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ribiosUtils (version 1.5-6)

shortenStr: Shorten strings to a given number of characters

Description

Shorten strings to a given number of characters

Usage

shortenStr(str, nchar = 8)

Arguments

str

A vector of strings

nchar

The maximal number of characters to keep

Value

A vector of strings of the same length as the input, with each string shortened to the desired length

Strings with more characters than nchar will be shortened.

Examples

Run this code
# NOT RUN {
inputStrs <- c("abc", "abcd", "abcde", NA)
shortenStr(inputStrs, nchar=4)
## expected outcome: abc, abcd, abcd..., NA

# }

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