How do I get the first n characters of a string without checking the size or going out of bounds?

Question

How do I get up to the first n characters of a string in Java without doing a size check first (inline is acceptable) or risking an IndexOutOfBoundsExcept

Answer 1

Kotlin: (If anyone needs)

var mText = text.substring(0, text.length.coerceAtMost(20))