Remove first word from a string in Java

Question

What\'s the best way to remove the first word from a string in Java?

If I have

String originalString = \"This is a string\";

I want to r

Answer 1

Try this using an index var, I think it's quite efficient :

int spaceIdx = originalString.indexOf(" ");
String removedWord = originalString.substring(0,spaceIdx);
originalString = originalString.substring(spaceIdx);

Prior to JDK 1.7 using below method might be more efficient, especially if you are using long string (see this article).

originalString = new String(originalString.substring(spaceIdx));