code: def to_string_short(self):
          
          opt = np.get_printoptions()
          np.set_printoptions(threshold=8, edgeitems=3, linewidth=opt['linewidth']-len(self.uniquetwig)-2)
          str_ = super(FloatArrayParameter, self).to_string_short()
          np.set_printoptions(**opt)
          return str_
docs: see also :meth:`to_string`
  
          :return: a shorter abreviated string reprentation of the parameter