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Truncate a string to the closest word
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// Truncate a string to the closest word | |
String.prototype.truncateToWord = function( length ) { | |
return this | |
.slice( 0, length + 1 ) | |
.split( /\s+/ ) | |
.slice( 0, -1 ) | |
.join( " " ) | |
} | |
// Examples | |
// The ↓ marks the first character out of bounds. | |
// ↓ | |
"cut that shit out now!".truncateToWord( 15 ) // cut that shit | |
// ↓ | |
"cut that shit out now!".truncateToWord( 13 ) // cut that shit | |
// ↓ | |
"cut that shit out now!".truncateToWord( 10 ) // cut that |
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