Java - removing first character of a string

Question

In Java, I have a String:

Jamaica

I would like to remove the first character of the string and then return amaica

How would I do this?

Answer 1

Use the substring() capacity with an argument of 1 to prepare the substring from position 1 (after the first part) to the end of the string (leaving the second argument from defaults to the full length of the string).

"Jamaica".substring(1);