I'm sure someone here can codesmith this a bit better for optimization, but
perhaps this will lead you on the right path.
I left the var names a bit more telling...
string firstString = "Product Name Is Here And is Around 45 Characters
Long.";
int firstStringLength = firstString.Length;
string secondString
= "This is a long description. This long description is really
long. " +
"Boy this is a really long description. Is anyone still reading
this really long description. " +
"Hello out there, are you stil reading? Hello?";
string cutoffString = secondString.Substring(0, 159 - firstStringLength);
int lengthtoLastPeriod = cutoffString.LastIndexOf(".") + 1;
string newString = firstString + " " + cutoffString.Substring(0,
lengthtoLastPeriod);
On the cutoffString, I read your post as if the TOTAL of string1 and string2
could not exceed 160 characters. If that's not the case, remove the "- firstStringLength"
part. :)
Hope this helps!
-dl
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David Longnecker
Web Developer
http://blog.tiredstudent.com
Hi all,
Having a bit of a headache trying to do this.
I want to create a string with a total length of 160 characters.
The first few characters must always be in the string.. say around 45
characters.
After this I want to append another string, description, which can be
any number of characters long.
I want to truncate this string so that when it is appended onto the
other string it doesn't exceed 160 characters BUT I want it truncated
to the nearest '.'.
I've been messing around with substring but not much luck... anyone
done this before?
Cheers,
Peter