Here you can find the source of shorten(String s, int length, String suffix)
public static String shorten(String s, int length, String suffix)
//package com.java2s; /*//from ww w . j a va 2s. com * Copyright (C) 2009-2015 SM2 SOFTWARE & SERVICES MANAGEMENT * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or * (at your option) any later version. * * This program has been created in the hope that it will be useful. * It is distributed WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY of any Kind, * without even the implied warranty of * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. * See the GNU General Public License for more details. * * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License * along with this program. If not, see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/. * * For more information, please contact SM2 Software & Services Management. * Mail: info@talaia-openppm.com * Web: http://www.talaia-openppm.com * * Module: utils * File: StringUtil.java * Create User: javier.hernandez * Create Date: 06/03/2015 14:35:37 */ public class Main { public static String shorten(String s, int length) { return shorten(s, length, "..."); } public static String shorten(String s, String suffix) { return shorten(s, 20, suffix); } public static String shorten(String s, int length, String suffix) { StringBuilder sb = null; if (s != null && suffix != null && s.length() > length) { for (int j = length; j >= 0; j--) { if (Character.isWhitespace(s.charAt(j))) { length = j; break; } } sb = new StringBuilder(); sb.append(s.substring(0, length)); sb.append(suffix); } return (sb == null ? null : sb.toString()); } }