StringTools.Truncate() does not truncate in the middle when the input type is Path

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Hi!

Truncates the specified input string to the requested number of characters.
The optional type argument specifies the truncation type. Valid values are:
0 truncate on the right
1 truncate on the left
2 truncate in the middle
If not specified, the default is 2 if input is a Path object, otherwise the default is 0.

The doc says that the truncation type defaults to 2 when the parameter is a Path object, but it actually truncates on the right side.

var fsu = DOpus.FSUtil();
var pathStr = "C:/aaa/bbb/ccc/ddd/eee/fff/ggg/hhh/iii"
DOpus.Output("type of 'pathStr':" + DOpus.TypeOf(pathStr));
var path =  fsu.NewPath(pathStr);
DOpus.Output( "type of 'path' :" + DOpus.TypeOf(path))
var st = DOpus.Create().StringTools;
DOpus.Output(st.truncate(path,30));
DOpus.Output(st.truncate(pathStr,30,2));
DOpus.Output(st.truncate(path,30,2));

// output:
//   type of 'pathStr':string
//   type of 'path' :object.Path
//   C:\aaa\bbb\ccc\ddd\eee\fff\...
//   C:/aaa/bbb/ccc/ddd/eee/.../iii
//   C:\aaa\bbb\ccc\ddd\eee\...\iii

And the evaluator function is correct.

pathStr = "C:/aaa/bbb/ccc/ddd/eee/fff/ggg/hhh/iii";
path = pathStr as path;
Output(TypeOf(path));
Output(TypeOf(pathStr));
Output(Truncate(path,30));
Output(Truncate(pathStr,30));
// output:
//   path
//   str
//   C:/aaa/bbb/ccc/ddd/eee/.../iii
//   C:/aaa/bbb/ccc/ddd/eee/fff/...

Directory Opus 13.20.2 (Beta) Build 9410 x64
OS 10.0 (B:26200 P:2 T:1) SP 0.0
Windows 11 Pro 25H2

seems like a bug :thinking:

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Thanks for the report, that has been fixed for the next update.

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