java remove first character of String

/**
 * @author lautturi.com 
 * Java example: remove first character from String in java
 */

import java.util.*;

public class Lautturi {

	public static void main(String[] args) {

		String string = "Hello World";

		//Remove first character
		string.substring(1);
		//Remove last character
		string.substring(0, string.length()-1);

	}
}