MetStaT.TrimCustom:
Limits an input string to a certain length
Description
This function will return an adapted version of the input string and will guarantee a certain maximum length. If the string is shortened, it will end with the default symbols ".." or a used defined ending. Additionally, the user can define a certain number of characters that need to included from the end of the original string (useful if the input strings contain salient ending characters, such as numbers).
Usage
MetStaT.TrimCustom(text, max.length = 5, trim.ending = "..", include.ending.length = 0)
Arguments
text
the string which needs to be shortened.
max.length
the guaranteed maximum length that the resulting string may have.
trim.ending
the symbols to used when the string is shortened.
include.ending.length
the number of ending characters which must also be included in the resulting string.
Value
A shortened version of the input string.