Java String Chop chop(String string, int length)

Description

chop

License

Open Source License

Declaration

public static String chop(String string, int length) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/**/*from  w  ww .  j  a v  a2 s.  com*/
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 * Copyright (C) 2005-2010 Jive Software. All rights reserved.
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
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public class Main {
    public static String chop(String string, int length) {
        if (string == null)
            return null;
        if (length <= 0)
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Length must be > 0");
        if (string.length() <= length + 2) {
            return string;
        } else {
            StringBuffer buf = new StringBuffer(string.substring(0, length));
            buf.append("...");
            return buf.toString();
        }
    }
}

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