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string = "Hello, world!"
return string.slice(0, 5) + "..."
#=> Hello...

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for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
  ...
}

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# Intelligent string truncation function
# written in Ruby.
def truncate(string, words)
  # Define the maximum number of characters that can be used before
  # standard truncation is applied (prevents long words from ruinning HTML).
  max_chars = 6 * words
  words_array = string.split(" ") # splits each word into an array ["like", "this"]
  index = words - 1 # array indexes start at 0, so let's take one number off the words amount.
  truncated = words_array[0..index].join(" ")

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<%
  # Function to shorten a string
  def truncate(string, characters)
    
    if characters < string.length
      truncated = string.slice(0, characters)
      return truncated + "..."
    else
      return string
    end

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function Foo( callback ) {
  this.callback = callback;
}

Foo.prototype.Bar = function() {
  xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();

  xhr.onreadystatechange = function() {
    console.log(this.callback);
    // => undefined

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// Program logic

function ShoppingList( options ) {
  this.items = {};
  this.defaults = options.defaults;
  if ( this.defaults ) {
    this.items = this.defaults;
  }
}

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<script> loadCSS( href, before, media ){ ... } // load a file loadCSS( "path/to/mystylesheet.css" );

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/*!
loadCSS: load a CSS file asynchronously.
[c]2014 @scottjehl, Filament Group, Inc.
Licensed MIT
*/
function loadCSS( href, before, media ){
  "use strict";
  // Arguments explained:
  // `href` is the URL for your CSS file.
  // `before` optionally defines the element we'll use as a reference for injecting our <link>

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class JTask

  # JTask.find()
  # Retrieves records from the database file.
  # --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  # Eg: JTask.find("test.json", 1) || JTask.find("test.json", first: 10)
  # #=> <JTask id=x, ...>
  # --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  # See wiki guide for more usage examples...
  # https://github.com/adammcarthur/jtask/wiki/find

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class JTask

  # JTask.find()
  # Retrieves records from the database file.
  # --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  # Eg: JTask.find("test.json", 1) || JTask.find("test.json", first: 10)
  # #=> <JTask id=x, ...>
  # --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  # See wiki guide for more usage examples...
  # https://github.com/adammcarthur/jtask/wiki/find