truncate
This truncates a variable to a character length, the default is 80.
As an optional second parameter, you can specify a string of text
to display at the end if the variable was truncated. The
characters in the string are included with the original truncation length.
By default, truncate will attempt to cut off at a
word boundary. If you want to cut off at the exact character length,
pass the optional third parameter of &true;.
Parameter Position
Type
Required
Default
Description
1
integer
No
80
This determines how many characters to truncate
to.
2
string
No
...
This is a text string that replaces the truncated text. Its length
is included in the truncation length setting.
3
boolean
No
&false;
This determines whether or not to truncate at a
word boundary with &false;, or at the exact character with &true;.
4
boolean
No
&false;
This determines whether the truncation happens at the end of the
string with &false;, or in the middle of the string with &true;.
Note that if this setting is &true;, then word boundaries are ignored.
truncate
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where template is:
This will output: