\name{truncName} \alias{truncName} \title{Truncate character strings} \description{ Truncate character strings } \usage{ truncName(x,n) } \arguments{ \item{x}{Character string} \item{n}{Maximum length (in characters)} } \value{ Character string } \author{N. LeMeur} \examples{ xx <- "Anticonstitutionnelement is a family name" truncName(xx,5) } \keyword{data} \keyword{manip}