function elide(original, maxLength) {
  if (original.length <= maxLength)
    return original;
  return original.substring(0, maxLength - 1) + '\u2026';
}
function elide(original, maxLength) {
  if (original.length <= maxLength)
    return original;
  return original.substring(0, maxLength - 1) + '\u2026';
}
function elide ( original , maxLength ) { if ( original . length <= maxLength ) return original ; return original . substring ( 0 , maxLength - 1 ) + '\u2026' ; }
Shortens the provided string (if necessary) to a string of length at most
|maxLength|.
@param {string} original The original string.
@param {number} maxLength The maximum length allowed for the string.
@return {string} The original string if its length does not exceed
|maxLength|. Otherwise the first |maxLength| - 1 characters with '...'
appended.
Shortens the provided string ( if necessary ) to a string of length at most |maxLength| .
Elide the original string