removeLeading static method

String removeLeading(
  1. String inputString,
  2. String leading
)

continuously remove the first character of the string inputString if it starts with the character held by leading.

Implementation

static String removeLeading(String inputString, String leading) {
  if (inputString.startsWith(leading)) {
    inputString = inputString.substring(1);
    inputString = removeLeading(inputString, leading);
  }

  return inputString;
}