Java String Shorten shortenText(final String text, final int maxLength, final boolean addDots)

Description

Returns shortened text.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
text	text to shorten
maxLength	maximum shortened text lenght
addDots	add dots at the end of the text when shortened

Return

shortened text

Declaration

public static String shortenText(final String text, final int maxLength, final boolean addDots) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*// w w w.j  ava  2s .com
 * This file is part of WebLookAndFeel library.
 *
 * WebLookAndFeel library 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 3 of the License, or
 * (at your option) any later version.
 *
 * WebLookAndFeel library 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 WebLookAndFeel library.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */

public class Main {
    /**
     * Returns shortened text.
     *
     * @param text      text to shorten
     * @param maxLength maximum shortened text lenght
     * @param addDots   add dots at the end of the text when shortened
     * @return shortened text
     */
    public static String shortenText(final String text, final int maxLength, final boolean addDots) {
        return text.length() <= maxLength ? text
                : text.substring(0, maxLength > 3 && addDots ? maxLength - 3 : maxLength) + (addDots ? "..." : "");
    }
}

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6. shortenText(int maxWidth, String textValue)
7. shortenText(String originalText, int maxlength)
8. shortenText(String string, int threshold)
9. shortenTo(final String value, final int maxLength)