Question

I have a question on how i can limit the amount of a string that is printed out in java. For instance i want something like this:

Orignal String:

“In the long history of the world,
only a few generations have been
granted the role of defending freedom
in its hour of maximum danger. I do
not shrink from this responsibility –
I welcome it. “

I want this:

“In the long history of the world,
only a few generations have been
granted the role of defending freedom
in its hour of maximum…”

Answer 1

Use a java.text.BreakIterator, something like this:

String s = "I want to truncate this";
int chars = 10;
BreakIterator b = BreakIterator.getWordInstance();
b.setText(s);
int cutAt = bi.following(chars);
System.out.println(s.substring(0,cutAt))