substring.with.dots.adv: Produce a string with given length including head, tail and...

In claus-e-andersen/clanTools: R functions of general use for data analysis and presentation

Produce a string with given length including head, tail and midsection

Description

Sometimes we need to summarize long strings, and we need a bit og the head and a bit of the tail, and some indication that we are not seeing the full string. This function does that plus it can pad dots or other symbons before of after the string, if it is not long. See also table.dots and substring.with.dots.

Usage

substring.with.dots.adv(c("Hello","khdskhdsjkdkahdshkdhkahskaksdjh"),n=15,reverse=!TRUE,n.last=5)
print(c("Hello ........." ,"khdskhd...aksdj"))

Arguments

x	string to be modified
n	desired length of string after manipulations
reverse	controls if the dots are added before of after the main string
n.last	number of characters from the tail
mid.string	what to put between the head and the tail to indicate that some part of the mid section has been cut out.

Value

string with given length including head, tail and a midsection.

Author(s)

Claus E. Andersen

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