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package ee.tlu.htk.dippler.utils;

/**
 *
 * @author metz
 */
public class Manipulators {

    public static String textSubString(String text, int start, int end) {

        // strip html tags
        text = text.replaceAll("\\<.*?>","");

        String str = "";
        int limit = 0;
        int textlength = text.length();
        
        if (textlength <= end) {
            return text;
        }
        limit = end;
        if(text.length() > 0 && !text.equalsIgnoreCase("")) {
            String substr = text.substring(end, end+1);
            if(!substr.equalsIgnoreCase("")) {
                while(!substr.equals("") && limit < textlength) {
                    substr = text.substring(limit, ++limit);
                    substr = substr.trim();
                }
            }
            str = text.substring(start, limit);
        }
        return str+"...";
    }

}