new Cuttr('.element', {
    //options here
    truncate: 'words',
    length: 12
});

$(document).ready(function() {
    $('.element').Cuttr({
        //options here
        truncate: 'words',
        length: 12
    });
});

let truncateElement = new Cuttr( '.container', {
    // DEFAULTS LISTED

    licenseKey: 'YOUR_KEY_HERE',
    // this option is compulsory 
    // use the license key provided on the purchase of the Cuttr Commercial License
    // if your project is open source and it is compatible with the GPLv3 license you can request a license key
    // please read more about licenses here https://github.com/d-e-v-s-k/cuttr-js#license
    
    truncate: 'characters',
    // Truncate method
    // How to truncate the text
    // ['characters'|'words'|'sentences']
    
    length: 100,
    // Truncation limit
    // After how much [characters|words|sentences] should the text be truncated
    // note: character truncation also counts html characters
    
    ending: '...',
    // Truncation ending string
    
    loadedClass: 'cuttr--loaded',
    // Class to set on truncated element when truncation finished

    title: false,
    // add original, full content to elements title attribute
    // [true|false]
    
    readMore: false,
    // enables / disables the "read more" button
    // [true|false]
    
    readMoreText: 'Read more',
    // text to show as "Read more" button to show full content
    
    readLessText: 'Read less',
    // text to show as "Read less" button to show truncated content
    
    readMoreBtnPosition: 'after',
    // "Read more" button position
    // ['after'|'inside']
    // 'after' = button will be appended after the truncated element
    // 'inside' = button will be appended inside the truncated element, at the end of the truncated content
    
    readMoreBtnTag: 'button',
    // "Read-more" button HTML tag
    //  ['button'|'a'|...]
    
    readMoreBtnSelectorClass: 'cuttr__readmore',
    // "Read-more" button class selector
    
    readMoreBtnAdditionalClasses: '',
    // "Read-more" button additional classes to be added
})

let truncateElement = new Cuttr('.element', {
    //options here
    truncate: 'words',
    length: 12
});

truncateElement.expandContent();

truncateElement.truncateContent();

truncateElement.destroy();

$(document).ready(function() {
    
    //  Cuttr initialization
    let truncateElement = $('.element').Cuttr({
        //options here
        truncate: 'words',
        length: 12
    });

    //  access html element's prototype via jQuery's .data()
    let truncData = truncateElement.data('Cuttr');
    //  call Cuttr method
    truncData.expandContent();
    
});

let truncateElement = new Cuttr('.element', {
    //options here
    truncate: 'words',
    length: 12,
    
    //  callbacks
    afterTruncate: function(){
        let truncateElement = this;
        console.log(this);
        alert('"afterTruncate" callback fired!');
    }
});

let truncateElement = new Cuttr('.element', {
    //options here
    truncate: 'words',
    length: 12,
    
    //  callbacks
    afterExpand: function(){
        let truncateElement = this;
        console.log(this);
        alert('"afterExpand" callback fired!');
    }
});