# GrapeCity.Documents.Text.TextLayout.Truncate

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<h1 id="GrapeCity_Documents_Text_TextLayout_Truncate_" data-uid="GrapeCity.Documents.Text.TextLayout.Truncate*">Truncate Method
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<h4 id="GrapeCity_Documents_Text_TextLayout_Truncate_GrapeCity_Documents_Text_TrimmingGranularity_" data-uid="GrapeCity.Documents.Text.TextLayout.Truncate(GrapeCity.Documents.Text.TrimmingGranularity)">Truncate(TrimmingGranularity)</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>If a portion of the text content does not fit into the current layout bounds,
removes that portion so that the remaining text fits.</p>
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If the text is truncated and <code class="paramref">lastLineTrimming</code> is not <a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.Documents.Text.TrimmingGranularity.html#GrapeCity_Documents_Text_TrimmingGranularity_None">None</a>,
ellipsis (specified by <a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.Documents.Text.TextLayout.EllipsisCharCode.html#GrapeCity_Documents_Text_TextLayout_EllipsisCharCode">EllipsisCharCode</a>) is appended to the last line
to indicate that it was trimmed.
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public bool Truncate(TrimmingGranularity lastLineTrimming = TrimmingGranularity.None)</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public Function Truncate(Optional lastLineTrimming As TrimmingGranularity = TrimmingGranularity.None) As Boolean</code></pre>
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<h5 class="parameters">Parameters</h5>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.Documents.Text.TrimmingGranularity.html">TrimmingGranularity</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">lastLineTrimming</span></td>
      <td><p>The text granularity used when trimming the last line of text.</p>
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<h5 class="returns">Returns</h5>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.boolean">bool</a></td>
      <td><p><a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/csharp/language-reference/builtin-types/bool">true</a> if at least some text remains that fits into the current layout bounds,
<a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/csharp/language-reference/builtin-types/bool">false</a> if the current layout did not contain any text or all text had to be removed.</p>
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<h5 id="GrapeCity_Documents_Text_TextLayout_Truncate_GrapeCity_Documents_Text_TrimmingGranularity__remarks">Remarks</h5>
<div class="markdown level1 remarks"><p>Note that if there is only one line, and it does not fit into the available height, it is not removed,
and this method returns <a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/csharp/language-reference/builtin-types/bool">true</a>.</p>
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