Java Exercises: Create a new string taking first three characters from a given string

Java Basic: Exercise-72 with Solution

Write a Java program to create a new string taking first three characters from a given string. If the length of the given string is less than 3 use "#" as substitute characters.

Test Data: str1 = "Python"
str2 = " "

Sample Solution:

Java Code:

import java.lang.*;
 public class Exercise72 {
 public static void main(String[] args)
 {
    String str1 = "";    
	int len = str1.length();
	if(len >= 3)
		System.out.println( str1.substring(0, 3));
	else if(len == 1)
		System.out.println( (str1.charAt(0)+"##"));
	else
		System.out.println("###");
	}
}

Sample Output:

###

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