From: "Jean-Sébastien D." Date: 2012-08-30T03:26:06+09:00 Subject: String in rails and ruby show first n character I am just wondering how can i show the first 200 character of a string ? with rails. My application his has follow <%= f.description %> I have try the follow <%= f.description(200).to_s %> But it doesn't work. Thanks in advance and description is a text area -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.