Ruby String Exercises: Remove a character from a given string if it starts with that specified character

Ruby String: Exercise-18 with Solution

Write a Ruby program to remove a character from a given string if it starts with that specified character.

Ruby Code:

my_string = "JJavaScript"
print my_string.sub!(/^J/, '')
my_string = "PPHP"
print "\n",my_string.sub!(/^P/, '')

Output:

JavaScript
PHP

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