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| // Bonfire: Truncate a string | |
| // Author: @elliotfriend | |
| // Challenge: http://www.freecodecamp.com/challenges/bonfire-truncate-a-string?solution=function%20truncate(str%2C%20num)%20%7B%0A%20%20%2F%2F%20Clear%20out%20that%20junk%20in%20your%20trunk%0A%20%20var%20maxLength%20%3D%20num%3B%0A%20%20if%20(num%20%3E%203)%20%7B%20maxLength%20%3D%20num%20-%203%3B%20%7D%0A%20%20if%20(num%20%3E%3D%20str.length)%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20return%20str%3B%0A%20%20%7D%20else%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20return%20str.slice(0%2C%20maxLength)%20%2B%20%22...%22%3B%0A%20%20%7D%0A%7D%0A%0Atruncate(%22A-tisket%20a-tasket%20A%20green%20and%20yellow%20basket%22%2C%2011)%3B%0A | |
| // Learn to Code at Free Code Camp (www.freecodecamp.com) | |
| function truncate(str, num) { | |
| // Clear out that junk in your trunk | |
| var maxLength = num; | |
| if (num > 3) { maxLength = num - 3; } | |
| if (num >= str.length) { | |
| return str; | |
| } else { | |
| return str.slice(0, maxLength) + "..."; | |
| } | |
| } | |
| truncate("A-tisket a-tasket A green and yellow basket", 11); |
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