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- Change `truncate` function to `truncateString`
- Update challenge description to clarify goals of challenge
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Eric Leung
2016-03-17 05:46:07 -07:00
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"id": "ac6993d51946422351508a41",
"title": "Truncate a string",
"description": [
"Truncate a string (first argument) if it is longer than the given maximum string length (second argument). Return the truncated string with a \"...\" ending.",
"Note that the three dots at the end add to the string length.",
"If the <code>num</code> is less than or equal to 3, then the length of the three dots is not added to the string length.",
"Truncate a string (first argument) if it is longer than the given maximum string length (second argument). Return the truncated string with a <code>...</code> ending.",
"Note that inserting the three dots to the end will add to the string length.",
"However, if the given maximum string length <code>num</code> is less than or equal to 3, then the addition of the three dots does not add to the string length in determining the truncated string.",
"Remember to use <a href=\"//github.com/FreeCodeCamp/freecodecamp/wiki/How-to-get-help-when-you-get-stuck\" target=\"_blank\">Read-Search-Ask</a> if you get stuck. Write your own code."
],
"challengeSeed": [
"function truncate(str, num) {",
"function truncateString(str, num) {",
" // Clear out that junk in your trunk",
" return str;",
"}",
"",
"truncate(\"A-tisket a-tasket A green and yellow basket\", 11);"
"truncateString(\"A-tisket a-tasket A green and yellow basket\", 11);"
],
"tests": [
"assert(truncate(\"A-tisket a-tasket A green and yellow basket\", 11) === \"A-tisket...\", 'message: <code>truncate(\"A-tisket a-tasket A green and yellow basket\", 11)</code> should return \"A-tisket...\".');",
"assert(truncate(\"Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers\", 14) === \"Peter Piper...\", 'message: <code>truncate(\"Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers\", 14)</code> should return \"Peter Piper...\".');",
"assert(truncate(\"A-tisket a-tasket A green and yellow basket\", \"A-tisket a-tasket A green and yellow basket\".length) === \"A-tisket a-tasket A green and yellow basket\", 'message: <code>truncate(\"A-tisket a-tasket A green and yellow basket\", \"A-tisket a-tasket A green and yellow basket\".length)</code> should return \"A-tisket a-tasket A green and yellow basket\".');",
"assert(truncate('A-tisket a-tasket A green and yellow basket', 'A-tisket a-tasket A green and yellow basket'.length + 2) === 'A-tisket a-tasket A green and yellow basket', 'message: <code>truncate(\"A-tisket a-tasket A green and yellow basket\", \"A-tisket a-tasket A green and yellow basket\".length + 2)</code> should return \"A-tisket a-tasket A green and yellow basket\".');",
"assert(truncate(\"A-\", 1) === \"A...\", 'message: <code>truncate(\"A-\", 1)</code> should return \"A...\".');",
"assert(truncate(\"Absolutely Longer\", 2) === \"Ab...\", 'message: <code>truncate(\"Absolutely Longer\", 2)</code> should return \"Ab...\".');"
"assert(truncateString(\"A-tisket a-tasket A green and yellow basket\", 11) === \"A-tisket...\", 'message: <code>truncateString(\"A-tisket a-tasket A green and yellow basket\", 11)</code> should return \"A-tisket...\".');",
"assert(truncateString(\"Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers\", 14) === \"Peter Piper...\", 'message: <code>truncateString(\"Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers\", 14)</code> should return \"Peter Piper...\".');",
"assert(truncateString(\"A-tisket a-tasket A green and yellow basket\", \"A-tisket a-tasket A green and yellow basket\".length) === \"A-tisket a-tasket A green and yellow basket\", 'message: <code>truncateString(\"A-tisket a-tasket A green and yellow basket\", \"A-tisket a-tasket A green and yellow basket\".length)</code> should return \"A-tisket a-tasket A green and yellow basket\".');",
"assert(truncateString('A-tisket a-tasket A green and yellow basket', 'A-tisket a-tasket A green and yellow basket'.length + 2) === 'A-tisket a-tasket A green and yellow basket', 'message: <code>truncateString(\"A-tisket a-tasket A green and yellow basket\", \"A-tisket a-tasket A green and yellow basket\".length + 2)</code> should return \"A-tisket a-tasket A green and yellow basket\".');",
"assert(truncateString(\"A-\", 1) === \"A...\", 'message: <code>truncateString(\"A-\", 1)</code> should return \"A...\".');",
"assert(truncateString(\"Absolutely Longer\", 2) === \"Ab...\", 'message: <code>truncateString(\"Absolutely Longer\", 2)</code> should return \"Ab...\".');"
],
"type": "bonfire",
"isRequired": true,
"solutions": [
"function truncate(str, num) {\n if(str.length > num ) {\n if(num > 3) {\n return str.slice(0, num - 3) + '...';\n } else {\n return str.slice(0,num) + '...';\n }\n } \n return str;\n}"
"function truncateString(str, num) {\n if(str.length > num ) {\n if(num > 3) {\n return str.slice(0, num - 3) + '...';\n } else {\n return str.slice(0,num) + '...';\n }\n } \n return str;\n}"
],
"MDNlinks": [
"String.slice()"