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One of my java methods returns a paragraph string. How can i verify if the string has an ellipsis (...) in it?

Inperta
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  • Do you mean, for [exmaple](http://stackoverflow.com/a/3597688/230513), "Will the string be _rendered_ with an ellipsis when placed in some GUI component?" – trashgod Jan 17 '13 at 04:52
  • yes, and as said below, it worked with all. String.contains, String.indexof. I was trying three dots while searching for the ellipsis, but when replaced three dots with actual ellipsis, all below suggestions worked, thanks – Inperta Jan 17 '13 at 10:20

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myString.contains ("...");

It's in the documentation.

A--C
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  • @Imperta, then you might have a funny "ellipsis" in there or it doesn't contain it. A simple test (1 string, 1 output statement) does conclude that `.contains()` works. – A--C Jan 17 '13 at 03:37
  • @Andrew it seems it doesn't work for them, which, unless they have some odd formatting/not an ellipsis, should work (same with your answer, it's basically the same comparison). – A--C Jan 17 '13 at 03:40
  • I misread the "thanks" as "good, it now know the string doesn't contain an ellipsis". My bad. – Andrew Jan 17 '13 at 04:57
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    it worked thanks, @Bohemian was right, i was using three dots instead of ellipsis while searching for it. – Inperta Jan 17 '13 at 10:24
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Try:

if ( myString.indexOf("...") != -1 )
{
    // string contains ellipsis
}
Andrew
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If you mean the whacky "ellipsis character" (ASCII 133 … three little dots in one character), simply code that character in a string used with the contains() method.

s.contains("…") // Not s.contains("...") (ie not "dot dot dot")

Copy-paste the ellipsis character from this answer into your code if you have to.

Bohemian
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  • it worked, you are true, i was searching for three dots. when replaced it with actual ellipsis, it works. – Inperta Jan 17 '13 at 10:23