Java String Abbreviate abbreviate(String str, int offset, int maxWidth)

Description

abbreviate

License

Open Source License

Declaration

public static String abbreviate(String str, int offset, int maxWidth) 

Method Source Code

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

public class Main {
    public static String abbreviate(String str, int offset, int maxWidth) {
        if (str == null) {
            return null;
        }//  w  w w .  ja  va2 s  .  c  o  m
        if (maxWidth < 4) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Minimum abbreviation width is 4");
        }
        if (str.length() <= maxWidth) {
            return str;
        }
        if (offset > str.length()) {
            offset = str.length();
        }
        if ((str.length() - offset) < (maxWidth - 3)) {
            offset = str.length() - (maxWidth - 3);
        }
        if (offset <= 4) {
            return str.substring(0, maxWidth - 3) + "...";
        }
        if (maxWidth < 7) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Minimum abbreviation width with offset is 7");
        }
        if ((offset + (maxWidth - 3)) < str.length()) {
            return "..." + abbreviate(str.substring(offset), maxWidth - 3);
        }
        return "..." + str.substring(str.length() - (maxWidth - 3));
    }

    public static String abbreviate(String str, int maxWidth) {
        return abbreviate(str, 0, maxWidth);
    }
}

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