Question

currently I am using String.split("") like so:

String[] tmp = props.get(i).getFullName().split("\\.");
String name = "";
for(int j = 1; j < tmp.length; j++){
    if(j > 1){
        name = name + "." + tmp[j];
    }
    else
        name = name + tmp[j];
}

my String is in the format of first.second.third...n-1.n and all i really need to do is get rid of first.

Answer 1

I would use

String s = "first.second.third...n-1.n";
s = s.substring(s.indexOf('.')+1);
// or
s = s.replaceFirst(".*?\\.", "");
System.out.println(s);

prints

second.third...n-1.n