Java FontMetrics clipString(FontMetrics fm, String text, int availableWidth)

Description

clip String

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
fm	a parameter
text	a parameter
availableWidth	a parameter

Declaration

public static String clipString(FontMetrics fm, String text, int availableWidth) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/* Copyright (C) 2015, University of Kansas Center for Research
 * /*from w  w w.  j a v a  2  s . co m*/
 * Specify Software Project, specify@ku.edu, Biodiversity Institute,
 * 1345 Jayhawk Boulevard, Lawrence, Kansas, 66045, USA
 * 
 * This program 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 2
 * of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
 * 
 * This program 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, write to the Free Software
 * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
*/

import java.awt.FontMetrics;

public class Main {
    /**
     * @param fm
     * @param text
     * @param availableWidth
     * @return
     */
    public static String clipString(FontMetrics fm, String text, int availableWidth) {
        // first see if the string needs clipping at all

        if (text == null) {
            return "";
        }

        if (fm.stringWidth(text) < availableWidth) {
            return text;
        }

        String dots = "...";

        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder(text + dots);
        while (sb.length() - 4 > 0 && fm.stringWidth(sb.toString()) > availableWidth) {
            sb.deleteCharAt(sb.length() - 4);
        }
        return sb.toString();
    }
}

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