Java String Abbreviate abbreviate(String str, int maxWidth)

Description

abbreviate

License

Open Source License

Declaration

public static String abbreviate(String str, int maxWidth) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/**/*w ww  . j a  v  a2  s.co m*/
 *  Copyright (C) 2012 White Source (www.whitesourcesoftware.com)
 *  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 *  it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
 *  published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
 *  License, or (at your option) any later version.
 *
 *  This patch 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 Affero General Public License for more details.
 *
 *  You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
 *  along with this patch.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */

public class Main {
    public static String abbreviate(String str, int maxWidth) {
        if (isBlank(str)) {
            return str;
        }
        if (str.length() <= maxWidth) {
            return str;
        }
        if (maxWidth < 3) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("maxWidth must be >= 3");
        }
        return str.substring(0, maxWidth - 3) + "...";
    }

    public static boolean isBlank(String str) {
        return str == null || "".equals(str.trim());
    }
}

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