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JavaScript and XPages reference
This reference describes the JavaScript™ language elements, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), and other artifacts that you need to create scripts, plus the XPages simple actions.
Domino®
This library provides access to the HCL Domino® back-end.
NotesItem (JavaScript™)
Represents a discrete value or set of values in a document. The client interface displays items in a document through fields on a form. When a field on a form and an item in a document have the same name, the field displays the item (for example, the Subject field displays the Subject item). All items in a document are accessible programmatically, regardless of what form is used to display the document in the user interface.
abstractText (NotesItem - JavaScript™)
Abbreviates the contents of a text item.

abstractText (NotesItem - JavaScript™)

Abbreviates the contents of a text item.

Defined in

abstractText(maxlen:int, dropvowels:boolean, userdict:boolean) : string


Parameter	Description
`maxlen`	The maximum length of the abbreviation.
`dropvowels`	Specify true if you want to drop vowels from the words in the item. Otherwise, specify false.
`userdict`	Specify true if you want to use the table of abbreviations in `NOTEABBR.TXT`. Otherwise, specify false.


Return value	Description
`string`	The contents of the item, with vowels dropped and abbreviations substituted (if specified), then truncated to fit the maximum length.