In Java, remove the first char of the string if it is , (comma)

java, replace, string

Solution

Something like:

text = text.startsWith(",") ? text.substring(1) : text;

is pretty simple...

Problem

In Java, I have a String variable. Sometimes the first character of the string is a comma `,` I want to remove the first char only if it is a comma. What is the best approach to do this?

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