Method: String#truncate

Defined in:
lib/truncate.rb

#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