Eliminate Query in Java

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public class Main {
  public static void main(String[] argv){
    String uri= "http://www.yahoo.com:80/en/index.html?name=joe#first";
    System.out.println(eliminateQuery(uri));
  }
  static public String eliminateQuery(String uri) {
      int idx = uri.indexOf('?');
      if (idx < 0) return uri;
      return uri.substring(0, idx);
  }
}