string:limit-length str n
Limits the length of a string by adding ellipsis (...) if necessary.
string:resize str n
"Resizes" a string by either padding right or adding ellipsis so that the string's length equals a specified amount. Returns a cons pair with car = the resized string, and cdr = the part that was truncated (#f if none)
(string:resize "Mathematical judgments are always synthetical" 30)
;Value 22757: ("Mathematical judgments are ..." . "always synthetical")
(string:resize "Mathematical judgments are always synthetical" 50)
;Value 22758: ("Mathematical judgments are always synthetical " . #f)
string:unquote str
Removes quotes from around a string (if any).
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