Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; /** * Copyright Universite Joseph Fourier (www.ujf-grenoble.fr) * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. * You may obtain a copy of the License at * * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 * * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and * limitations under the License. */ public class Main { private static final String SEPARATOR = ":"; public static String getBeforeSeparatorOrNothing(String name) { int index = name.indexOf(SEPARATOR); if (index == -1 || name.startsWith(SEPARATOR)) return ""; else return name.substring(0, index); } }