How to remove the first word from string in Go

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package main

import (
    "fmt"
    "strings"
)

func trimFirstWord(input string) string {
    // Find the index of the first space or tab
    pos := strings.IndexAny(input, " \t")

    if pos != -1 {
        return input[pos+1:]
    }
    
    return input // return original if no space or tab found
}

func main() {
    s := "c++ c c# java php go"
    
    s = trimFirstWord(s)
    
    fmt.Println(s)
}




/*
run:

c c# java php go

*/

 



answered Sep 25, 2025 by avibootz
edited Sep 25, 2025 by avibootz
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