[R] Truncation of text strings

[Göran Broström]

On Wed, 21 May 2003, Uwe Ligges wrote:

> Göran Broström wrote:
> > How do I print text strings to a given length, ie, if they are too long
> > I want them truncated (from the end)?
> > 
> > 
> >>format.char("123", width = 1)
> > 
> > 
> > does not do what I want, ie, "1".
> > 
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> See ?substring

Oh yes, thanks to all who responded!

Göran