.. include:: ../../../../Includes.txt

.. _typo3-install-format-crop:

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format.crop
===========


Simplified crop view helper that does not need a frontend environment

Examples
========

Defaults::

   <f:format.crop maxCharacters="10">This is some very long text</f:format.crop>

Output::

   This is...

Inline notation::

   {someLongText -> f:format.crop(maxCharacters: 10)}

Output::

   someLongText cropped after 10 characters...

(depending on the value of {someLongText})

Arguments
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.. _format.crop_maxcharacters:
maxCharacters
-------------

:aspect:`DataType`
   mixed

:aspect:`Required`
   true
:aspect:`Description`