# truncate_word

> **Function** in `langchain_ibm`

📖 [View in docs](https://reference.langchain.com/python/langchain-ibm/utilities/sql_database/truncate_word)

Truncate a string to a maximum length.

Based on the analogous function from langchain_common.utilities.sql_database.py.

## Signature

```python
truncate_word(
    content: Any,
    *,
    length: int,
    suffix: str = '...',
) -> str | Any
```

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[View source on GitHub](https://github.com/langchain-ai/langchain-ibm/blob/68e9b09f8cbc8d2310e57a6a7eb51cde0956a3b0/libs/ibm/langchain_ibm/utilities/sql_database.py#L26)