Shorten returns the first (x) characters of a string

Namespace: DotNetNuke.Common.Utilities
Assembly: DotNetNuke (in DotNetNuke.dll)

Syntax

C#
public static string Shorten(
	string txt,
	int length,
	string suffix
)
Visual Basic
Public Shared Function Shorten ( 
	txt As String,
	length As Integer,
	suffix As String
) As String

Parameters

txt
Type: System..::..String
The text to reduces
length
Type: System..::..Int32
The max number of characters to return
suffix
Type: System..::..String
An optional suffic to append to the shortened string

Return Value

The shortened string

Remarks