Java String Truncate truncateString(String s)

Description

Chop long strings down to size for display purposes

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
s	the input string

Return

the truncated string

Declaration

public static String truncateString(String s) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*/* w  w  w.  ja  v  a2s .  com*/
 * Copyright (c) 2008, SQL Power Group Inc.
 *
 * This file is part of Power*Architect.
 *
 * Power*Architect 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.
 *
 * Power*Architect is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; 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/>. 
 */

public class Main {
    /**
     * Chop long strings down to size for display purposes
     *
     * @param s the input string
     * @return the truncated string
     */
    public static String truncateString(String s) {
        if (s == null || s.length() < 28) {
            return s;
        } else {
            return s.substring(27) + "...";
        }
    }
}

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