In Java, remove the first char of the string if it is , (comma)

Question

In Java, I have a String variable.

Sometimes the first character of the string is a comma ,

I want to remove the first char only if it is a comma.

What is the best approach to do this?

Answer 1

I would use the ^ anchor together with replaceFirst():

niceString = yourString.replaceFirst("^,", "");