namespace EnVisage.Code.Extensions
{
    public static class StringExtensions
    {
        private const string Continuation = "...";
        public static string Truncate(this string value, int maxLength)
        {
            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(value)) return value;
            return value.Length <= maxLength ? value : value.Substring(0, maxLength);
        }

        public static string TruncateWithContinuation(this string value, int maxLength)
        {
            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(value) || value.Length <= maxLength) return value;
            return value.Truncate(maxLength) + Continuation;
        }
    }
}