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

StringtruncateByCharLength(String string, int maxLength)
truncate By Char Length 
return string.length() > maxLength ? string.substring(0, maxLength) : string;
StringtruncateByCharLengthWithEllipsis(String string, int maxLength)
truncate By Char Length With Ellipsis 
return string.length() <= maxLength ? string : truncateByCharLength(string, maxLength - 3) + "...";
StringtruncateCellValue(String x, int maxChars)
truncate Cell Value 
if (x.length() > maxChars) {
    return x.substring(0, Math.max(3, maxChars)) + " ...";
} else {
    return x;
StringtruncateCodeStringIfNeeded(String codeString)
truncate Code String If Needed 
if (codeString != null && codeString.length() > CODE_LENGTH) {
    return codeString.substring(0, CODE_LENGTH);
} else {
    return codeString;
StringtruncateData(String data, int idLength)
truncate Data 
String truncateData = data;
if (data != null && data.length() > idLength) {
    truncateData = data.substring(0, (idLength - 1));
return truncateData;
StringtruncateDatabaseName(String db)
truncate Database Name 
if (db.length() <= 27) {
    return db;
int underscoreIndex = db.indexOf("_");
String genusLetter = db.substring(0, 1);
String result = genusLetter + "_" + db.substring(underscoreIndex + 1);
if (result.length() > 27) {
    result = result.replaceAll("otherfeatures", "other...");
...
StringtruncatedStr(String s, int maxLength)
Truncates s string if it is longer than maxLength . 
if (s.length() <= maxLength)
    return s;
else
    return s.substring(0, maxLength);
StringtruncateExtension(String name)
Truncates the extension of the file name. 
return name.lastIndexOf('.') == -1 ? name : name.substring(0, name.lastIndexOf('.'));
StringtruncateFileName(String agent, String s)
Used for parsing uploaded file names. 
if (agent == null) {
    return s;
} else {
    if (agent.contains("MSIE")) {
        if (s.contains("\\")) {
            int pos = s.lastIndexOf("\\");
            return s.substring(pos + 1);
        } else {
...
StringtruncateFileType(String p)
truncate File Type 
int indexOfPeriod = p.lastIndexOf(".");
if (indexOfPeriod < 0)
    return p;
else {
    return p.substring(0, indexOfPeriod);