Java String Truncate truncate(String text, int length)

Description

Truncates the string to a particular length if it's longer and appends ...

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
text	the string to be truncated
length	the length to truncate to

Return

the truncated string

Declaration

public static String truncate(String text, int length) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/**/*w ww . j a  v  a  2s  .c  o  m*/
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 * Licensed under the terms of the GNU Public License (GPL) v3 (with exceptions).
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 * Any modifications to this file must keep this entire header intact.
 */

public class Main {
    /**
     * Truncates the string to a particular length if it's longer and appends ... in the end.
     * 
     * @param text
     *            the string to be truncated
     * @param length
     *            the length to truncate to
     * @return the truncated string
     */
    public static String truncate(String text, int length) {
        if (text == null || text.length() <= length) {
            return text;
        }
        return new String(ellipsify(text.substring(0, length)));
    }

    /**
     * Adds an ellipsis to the end of a string, generally indicating that this string leads to another choice (like a
     * dialog)
     * 
     * @param message
     * @return The ellipsif-ied string
     */
    public static String ellipsify(String message) {
        return message == null ? null : message + "..."; //$NON-NLS-1$
    }
}

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