R: Shortens strings to a given length.

clipString {BBmisc} | R 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))

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