Here you can find the source of shorten(String string, int size)
public static String shorten(String string, int size)
//package com.java2s; /******************************************************************************* * This file is part of UserWeave./*w ww .j av a 2 s .c om*/ * * UserWeave is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or * (at your option) any later version. * * UserWeave 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 Affero General Public License for more details. * * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License * along with UserWeave. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. * * Copyright 2012 User Prompt GmbH | Psychologic IT Expertise *******************************************************************************/ public class Main { public static String shorten(String string, int size) { if (string == null) { return null; } if (size < string.length()) { return string.substring(0, size - 1) + "..."; } else { return string; } } }