[HELP] How to make this script?

[Tokio]

I want make a script, which make shorten the dx text. For example: if the dx text is "This is the dxtext", show instead of "This is the dxtext" -> "This is th...". How to make this?

Sorry for my very bad english.  

[robod]

use string.find

[Tokio]

1 hour ago, robod said:

use string.find

do you show an example?

[Jayceon]

local text = "This is the dxtext"
local charactersVisible = 10
text = string.sub(text, 1, charactersVisible) .. "..."
iprint(text)

 

[Tokio]

17 minutes ago, Jayceon said:

local text = "This is the dxtext"
local charactersVisible = 10
text = string.sub(text, 1, charactersVisible) .. "..."
iprint(text)

 

Thaaanks :DDDD