Last data update: 2014.03.03

 R: Shortens strings to a given length.
clipStringR Documentation

Shortens strings to a given length.

Description

Shortens strings to a given length.

Usage

clipString(x, len, tail = "...")

Arguments

x

[character]
Vector of strings.

len

[integer(1)]
Absolute length the string should be clipped to, including tail. Note that you cannot clip to a shorter length than tail.

tail

[character(1)]
If the string has to be shortened at least 1 character, the final characters will be tail. Default is “...”.

Value

[character(1)].

Examples

print(clipString("abcdef", 10))
print(clipString("abcdef", 5))

Results


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> library(BBmisc)
> png(filename="/home/ddbj/snapshot/RGM3/R_CC/result/BBmisc/clipString.Rd_%03d_medium.png", width=480, height=480)
> ### Name: clipString
> ### Title: Shortens strings to a given length.
> ### Aliases: clipString
> 
> ### ** Examples
> 
> print(clipString("abcdef", 10))
[1] "abcdef"
> print(clipString("abcdef", 5))
[1] "ab..."
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> dev.off()
null device 
          1 
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