ad_string_truncate_middle (public)

 ad_string_truncate_middle [ -ellipsis ellipsis ] [ -len len ] string

Defined in packages/acs-tcl/tcl/text-html-procs.tcl

Cut middle part of a string in case it is too long.

Switches:

-ellipsis (optional, defaults to "...")

placeholder for the portion of text being left out

-len (optional, defaults to "100")

length after which we are starting cutting text

Parameters:

string (required)

Returns:

truncated string

See Also:

• ad_string_truncate

Partial Call Graph (max 5 caller/called nodes):

Testcases:

ad_string_truncate_middle

Source code:

    set string [string trim $string]
    if {[string length $string]>$len} {
        set half  [expr {($len-2)/2}]
        set left  [string trimright [string range $string 0 $half]]
        set right [string trimleft  [string range $string end-$half end]]
        return $left$ellipsis$right
    }
    return $string

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