takeWords method

String takeWords(
  1. int number
)

Take the first number of words from the string Words are separated by whitespace If number is greater than word count, returns the entire string If number is negative or zero, returns an empty string

Example:

'Hello World from Dart'.takeWords(2) // Returns 'Hello World'
'Single'.takeWords(5) // Returns 'Single'
'Test String'.takeWords(0) // Returns ''

Implementation

String takeWords(int number) {
  if (number <= 0) return '';
  final words = split(RegExp(r'\s+'));
  if (number >= words.length) return this;
  return words.take(number).join(' ');
}