting on “ ”) and / or a custom omission. The default length is 5 words and the default omission is “…”.



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# File 'lib/truncate.rb', line 25

def words(length = 5, omis = "...")
  text = self.dup
  array = text.split(" ")
  if array.length > length
    text = array[0...length].join(" ") + omis
  end
  text
end