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Truncate a string to a specific length and append a suffix.

Twine\Str::truncate( int $length [, string $suffix = '...' ] ) : Twine\Str

Parameters

$length	Length string will be truncated to, including suffix
$suffix	Suffix to append

Examples

$string = new Twine\Str('john pinkerton');

        $string->truncate(12); // Returns 'john pink...'
        $string->truncate(10, '~'); // Returns 'john pink~'
        $string->truncate(8); // Returns 'john...'