Java String Shorten shortenStringForDisplay(String str, int desiredLen)

Description

Shortens the given String to the desired length (for display to the user)

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
saveFile	a parameter
desiredLen	a parameter

Declaration

public static String shortenStringForDisplay(String str, int desiredLen) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*//  ww w  .j a  v a2 s. co m
 * YAJHFC - Yet another Java Hylafax client
 * Copyright (C) 2005-2011 Jonas Wolz <info@yajhfc.de>
 *
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 *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
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 *
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 *  a combined work based on YajHFC. Thus, the terms and conditions of 
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 *  In addition, as a special exception, the copyright holders of YajHFC 
 *  give you permission to combine YajHFC with modules that are loaded using
 *  the YajHFC plugin interface as long as such plugins do not attempt to
 *  change the application's name (for example they may not change the main window title bar 
 *  and may not replace or change the About dialog).
 *  You may copy and distribute such a system following the terms of the
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 */

public class Main {
    /**
     * Shortens the given String to the desired length (for display to the user)
     * @param saveFile
     * @param desiredLen
     * @return
     */
    public static String shortenStringForDisplay(String str, int desiredLen) {
        if (str.length() > desiredLen) {
            return str.substring(0, desiredLen - 3) + "...";
        } else {
            return str;
        }
    }
}

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