Java String Truncate truncate(String input, int maxLength)

Description

Truncates the passed String to the passed maximum length, if it exceeds the maximum length.

License

Apache License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
input	String to truncate.
maxLength	Maximum length for String.

Return

Input string truncated to the max length.

Declaration

public static String truncate(String input, int maxLength) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*//  w  w w  .  j  a  v a 2  s .  c o m
 * Copyright 2012 Last.fm
 *
 *  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 {
    /**
     * Truncates the passed String to the passed maximum length, if it exceeds the maximum length.
     * 
     * @param input String to truncate.
     * @param maxLength Maximum length for String.
     * @return Input string truncated to the max length.
     */
    public static String truncate(String input, int maxLength) {
        if (input != null && input.length() > maxLength) {
            return input.substring(0, maxLength);
        }
        return input;
    }
}

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