Java String Chop chop(String str, int maxLength)

Description

Truncate a string to a maximum length.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
str	The string to chop.
maxLength	The maximum length.

Return

A string not exceeding maxLength.

Declaration

public static String chop(String str, int maxLength) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/**//www  .j ava  2 s  .c  o m
 *  Copyright (C) 2002-2015   The FreeCol Team
 *
 *  This file is part of FreeCol.
 *
 *  FreeCol is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 *  the Free Software Foundation, either version 2 of the License, or
 *  (at your option) any later version.
 *
 *  FreeCol is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 *  GNU General Public License for more details.
 *
 *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 *  along with FreeCol.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */

public class Main {
    /**
     * Truncate a string to a maximum length.
     *
     * @param str The string to chop.
     * @param maxLength The maximum length.
     * @return A string not exceeding maxLength.
     */
    public static String chop(String str, int maxLength) {
        return (str.length() > maxLength) ? str.substring(0, maxLength)
                : str;
    }
}

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