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Truncating in the middle of a Ruby string
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string.rb
class String
def middle_truncate(truncate_length = 30)
return self if length <= truncate_length + 2
"#{self[..(truncate_length / 2)]}…#{self[-(truncate_length / 2)..]}"
end
end
puts "Well, this is a very long string and I hope I can see if it will truncate!".middle_truncate
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jaredcwhite commented Apr 18, 2024 •
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