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Truncation length for some text field is now dynamic rather than a fixed constant

The cutoff length used when truncating long text fields is now computed dynamically instead of fixed

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What

A helper function that shortens long strings now determines the maximum length by calling another function (lV()) at the time it runs, rather than always using the same fixed number.

Why

This lets the truncation limit vary depending on context instead of being locked to one constant, though the finding doesn't specify what the limit now depends on.

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The writer flagged doubtWhat determines the dynamic truncation length, and which text field(s) it applies to, isn't specified.

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