title: How to display the first 10 characters only of a message stored in database?
body: <p>In my inbox view, where I am able to list each individual message, I want to display the first 10 characters of a message if the message is larger than 10 characters or display the entire message. The user can then click on the message to view the entire message.</p>
  
  <pre><code>message.body
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  <p>is where the contents of the message are stored in the database.</p>