Java String Abbreviate abbrv(String str, int max)

Description

Abbreviate the given string.

License

Apache License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
str	a parameter
max	a parameter

Declaration

public static String abbrv(String str, int max) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
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public class Main {
    /**/*from   ww  w  .  jav a  2 s . c o  m*/
     * Abbreviate the given string. The last three chars will be periods
     * @param str
     * @param max
     * @return
     */
    public static String abbrv(String str, int max) {
        return (abbrv(str, max, true));
    }

    /**
     * Abbreviate the given string. If dots, then the last three chars will be periods
     * @param str
     * @param max
     * @param dots
     * @return
     */
    public static String abbrv(String str, int max, boolean dots) {
        int len = str.length();
        String ret = null;
        if (len > max) {
            ret = (dots ? str.substring(0, max - 3) + "..." : str.substring(0, max));
        } else {
            ret = str;
        }
        return (ret);
    }
}

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