Truncate string
JavaScript, String · Oct 21, 2020

Truncates a string up to a specified length.
- Determine if
String.prototype.length
is greater thannum
. - Return the string truncated to the desired length, with
'...'
appended to the end or the original string.
const truncateString = (str, num) => str.length > num ? str.slice(0, num > 3 ? num - 3 : num) + '...' : str; truncateString('boomerang', 7); // 'boom...'