truncString: Truncate strings and add ellipses if a string is truncated.

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Description

Truncates one or more strings to a specified length, adding an ellipsis (...) to those strings that have been truncated. The justification of the strings can be controlled by the justify argument as in format, which does the padding and justification.

Usage

 truncString(x,maxlen=20,justify="left")

Arguments

x	A vector of strings.
maxlen	The maximum length of the returned strings.
justify	Justification for the new strings.

Value

The string(s) passed as x now with a maximum length of maxlen.

Author(s)

Jim Lemon

See Also

substr

prettyR documentation built on May 2, 2019, 2:16 a.m.