What's the most concise way in Java to get the "Alpha" out of "AlphaSuffix"?

If I have a string such as one of the following:

AlphaSuffix
BravoSuffix
CharlieSuffix
DeltaSuffix

What is the most concis开发者_如何学Goe Java syntax to transform AlphaSuffix into Alpha into BravoSuffix into Bravo?

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Use a simple regexp to delete the suffix:

String myString = "AlphaSuffix";
String newString = myString.replaceFirst("Suffix$", "");

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Chop it off.

String given = "AlphaSuffix"
String result = given.substring(0, given.length()-"Suffix".length());

To make it even more concise, create a utility method.

public static String chop(String value, String suffix){
    if(value.endsWith(suffix)){
        return value.substring(0, value.length() - suffix.length());
    }
    return value;
}

In the utility method, I've added a check to see if the suffix is actually at the end of the value.

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Test:

String[] sufs = new String[] {
    "AlphaSuffix",
    "BravoSuffix",
    "CharlieSuffix",
    "DeltaSuffix"
};
for (int i = 0; i < sufs.length; i++) {
    String s = chop(sufs[i], "Suffix");
    System.out.println(s);
}

Gives:

Alpha
Bravo
Charlie
Delta

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if suffixes are all different/unkown you can use

myString.replaceFirst("^(Alpha|Bravo|Charlie|Delta|...).*", "$1");