Here you can find the source of ellipsize(String s, int maxChars)
public static String ellipsize(String s, int maxChars)
//package com.java2s; /*/*w w w . jav a 2 s. c om*/ * Copyright (C) 2012 The Stanford MobiSocial Laboratory * * 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 { public static String ellipsize(String s, int maxChars) { if (s == null) return null; if (maxChars < 4) return (s.substring(0, maxChars)); if (s.length() > maxChars) return s.substring(0, maxChars - 3) + "..."; else return s; } }