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CoffeeScript truncate method for strings. Replaces the end of string with ellipsis (...)

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String#truncate

	String::truncate = (n) ->
	@substr(0, n - 1) + ((if @length > n then "…" else ""))

marksiemers commented May 18, 2015

If you don't want any whitespace between the substring and the ... add a call to trim:

String::truncate = (n) ->
  @substr(0, n - 1).trim() + ((if @length > n then "&hellip;" else ""))

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