java remove first and last character from string

/**
 * @author lautturi.com 
 * Java example:  remove first and last character from string in Java
 */


import java.util.*;

public class Lautturi {

	public static void main(String[] args) {
		String string = "[Hello Java Lautturi World]";

		// remove first character from string in java
		System.out.println(string.substring(1));

		// remove last character from string in java
		System.out.println(string.substring(0, string.length()-1)); 

		// remove first and last character from string in java
		System.out.println(string.substring(1, string.length()-1));
	}
}

output:

Hello Java Lautturi World]
[Hello Java Lautturi World
Hello Java Lautturi World