Delete everything after part of a string

Question

I have a string that is built out of three parts. The word I want the string to be (changes), a seperating part (doesn\'t change) and the last part which changes. I want to

Answer 1

For example, you could do:

String result = input.split("-")[0];

or

String result = input.substring(0, input.indexOf("-"));

(and add relevant error handling)