question: public String shortenName ( String name , int desiredLength ) { int originalLength = name . length ( ) ; if ( ( desiredLength <= 0 ) || ( originalLength <= desiredLength ) ) { return name ; } int delta = originalLength - desiredLength ; int startCut = desiredLength / 2 ; StringBuffer result = new StringBuffer ( ) ; result . append ( name . substring ( 0 , startCut ) ) ; if ( ( ( startCut == 0 ) || ( name . charAt ( startCut - 1 ) != '_' ) ) && ( ( startCut + delta + 1 == originalLength ) || ( name . charAt ( startCut + delta + 1 ) != '_' ) ) ) { result . append ( "_" ) ; } result . append ( name . substring ( startCut + delta + 1 , originalLength ) ) ; return result . toString ( ) ; }
target:  Generates a version of the name that has at most the specified length.