Java Utililty Methods String Abbreviate

List of utility methods to do String Abbreviate

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Method

Stringabbreviate(String str, int maximumChars)

Abbreviates the specified String if its length exceeds the value specified by maximumChars. 

if (!isEmpty(str)) {
    if (str.length() > maximumChars) {
        return (str.substring(0, maximumChars) + "...");
return (str);
Stringabbreviate(String str, int maxlen, String appendIfLimit)
Return abbreviated string to maxlen length. 
if (appendIfLimit == null)
    appendIfLimit = "";
if (str.length() > maxlen) {
    return str.substring(0, maxlen - appendIfLimit.length()) + appendIfLimit;
return str;
Stringabbreviate(String str, int maxWidth)
Abbreviates a string to a specified length and then adds an ellipsis if the input is greater than the maxWidth. 
if (null == str) {
    return null;
if (str.length() <= maxWidth) {
    return str;
return str.substring(0, maxWidth) + "...";
Stringabbreviate(String str, int maxWidth)
abbreviate 
if (null == str)
    return null;
if (str.length() <= maxWidth)
    return str;
else
    return (new StringBuilder()).append(chopAtWord(str, maxWidth)).append("...").toString();
Stringabbreviate(String str, int maxWidth)

Abbreviates a String using ellipses. 

return abbreviate(str, 0, maxWidth);
Stringabbreviate(String str, int maxWidth)
abbreviate 
if (str == null)
    return null;
if (maxWidth < 4)
    throw new IllegalArgumentException("Minimum abbreviation width is 4");
return str.substring(0, maxWidth - 3) + "...";
Stringabbreviate(String str, int maxWidth)
Abbreviates a String using ellipses. 
if (str == null) {
    return null;
if (str.length() < maxWidth) {
    return str;
if (maxWidth < 4) {
    throw new IllegalArgumentException("Minimum required width is 4");
...
Stringabbreviate(String str, int maxWidth)
Abbreviates a string to a specified length and then adds an ellipsis if the input is greater than the maxWidth. 
if (null == str) {
    return null;
if (str.length() <= maxWidth) {
    return str;
return str.substring(0, maxWidth) + "...";
Stringabbreviate(String str, int maxWidth)
abbreviate 
if (isBlank(str)) {
    return str;
if (str.length() <= maxWidth) {
    return str;
if (maxWidth < 3) {
    throw new IllegalArgumentException("maxWidth must be >= 3");
...
Stringabbreviate(String str, int maxWidth)
abbreviate 
return abbreviate(str, 0, maxWidth);