Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; //License from project: Apache License public class Main { private static String removeLast(String s, String g) { if (s.contains(g)) { int index = s.lastIndexOf(g); int indexEnd = index + g.length(); if (index == 0) { return s.substring(1); } else if (index == (s.length() - 1)) { return s.substring(0, index); } else { return s.substring(0, index) + s.substring(indexEnd); } } return s; } }