Gets the string up to the maximum number of characters.
//Microsoft Public License (Ms-PL)
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using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
namespace Redwerb.BizArk.Core.StringExt
{
/// <summary>
/// Provides extension methods for strings.
/// </summary>
public static class StringExt
{
/// <summary>
/// Gets the string up to the maximum number of characters.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="str"></param>
/// <param name="max"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static string Max(this string str, int max)
{
return Max(str, max, false);
}
/// <summary>
/// Gets the string up to the maximum number of characters. If ellipses is true and the string is longer than the max, the last 3 chars will be ellipses.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="str"></param>
/// <param name="max"></param>
/// <param name="ellipses"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static string Max(this string str, int max, bool ellipses)
{
if (str == null) return null;
if (str.Length <= max) return str;
if (ellipses)
return str.Substring(0, max - 3) + "...";
else
return str.Substring(0, max);
}
}
}
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