Function getFirstCharacters

docs/app/js/sanddance-app.js:57178–57187

(data)

    }
}
function getFirstCharacters(data) {
    var length = arguments.length > 1 && arguments[1] !== undefined ? arguments[1] : 5;
    if (typeof data === "string") return data.slice(0, length);
    else if (ArrayBuffer.isView(data)) return getMagicString(data.buffer, data.byteOffset, length);
    else if (data instanceof ArrayBuffer) {
        var byteOffset = 0;
        return getMagicString(data, byteOffset, length);
    }
    return "";
}
function getMagicString(arrayBuffer, byteOffset, length) {
    if (arrayBuffer.byteLength < byteOffset + length) return "";
    var dataView = new DataView(arrayBuffer);