Java String Truncate truncate(final String value, final int width)

Description

Truncate a string if the desired with is less than the length of the input string.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
value	String to pad
width	Total width of output string

Declaration

public static String truncate(final String value, final int width) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
//License from project: Open Source License 

public class Main {
    /**/*from  w  w w  .java 2s. com*/
     * Truncate a string if the desired with is less than the length of the input string.
     *
     * @param value String to pad
     * @param width Total width of output string
     * @return
     */
    public static String truncate(final String value, final int width) {
        if (width >= value.length()) {
            return value;
        }

        return value.substring(0, width - 3) + "...";
    }
}

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