import java.util.Scanner; public class StringUtilities { public Character getMiddleCharacter(String word){ //get the middle of the string return word.charAt(word.length()/2); } public String removeCharacter(String value, char charToRemove){ String r = ""; for (int i = 0; i < value.length(); i++) { if (value.charAt(i) != charToRemove) r += value.charAt(i); } return r; } public String getLastWord(String value) { String lastWord = value.substring(value.lastIndexOf(" ") + 1); return lastWord; } }