// truncate the string
wxString& wxString::Truncate(size_t uiLen)
{
- *(m_pchData + uiLen) = '\0';
- GetStringData()->nDataLength = uiLen;
+ if ( uiLen < Len() ) {
+ CopyBeforeWrite();
+
+ *(m_pchData + uiLen) = '\0';
+ GetStringData()->nDataLength = uiLen;
+ }
+ //else: nothing to do, string is already short enough
return *this;
}