Java String Chop chop(String aString)

Description

Chops off the very last character of the given string.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
aString	a string to chop

Return

the specified string minus it's last character, or null for null or empty string for a string with length == 0|1.

Declaration

public static String chop(String aString) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*//w ww  . j  a v a2 s  . co  m
 * Copyright (C) 2001-2003 Colin Bell
 * colbell@users.sourceforge.net
 *
 * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
 * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
 * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
 *
 * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
 * Lesser General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
 * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
 * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
 */

public class Main {
    /**
     * Chops off the very last character of the given string.
     * 
     * @param aString a string to chop
     * @return the specified string minus it's last character, or null for null
     *         or empty string for a string with length == 0|1.
     */
    public static String chop(String aString) {
        if (aString == null) {
            return null;
        }
        if (aString.length() == 0) {
            return "";
        }
        if (aString.length() == 1) {
            return "";
        }
        return aString.substring(0, aString.length() - 1);
    }
}

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