package kotlin.text;

/* JADX INFO: loaded from: classes.dex */
public abstract class j extends i {
    public static String H0(int i10, String str) {
        nb.g.i(str, "<this>");
        if (i10 < 0) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException(defpackage.e.e("Requested character count ", i10, " is less than zero.").toString());
        }
        int length = str.length();
        if (i10 > length) {
            i10 = length;
        }
        String strSubstring = str.substring(0, i10);
        nb.g.h(strSubstring, "this as java.lang.String…ing(startIndex, endIndex)");
        return strSubstring;
    }
}