JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

by Torwan

HTML

<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.12.4/jquery.min.js"></script>
<div id='original'></div>
<div id='result'></div>

JavaScript

String.prototype.truncString = function(max, add){
   add = add || '...';
   return (this.length > max ? this.substring(0,max)+add : this);
};

str = "testing with some string see console output";
console.log(  str.truncString(15,'...')  );

$(function() {
	$('#original').text(str);
	$('#result').text(str.truncString(15,'...'));
});