Template:Trunc
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This documentation is transcluded from Template:Trunc/doc.
Gives the <count> characters from the start of the string. If <count> is invalid, empty or undefined, it just returns the string.
Usage
{{Trunc |1= |2= }}
Template parameters
| Parameter | Description | Default | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | string | empty | required | |
2 | <count> - the number of characters kept | empty | required | |
Additional information
The template is intended to be used in the following namespaces: the Template namespace
The template is intended to be used by the following user groups: all users
Examples
{{Trunc | Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet | 10 }}→ Lorem ipsu{{Trunc | Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet | 1 }}→ L{{Trunc | Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet | 0 }}→{{Trunc | Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet | }}→ Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet{{Trunc | Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet }}→ Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet{{Trunc | Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet | foo }}→ Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet{{Trunc | Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet | 40 }}→ Lorem ipsum dolor sit ametLorem ipsum do
See also
Trimming templates:
- {{Trunc}} – To trim down to a specified number of characters.
- {{Trim}} — To trim any leading or trailing whitespace.
- {{Str left}} – To trim down to a specified number of characters, or duplicate the string to a specified number.
- {{Str right}}
Analyzing templates:
- {{Str endswith}} – To check if a string ends with a given string.
- {{Str find}} – Returns the numerical location of a given string in a string, up to 50 characters.
- {{Str len}} – Returns a string's length. Can count up to 500 characters.
String length comparison templates:
- {{Str ≤ len}} – To check if a string is "shorter or equally long" or "longer" than a given length.
Technical stuff:
- mw:Help:Magic words – About
{{padleft:|}}. - mw:Help:Extension:ParserFunctions – About
{{#titleparts:|}}, {{#expr:|}}, {{#ifeq:|}},etc. - Module:String - Script with native string parsing