Java JComponent Width clipString(final JComponent component, final String string, final int avaiableWidth)

Description

Clips the passed string .

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
component	Component containing string
string	String to check
avaiableWidth	Available Width

Return

String (clipped if required)

Declaration

public static String clipString(final JComponent component, final String string, final int avaiableWidth) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*//from   w  w w  .j a v  a 2 s. c  o  m
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 * permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
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 * Software.
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 * WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS
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 */

import java.awt.FontMetrics;

import javax.swing.JComponent;

import javax.swing.SwingUtilities;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Clips the passed string .
     *
     * @param component     Component containing string
     * @param string        String to check
     * @param avaiableWidth Available Width
     *
     * @return String (clipped if required)
     */
    public static String clipString(final JComponent component, final String string, final int avaiableWidth) {
        if (string == null || string.isEmpty()) {
            return "";
        }
        final FontMetrics fm = component.getFontMetrics(component.getFont());
        final String clipString = "...";
        int width = SwingUtilities.computeStringWidth(fm, clipString);

        int nChars = 0;
        for (final int max = string.length(); nChars < max; nChars++) {
            width += fm.charWidth(string.charAt(nChars));
            if (width > avaiableWidth) {
                break;
            }
        }
        return string.substring(0, nChars) + clipString;
    }
}

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