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Shorten long strings
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shorten-long-strings.js
/*
==SHORTEN LONG STRINGS
-----------------------------------------------------*/
function truncateLongText(elem, maxwidth, sufix) {
if (elem === null) {
return '';
}
elem = String(elem);
var newElem;
if (elem.length > maxwidth) {
newElem = elem.substring(0, maxwidth) + sufix;
} else {
newElem = elem;
}
return newElem;
}
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