Syntax
TRUNCATE(text, length, [ellipsis])Usage examples
Example 1
Input | 1 { 2 "my_action": { 3 "message": "Hello World!" 4 } 5 } |
Formula | TRUNCATE(my_action.message, 8) |
Output | "Hello..." |
Example 2
An optional third argument controls the characters inserted if the text is truncated (instead of ...):
Input | 1 { 2 "my_action": { 3 "message": "Hello World!" 4 } 5 } |
Formula | TRUNCATE(my_action.message, 9, " etc") |
Output | "Hello etc" |
Example 3
Setting the third argument to "" prevents any text being inserted if the text is truncated:
Input | 1 { 2 "my_action": { 3 "message": "Hello World!" 4 } 5 } |
Formula | TRUNCATE(my_action.message, 5, "") |
Output | "Hello" |
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