Java String Abbreviate abbrev(String result, int maxLength, String separator)

Description

Make sure a string stays within a certain length, by cutting a bit from the middle.

License

Open Source License

Declaration

public static String abbrev(String result, int maxLength, String separator) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
//License from project: Open Source License 

public class Main {
    /**/*  w  w  w  . ja v  a  2s . c o  m*/
     * Make sure a string stays within a certain length, by cutting a bit from the middle.
     */
    public static String abbrev(String result, int maxLength, String separator) {
        int mid = maxLength / 2;
        if (result.length() > maxLength)
            result = result.substring(0, mid - 1) + separator + result.substring(result.length() - mid);
        return result;
    }
}

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