Java String Chop chop(String s, int maxLength)

Description

Return the original string if it is shorter than maxLength, otherwise return a substring with length maxLength.

License

Apache License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
s	a parameter
maxLength	a parameter

Declaration

public static String chop(String s, int maxLength) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/* Copyright 2011 - iSencia Belgium NV
    //  w w w  .j  a v  a2s  . c  o  m
   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 {
    /**
     * Return the original string if it is shorter than
     * maxLength, 
     * otherwise return a substring with length maxLength.
     * 
     * @param s
     * @param maxLength
     * @return
     */
    public static String chop(String s, int maxLength) {
        if (s == null)
            return null;

        if (maxLength <= s.length())
            return s;

        return s.substring(0, maxLength - 1) + " ...";
    }
}

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