Remove first word from a string in Java

Question

What's the best way to remove the first word from a string in Java?

If I have

String originalString = "This is a string";

I want to remove the first word from it and in effect form two strings -

removedWord = "This"
originalString = "is a string;

Answer 1

You can use substring

removedWord = originalString.substring(0,originalString.indexOf(' '));
originalString = originalString.substring(originalString.indexOf(' ')+1);

Answer 2

This will definitely a good solution

    String originalString = "This is a string";
    originalString =originalString.replaceFirst("This ", "");