NSString routine that generates a fix length brief

JZBrief

static NSInteger mYStringlength = 60;

- (NSString *)brief:(NSString *)text
{
    NSRange stringRange = {0, MIN([text length], mYStringlength)};
    stringRange = [text rangeOfComposedCharacterSequencesForRange:stringRange];
    NSString *shortBrief = [text substringWithRange:stringRange];
    
    NSString *firstLine =[[self.text componentsSeparatedByString: @"\n"] objectAtIndex:0];
    
    // if firstLine is shorter than our expected length
    if (firstLine.length < mYStringlength) {
        return firstLine;
    }
    
    // truncate desc by length if text is too long
    if (mYStringlength < desc.length) {
        return [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@...", shortBrief];
    } else {
        return text;
    }
}