Package com.day.text

Class StringAbbreviator

java.lang.Object

com.day.text.StringAbbreviator

public class StringAbbreviator
extends Object

String abbreviator that uses a macosx-style ellipsis algorithm, where an ellipsis is added in the middle of a string instead of at the end.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
static final String	DEFAULT_ELLIPSIS
static final String	SPACE

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
StringAbbreviator()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
String	abbreviate(String str, int maxLength)	Abbreviate str if needed, so that its number of characters is invalid input: '<'= maxChars
String	getEllipsis()
void	setEllipsis(String s)	Set our ellipsis string, to the default if s is null

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Details

SPACE

public static final String SPACE

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

DEFAULT_ELLIPSIS

public static final String DEFAULT_ELLIPSIS

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

Constructor Details

StringAbbreviator

public StringAbbreviator()

Method Details

abbreviate

public String abbreviate(String str,
 int maxLength)

Abbreviate str if needed, so that its number of characters is invalid input: '<'= maxChars

setEllipsis

public void setEllipsis(String s)

Set our ellipsis string, to the default if s is null

getEllipsis

public String getEllipsis()