Text limit

[Majikaru]

Hi, I'm trying to limit text length by character count, what would the code be for that?

For example, I have a date skin I want to limit to 3 characters so only Mon, Tue, Wed, ETC would show instead of the full text.

Thanks!

[jsmorley]

I would use a regular expression substitute for this:

https://docs.rainmeter.net/manual/measures/general-options/substitute/
https://docs.rainmeter.net/manual/measures/general-options/substitute/#RegExpSubstitute

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[Rainmeter]
Update=1000
DynamicWindowSize=1
AccurateText=1

[Variables]

[MeasureString]
Measure=String
String=tuesday
RegExpSubstitute=1
Substitute="^([\w]{3}).*$":"\1"

[MeterString]
Meter=String
MeasureName=MeasureString
StringCase=Proper
FontSize=20
FontWeight=400
FontColor=255,255,255,255
SolidColor=47,47,47,255
Padding=5,5,5,5
AntiAlias=1

1.png

"^([\w]{3}).*$":"\1"

Start at the beginning ^ of the string and then start capturing ( a character set of "word" characters [\w]. Limit the capture to exactly 3 characters {3}, then end the capture ). Skip .* all characters until the end $ of the string. Replace the entire string with the first (and in this case only) capture \1.

The "word" [\w] character set definition includes all letters, numbers and punctuation. It will not include spaces, tabs, or linefeeds.

[Majikaru]

Wow, quick response. It worked, Thanks!

[jsmorley]

Glad to help.