Java String Truncate truncatePunctuation(String authority)

Description

truncate Punctuation

License

Open Source License

Declaration

private static String truncatePunctuation(String authority) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;

public class Main {
    private static String truncatePunctuation(String authority) {
        while (authority.startsWith("("))
            // starting parenthesis of basionym authority
            authority = authority.substring("(".length()).trim();
        while (authority.endsWith("("))
            // end of '<name> (<year>)' authority after cropping year
            authority = authority.substring(0,
                    (authority.length() - "(".length())).trim();
        while (authority.endsWith(","))
            // end of '<name>, <year>' authority after cropping year
            authority = authority.substring(0,
                    (authority.length() - ",".length())).trim();
        while (authority.endsWith(")"))
            // end of '<name> (<year>)' authority or basionym authority
            authority = authority.substring(0,
                    (authority.length() - ")".length())).trim();
        return authority;
    }//from   w w  w .j a  va  2  s.com
}

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