cut method

String cut(
  1. int length, {
  2. String suffix = '',
})

Cut the string

suffix is the string to be added at the end of the string. You may want to add '...' at the end of the string.

Text( comment.content.cut(56, suffix: '...') );

Implementation

String cut(int length, {String suffix = ''}) {
  String temp = this;
  temp = temp.trim();
  temp = temp.replaceAll('\n', ' ');
  temp = temp.replaceAll('\r', ' ');
  temp = temp.replaceAll('\t', ' ');
  return temp.length > length ? '${temp.substring(0, length)}$suffix' : temp;
}