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+/**
+ * This data rendering helper method can be useful for cases where you have
+ * potentially large data strings to be shown in a column that is restricted by
+ * width. The data for the column is still fully searchable and sortable, but if
+ * it is longer than a give number of characters, it will be truncated and
+ * shown with ellipsis. A browser provided tooltip will show the full string
+ * to the end user on mouse hover of the cell.
+ *
+ * This function should be used with the `dt-init columns.render` configuration
+ * option of DataTables.
+ *
+ * It accepts two parameters:
+ *
+ * 1. `-type integer` - The number of characters to restrict the displayed data
+ *    to.
+ * 2. `-type boolean` (optional - default `false`) - Indicate if the truncation
+ *    of the string should not occur in the middle of a word (`true`) or if it
+ *    can (`false`). This can allow the display of strings to look nicer, at the
+ *    expense of showing less characters.
+ *
+ *  @name ellipsis
+ *  @summary Restrict output data to a particular length, showing anything
+ *      longer with ellipsis and a browser provided tooltip on hover.
+ *  @author [Allan Jardine](http://datatables.net)
+ *  @requires DataTables 1.10+
+ *
+ * @returns {Number} Calculated average
+ *
+ *  @example
+ *    // Restrict a column to 17 characters, don't split words
+ *    $('#example').DataTable( {
+ *      columnDefs: [ {
+ *        targets: 1,
+ *        render: $.fn.dataTable.render.ellipsis( 17, true )
+ *      } ]
+ *    } );
+ *
+ *  @example
+ *    // Restrict a column to 10 characters, do split words
+ *    $('#example').DataTable( {
+ *      columnDefs: [ {
+ *        targets: 2,
+ *        render: $.fn.dataTable.render.ellipsis( 10 )
+ *      } ]
+ *    } );
+ */
+
+jQuery.fn.dataTable.render = {
+	ellipsis: function ( cutoff, wordbreak ) {
+		return {
+			display: function ( d ) {
+				if ( wordbreak === undefined ) {
+					wordbreak = false;
+				}
+
+				if ( typeof d !== 'number' && typeof d !== 'string' ) {
+					return d;
+				}
+
+				var str = d.toString(); // cast numbers
+
+				if ( d.length < cutoff ) {
+					return d;
+				}
+
+				str = d.substr(0, cutoff);
+
+				if ( wordbreak ) {
+					// Find the last white space character in the string
+					str = str.replace(/\s([^\s]*)$/, '');
+				}
+
+				return '<span class="ellipsis" title="'+d+'">'+str+'&#8230;</span>';
+			}
+		};
+	}
+};
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