com.day.text

Class StringAbbreviator

java.lang.Object

com.day.text.StringAbbreviator

public class StringAbbreviator
extends java.lang.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 and Description
static java.lang.String	DEFAULT_ELLIPSIS
static java.lang.String	SPACE

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
StringAbbreviator()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.lang.String	abbreviate(java.lang.String str, int maxLength) Abbreviate str if needed, so that its number of characters is <= maxChars
java.lang.String	getEllipsis()
void	setEllipsis(java.lang.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 Detail

SPACE

public static final java.lang.String SPACE

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Constant Field Values

DEFAULT_ELLIPSIS

public static final java.lang.String DEFAULT_ELLIPSIS

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Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

StringAbbreviator

public StringAbbreviator()

Method Detail

abbreviate

public java.lang.String abbreviate(java.lang.String str,
                                   int maxLength)

Abbreviate str if needed, so that its number of characters is <= maxChars

setEllipsis

public void setEllipsis(java.lang.String s)

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

getEllipsis

public java.lang.String getEllipsis()