Java String Abbreviate abbreviate(String _str, int _length)

Description

Abbreviates a String using ellipses.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
_str	string to abbrivate
_length	max length

Return

abbreviated string, original string if string length is lower or equal then desired length or null if input was null

Declaration

public static String abbreviate(String _str, int _length) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
//License from project: Open Source License 

public class Main {
    /**//w  w  w .  j  av a 2  s  .  co  m
     * Abbreviates a String using ellipses.
     *
     * @param _str string to abbrivate
     * @param _length max length
     * @return abbreviated string, original string if string length is lower or equal then desired length or null if input was null
     */
    public static String abbreviate(String _str, int _length) {
        if (_str == null) {
            return null;
        }
        if (_str.length() <= _length) {
            return _str;
        }

        String abbr = _str.substring(0, _length - 3) + "...";

        return abbr;
    }
}

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