}
      // if the length of the toString() result was > maxLength for some reason, truncate that
      seq = string;
    }

    return new StringBuilder(maxLength)
        .append(seq, 0, truncationLength)
        .append(truncationIndicator)
        .toString();
  }

  /**
   * Indicates whether the contents of the given character sequences {@code s1} and {@code s2} are

      }
      // if the length of the toString() result was > maxLength for some reason, truncate that
      seq = string;
    }

    return new StringBuilder(maxLength)
        .append(seq, 0, truncationLength)
        .append(truncationIndicator)
        .toString();
  }

  /**
   * Indicates whether the contents of the given character sequences {@code s1} and {@code s2} are