truncate long text in jsf dropdownlist h:selectOneMenu

Question

is there a quick way to truncate long texts displayed in h:selectOneMenu without having to code it from scratsh. what i'd like to acheive is truncating long text , and add a tooltip to display the whole text.

thanks

Answer 1

You can create a utility function which will be used for truncation of long text. Example:

function shortText(String data,int length){
     return data.subString(0,length);
}

Now, instead of showing the value directly, pass the value and the length to this function, and use the return value on the UI.