Java String Abbreviate abbreviateText(String text, int maxLength)

Description

Abbreviates a long string using ellipsis.

License

Apache License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
text	The string to abbreviate
maxLength	The maximum length of the resulting string

Return

The abbreviated string

Declaration

public static String abbreviateText(String text, int maxLength) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*//w  w  w .j  a va2 s  .  c  om
 * Copyright 2014-2016 CyberVision, Inc.
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (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.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 * 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 long string using ellipsis.
     *
     * @param text      The string to abbreviate
     * @param maxLength The maximum length of the resulting string
     * @return The abbreviated string
     */
    public static String abbreviateText(String text, int maxLength) {
        return (text != null && text.length() > maxLength) ? text.substring(0, maxLength) + "..." : text;
    }
}

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