### Function

# GLib utf8_truncate_middle

since: 2.78

#### Declaration

    gchar*
    g_utf8_truncate_middle (
      const gchar* string,
      gsize truncate_length
    )

#### Description

Cuts off the middle of the string, preserving half of `truncate_length` characters at the beginning and half at the end.

If `string` is already short enough, this returns a copy of `string`. If `truncate_length` is `0`, an empty string is returned.

Available since: 2.78

#### Parameters

`string`

  Type: `const gchar*`

  A nul-terminated UTF-8 encoded string.

  The data is owned by the caller of the function.
  The value is a NUL terminated UTF-8 string.

`truncate_length`

  Type: `gsize`

  The new size of `string`, in characters, including the ellipsis character.

#### Return value

Type: `gchar*`

A newly-allocated copy of `string` ellipsized in the middle.

The caller of the function takes ownership of the data, and is responsible for freeing it.
The value is a NUL terminated UTF-8 string.