whole_func_string: function ellipses_ (s, length, place, ellipses) {
                      if(isNaN(parseInt(length, 10))) length = s.length;
                      if(length < 0 || !isFinite(length)) length = 0;
  
                      ellipses = typeof ellipses === 'string' ? ellipses : '...';
                      if(s.length <= length) return s;
  
                      if(length <= ellipses.length) {
                          return ellipses.substring(0, length);
                      }
                      else if(!place || place !== 'front') {
                          return s.substr(0, length - ellipses.length) + ellipses;
                      }
                      else {
                          return ellipses + s.substr(0, length - ellipses.length);
                      }
                  }
func_code_string: function ellipses_ (s, length, place, ellipses) {
                      if(isNaN(parseInt(length, 10))) length = s.length;
                      if(length < 0 || !isFinite(length)) length = 0;
  
                      ellipses = typeof ellipses === 'string' ? ellipses : '...';
                      if(s.length <= length) return s;
  
                      if(length <= ellipses.length) {
                          return ellipses.substring(0, length);
                      }
                      else if(!place || place !== 'front') {
                          return s.substr(0, length - ellipses.length) + ellipses;
                      }
                      else {
                          return ellipses + s.substr(0, length - ellipses.length);
                      }
                  }
func_documentation_string: Return a truncated string with ellipses.
  @param {String} s The string to operate on.
  @param {Number=} length The length of the desired string. If ommited, the strings original length will be used.
  @param {String=} [place='back'] Possible values are 'front' and 'back'. Specifying 'front' will truncate the
  string and add ellipses to the front, 'back' (or any other value) will add the ellipses to the back.
  @param {String=} [ellipses='...'] The string value of the ellipses. Use this to add anything other than '...'
  @returns {String} A truncated string with ellipses (if its length is greater than 'length')
  @function