Trim leading or trailing characters from a string?

Question

How can I trim the leading or trailing characters from a string in java?

For example, the slash character \"/\" - I\'m not interested in spaces, and am looking to t

Answer 1

You could use

Leading:

System.out.println("//test/me".replaceAll("^/+", ""));

Trailing:

System.out.println("//test/me//".replaceAll("/+$", ""));