On 15 November 2017 at 16:55, Gary Gregory <garydgreg...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi All, > > We have both StringUtils.left(String,int) and > StringUtils.truncate(String,int) > > Can we deprecate truncate in favor of left (and add > StringUtils.left(String,int, int)) ?
No, because truncate() does not behave the same as left() if the length is negative. > I like left() better due to the symmetry with right(). I like truncate() better - to me it says more clearly what is happening. > Gary --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@commons.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@commons.apache.org
