Splitting a String without using String split() method

SplittingString.java

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Scanner;

public class Split {

	public static void main(String[] args) {
		List<String>pieces=new ArrayList<String>();
		Scanner sc=new Scanner(System.in);
		String input=sc.nextLine().trim();
		System.out.println("Input :"+input);
		
		char ch='s';
		int startIndex=0;
		int matchIndex=-999;
		while((matchIndex=input.indexOf(ch))!=-1){
			pieces.add(input.substring(startIndex,matchIndex));
			System.out.print(input.substring(startIndex,matchIndex));			
			input=input.substring(matchIndex+1);
			System.out.print("Next String :"+input);
			System.out.println();					
		}	
		
       System.out.println(input);
       pieces.add(input);
       System.out.println("Pieces : "+pieces);
	}

}