Java String Truncate truncateLongName(String name, int nameLength)

Description

Automatically Truncates Long Names.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
name	Name.

Return

Truncated name.

Declaration

private static String truncateLongName(String name, int nameLength) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/** Copyright (c) 2006 Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.
 **//w  w w  .j a v a2s  .  c  o m
 ** Code written by: Benjamin Gross
 ** Authors: Ethan Cerami, Benjamin Gross, Gary Bader, Chris Sander
 **
 ** This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
 ** under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published
 ** by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or
 ** any later version.
 **
 ** This 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.  The software and
 ** documentation provided hereunder is on an "as is" basis, and
 ** Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
 ** has no obligations to provide maintenance, support,
 ** updates, enhancements or modifications.  In no event shall
 ** Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
 ** be liable to any party for direct, indirect, special,
 ** incidental or consequential damages, including lost profits, arising
 ** out of the use of this software and its documentation, even if
 ** Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
 ** has been advised of the possibility of such damage.  See
 ** the GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
 **
 ** You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
 ** along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
 ** Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA.
 **/

public class Main {
    /**
     * Automatically Truncates Long Names.
     *
     * @param name Name.
     * @return Truncated name.
     */
    private static String truncateLongName(String name, int nameLength) {
        if (name != null) {
            if (name.length() > nameLength) {
                name = name.substring(0, nameLength - 3) + "...";
            }
        }
        return entityFilter(name);
    }

    /**
     * Replaces Various Characters with their HTML Entities.
     */
    private static String entityFilter(String str) {
        if (str != null) {
            str = str.replaceAll("\'", "’");
            str = str.replaceAll("\"", """);
        }
        return str;
    }
}

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