# Function maxLength

- maxLength(max, str): any

- Returns a string shortened to a maximum length

  If the string is already less than the `max` length, return the string. Else return the string, shortened to `max - 3` and append three dots ("...").

  #### Parameters

  - max: any

    the maximum length of the string to return

  - str: any

    the input string

  #### Returns any

  - Defined in shared/strings.js:21