Java String Truncate truncate(String input, int size)

Description

truncates a String to the specified length

License

Apache License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
input	the String to truncate
size	the number of characters the string should be

Return

the truncated String

Declaration

public static String truncate(String input, int size) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*//  w w w .  j  av  a  2s . c  o  m
 *  Copyright 2006 The National Library of New Zealand
 *
 *  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 a String to the specified length
     * @param input the String to truncate
     * @param size the number of characters the string should be
     * @return the truncated String
     */
    public static String truncate(String input, int size) {
        if (input != null) {
            int len = input.length();
            if (len <= size) {
                return input;
            } else {
                return input.substring(0, size) + "...";
            }
        } else {
            return "";
        }
    }
}

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