TextTruncateConverter.java

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package org.sakaiproject.jsf.roster;

import javax.faces.convert.Converter;
import javax.faces.context.FacesContext;
import javax.faces.component.UIComponent;

/**
 * Author:Louis Majanja <louis@media.berkeley.edu>
 * Date: Jul 6, 2007
 * Time: 11:31:40 AM
 */
public class TextTruncateConverter implements Converter {

    public Object getAsObject(FacesContext facesContext, UIComponent uiComponent, String string) {
        if(string.length() > 15) return string.substring(0,15) + "...";
        return string;
    }

    public String getAsString(FacesContext facesContext, UIComponent uiComponent, Object object) {
        if(((String)object).length() > 15) return ((String)object).substring(0,15) +"...";
        return (String)object;
    }
}