Java String Abbreviate abbreviateLeft(String s, int width)

Description

Abbreviates a String using ellipses inserted at left.

License

Open Source License

Declaration

public static String abbreviateLeft(String s, int width) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*/*from w ww . j a va2  s .c o  m*/
 * Copyright (c) 2012, the Dart project authors.
 * 
 * Licensed under the Eclipse Public License v1.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except
 * in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
 * 
 * http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html
 * 
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License
 * is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express
 * or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under
 * the License.
 */

public class Main {
    /**
     * Abbreviates a String using ellipses inserted at left.
     */
    public static String abbreviateLeft(String s, int width) {
        int length = s.length();
        if (length > width) {
            if (width < 4) {
                throw new IllegalArgumentException("Minimal width is 4");
            }
            return "..." + s.substring(length - (width - 3));
        }
        return s;
    }
}

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