/* package whatever; // don't place package name! */
import java.util.*;
import java.lang.*;
import java.io.*;
/* Name of the class has to be "Main" only if the class is public. */
class Ideone
{
{
// your code goes here
int a = str.length()-2;
int b = str.length();
//String res = (String)str.substring(str.length()-2,str.length());
System.
out.
println(str.
substring(0,
-2)); }
if (str == "") { return ""; }
if (str.length()==1) {
if (str.charAt(0) == 'a') {
return "a";
} else {
return "";
}
}
if (str.length()==2) {
if (str.charAt(0) == 'a' && str.charAt(1) == 'b') {
return str;
} else if (str.charAt(0) == 'a') {
return str.substring(1);
} else if (str.charAt(1) == 'b') {
return str;
}
}
if (str.charAt(0) == 'a' && str.charAt(1) == 'b') {
return str;
} else if (str.charAt(0) == 'a') {
return str.substring(1);
} else if (str.charAt(1) == 'b') {
return str.charAt(0)+str.substring(2);
} else {
return str.substring(2);
}
}
}
}
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