String substring(
int startIndex,
[int endIndex]
)

Returns the substring of this string that extends from startIndex, inclusive, to endIndex, exclusive.

var string = 'dartlang';
string.substring(1);    // 'artlang'
string.substring(1, 4); // 'art'

Source

/**
 * Returns the substring of this string that extends from [startIndex],
 * inclusive, to [endIndex], exclusive.
 *
 *     var string = 'dartlang';
 *     string.substring(1);    // 'artlang'
 *     string.substring(1, 4); // 'art'
 */
String substring(int startIndex, [int endIndex]);