remove first character from string in Java

/**
 * @author lautturi.com 
 * Java example: removing the first character in string
 */

import java.util.*;

public class Lautturi {

	public static void main(String[] args) {

		String str = "Hello Java";

		//Remove first character
		String str1 = str.substring(1);
		// or
		String str2 = str.substring(1,str.length());
		System.out.println(str1);
		System.out.println(str2);
	}
}