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Revision: 18714
at October 6, 2009 13:57 by fuzzylollipop
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// this adds a "truncate(#)" method to String and GString
String.metaClass.truncate = {len ->
    if (delegate == null) {return ''}
    if (delegate.length() > len) {return delegate[0..(len - 4)] + '...'}
    return delegate
}
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this truncates a string to a provided length and adds "..." to the end to show that it was truncated.

                                

                                                            

                                    

                                        

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Adding a truncate method to a String in Groovy

                                

                                                            

                                    

                                        

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Groovy