Indirection without abstraction - Snippet 2

ExportPanelForm.java

public class ExportPanelForm {
  private static final String EXPORTING = "Exporting";
  private static final String DOT = ".";
  private JLabel exportingLabel;

  public void updateExportingLabel() {
    String text = exportingLabel.getText();
    if (text.equals(EXPORTING + DOT + DOT + DOT + DOT + DOT + DOT + DOT + DOT + DOT + DOT)) {
      text = EXPORTING + DOT;
    } else {
      text += DOT;
    }
    exportingLabel.setText(text);
  }

  public void showExporting() {
    exportingLabel.setText(EXPORTING + DOT);
    exportingLabel.setVisible(true);
  }
}