how to remove last n characters from string in java

/**
 * @author lautturi.com 
 * Java example: remove 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 last n characters from string in java
		// string.substring(0, string.length()-n)
		System.out.println(string.substring(0, string.length()-3)); 

		// 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 Wor
Hello Java Lautturi World