Java Utililty Methods String Truncate

List of utility methods to do String Truncate

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Description

The list of methods to do String Truncate are organized into topic(s).

Method

Stringtruncate(String value, int maxLen, String ellipses)
truncate 
if (value.length() <= maxLen) {
    return value;
int end = maxLen;
for (int i = maxLen - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
    if (Character.isWhitespace(value.charAt(i))) {
        end = i + 1;
        break;
...
Stringtruncate(String x, int length)
String Truncator if a null or empty string is passed, an empty string is returned 
if (x == null || x.length() == 0) {
    return "";
String ret = x;
if (x.length() > length) {
    ret = x.substring(0, length);
return ret;
...
StringtruncateAndTrailOffText(String text, int limit)
truncate And Trail Off Text 
String trimmed = text.trim();
int dotsLength = F_DOTS.length();
int trimmedLength = trimmed.length();
int limitWithDots = limit - dotsLength;
if (limit >= trimmedLength) {
    return trimmed;
if (limit <= dotsLength) {
...
StringtruncateAndTrim0(String str, String delim)
truncate And Trim 
if (str == null || delim == null) {
    return str;
int nStart = str.indexOf(delim);
if (nStart < 0) {
    return str;
return str.substring(0, nStart);
...
StringtruncateAt(final String input, final String... substrings)
Chops everything after (and including) substring. 
int index = input.length();
for (String substring : substrings) {
    int value = input.indexOf(substring);
    if (value >= 0 && value < index) {
        index = value;
if (index == input.length()) {
...
StringtruncateAt(String str, char chr)
Trim the end off of a string starting at the specified character. 
if (str == null) {
    return null;
int pos = str.indexOf(chr);
if (pos < 0) {
    return str;
return str.substring(0, pos);
...
StringtruncateAtMaxLength(String source, int maxLength, boolean addEllipsis)
If this given string is of length maxLength or less, it will be returned as-is. 
if (source.length() <= maxLength) {
    return source;
if (addEllipsis && maxLength > 3) {
    return unicodePreservingSubstring(source, 0, maxLength - 3) + "...";
return unicodePreservingSubstring(source, 0, maxLength);
StringtruncateAtWhitespace(String text, int length)
Truncate text on a whitespace boundary (near a specified length). 
int desired, lowerBound, upperBound;
if (length < MINIMUM_SUPPORTED_LENGTH) {
    throw new IllegalArgumentException(
            "Requested length too short (must be " + MINIMUM_SUPPORTED_LENGTH + " or greated)");
if (text.length() <= length) {
    return text;
lowerBound = length / 4;
upperBound = length + (length / 2);
for (int i = length - 1; i > lowerBound; i--) {
    if (Character.isWhitespace(text.charAt(i))) {
        return text.substring(0, i);
for (int i = (length); i < upperBound; i++) {
    if (Character.isWhitespace(text.charAt(i))) {
        return text.substring(0, i);
return text.substring(0, length);
StringtruncateAtWord(String input, int length)
Returns first part of string upto specified length (breaks at word, greedy) 
int offset;
offset = 2;
if (input == null || input.length() < (length - offset)) {
    return input;
int iNextSpace;
iNextSpace = input.lastIndexOf(" ", length);
String trunc = input;
...
StringtruncateBodyText(String input)
Truncates kb article content. 
int limit = 300;
if (input.length() > limit) {
    input = input.substring(0, limit) + "...";
return input;