Here you can find the source of left(String value, int length)
public static String left(String value, int length)
//package com.java2s; /*//from www .j a v a 2 s .co m * Copyright 2012 Andy Boothe * * 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 left(String value, int length) { String result; if (value.length() <= length) result = value; else result = value.substring(0, length); return result; } }