public class StringManipulation {
public static String customSubstring(String input) {
String[] parts = input.split(":");
if (parts.length > 2) {
StringBuilder result = new StringBuilder();
for (int i = 1; i < parts.length - 1; i++) {
result.append(parts[i]);
if (i < parts.length - 2) {
result.append(":");
}
}
return result.toString();
} else {
return "Invalid input";
}
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
String input = "cc:aa:aa:aa:aa:aa:aa:dd";
String result = customSubstring(input);
System.out.println(result);
}
}