Java String Truncate truncate(String value, int length)

Description

Truncates a String to the given length.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
value	String to be truncated
length	Maximum length of string

Return

Returns value if value is null or value.length() is less or equal to length, otherwise a String representing value truncated to length with added dots (...)

Declaration

public static String truncate(String value, int length) 

Method Source Code

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

public class Main {
    private static final String DOTS = "...";

    /**/*from  w w w  .  j a va  2 s .  c  o m*/
     * Truncates a String to the given length.
     *
     * @param value
     *            String to be truncated
     * @param length
     *            Maximum length of string
     * @return Returns value if value is null or value.length() is less or equal
     *         to length, otherwise a String representing value truncated to
     *         length with added dots (...)
     */
    public static String truncate(String value, int length) {
        if (value != null && value.length() > length) {
            value = value.substring(0, length);
            value += DOTS;
        }
        return value;
    }
}

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