public static String unquote(String name){
  if (!name.isEmpty() && name.charAt(0) == '$') {
    return name.substring(1);
  }
  return name;
}

public static String unquote ( String name ) { if ( ! name . isEmpty ( ) && name . charAt ( 0 ) == '$' ) { return name . substring ( 1 ) ; } return name ; }
removes dollar ( $ ) prefix from the given name if it exists
