Here you can find the source of abbreviate(String s, int max)
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| max | maximum length of result string |
public static String abbreviate(String s, int max)
//package com.java2s; /*/*w w w . ja va2s . c om*/ * ==================================================================== * Copyright (c) 1995-1999 Purple Technology, Inc. All rights * reserved. * * PLAIN LANGUAGE LICENSE: Do whatever you like with this code, free * of charge, just give credit where credit is due. If you improve it, * please send your improvements to alex@purpletech.com. Check * http://www.purpletech.com/code/ for the latest version and news. * * LEGAL LANGUAGE LICENSE: Redistribution and use in source and binary * forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that * the following conditions are met: * * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. * * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above * copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following * disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided * with the distribution. * * 3. The names of the authors and the names "Purple Technology," * "Purple Server" and "Purple Chat" must not be used to endorse or * promote products derived from this software without prior written * permission. For written permission, please contact * server@purpletech.com. * * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHORS AND PURPLE TECHNOLOGY ``AS * IS'' AND ANY EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT * LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE * AUTHORS OR PURPLE TECHNOLOGY BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, * INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES * (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR * SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) * HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, * STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) * ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED * OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. * * ==================================================================== * **/ public class Main { /** * Turn "Now is the time for all good men" into "Now is the time for..." * <p> * Specifically: * <p> * If str is less than max characters long, return it. * Else abbreviate it to (substring(str, 0, max-3) + "..."). * If max is less than 3, throw an IllegalArgumentException. * In no case will it return a string of length greater than max. * * @param max maximum length of result string **/ public static String abbreviate(String s, int max) { if (max < 4) throw new IllegalArgumentException("Minimum abbreviation is 3 chars"); if (s.length() <= max) return s; // todo: break into words return s.substring(0, max - 3) + "..."; } }