abbrev_label: Abbreviate Labels

In cograph: Analysis and Visualization of Complex Networks

Abbreviate Labels

Description

Abbreviates labels to a maximum length, adding ellipsis if truncated.

Usage

abbrev_label(label, abbrev = NULL, n_labels = NULL)

label_abbrev(label, abbrev = NULL, n_labels = NULL)

Arguments

label	Character vector of labels to abbreviate.
abbrev	Abbreviation control: NULL: No abbreviation (return labels unchanged) Integer: Maximum character length (truncate + ellipsis) "auto": Adaptive abbreviation based on label count
n_labels	Number of labels (used for "auto" mode). If NULL, uses length(label).

Value

Character vector of (possibly abbreviated) labels.

Examples

labels <- c("VeryLongStateName", "Short", "AnotherLongName")

# No abbreviation
abbrev_label(labels, NULL)

# Fixed max length
abbrev_label(labels, 5)  # "Very...", "Short", "Anot..."

# Auto-adaptive
abbrev_label(labels, "auto")

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