1    /* 
2    * This program will do a bit of character string processing. 
3     */
4    package stringthing;
5    
6    public class StringThing {
7    
8        public static void main(String[] args) {
9            //POINT A: CREATE A PRINT SOME THINGS THAT REPRESENTS NAMES
10           String singer = "Holiday, Billie";
11           String sculptor = "Claudel, Camille";
12           String painter = "Picasso, Pablo";
13           String dancer = "Zotto, Osvaldo";
14           String self = "Kenyon, Aiden";
15           System.out.println("\nNames ...");
16           System.out.println(singer);
17           System.out.println(sculptor);
18           System.out.println(painter);
19           System.out.println(dancer);
20           System.out.println(self);
21   
22           //POINT B: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE LENGTHS OF THE STRINGS, WITHOUT LABELS
23           int singerLength = singer.length();
24           int sculptorLength = sculptor.length();
25           int painterLength = painter.length();
26           int dancerLength = dancer.length();
27           int selfLength = self.length();
28           System.out.println("\nName lengths ...");
29           System.out.println(singerLength);
30           System.out.println(sculptorLength);
31           System.out.println(painterLength);
32           System.out.println(dancerLength);
33           System.out.println(selfLength);
34   
35           //POINT C: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE LOCATION OF THE COMMA WITHIN EACH STRING, NO LABELS
36           int singerCommaPosition = singer.indexOf(",");
37           int sculptorCommaPosition = sculptor.indexOf(",");
38           int painterCommaPosition = painter.indexOf(",");
39           int dancerCommaPosition = dancer.indexOf(",");
40           int selfCommaPosition = self.indexOf(",");
41           System.out.println("\nComma positions ...");
42           System.out.println(singerCommaPosition);
43           System.out.println(sculptorCommaPosition);
44           System.out.println(painterCommaPosition);
45           System.out.println(dancerCommaPosition);
46           System.out.println(selfCommaPosition);
47   
48   
49           //POINT D: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE FIVE FIRST NAMES, WITH NO LABELS
50           String singerFirst = singer.substring(8);
51           String sculptorFirst = sculptor.substring(8);
52           String painterFirst = painter.substring(8);
53           String dancerFirst = dancer.substring(6);
54           String selfFirst = self.substring(7);
55           System.out.println(singerFirst);
56           System.out.println(sculptorFirst);
57           System.out.println(painterFirst);
58           System.out.println(dancerFirst);
59           System.out.println(selfFirst);
60   
61   
62           //POINT E: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE FIVE LAST NAMES, WITH NO LABELS
63           String singerLast = singer.substring(0,7);
64           String sculptorLast = sculptor.substring(0,7);
65           String painterLast = painter.substring(0,7);
66           String dancerLast = dancer.substring(0,5);
67           String selfLast = self.substring(0,6);
68           System.out.println("\nLast names ...");
69           System.out.println(singerLast);
70           System.out.println(sculptorLast);
71           System.out.println(painterLast);
72           System.out.println(dancerLast);
73           System.out.println(selfLast);
74   
75   
76           //POINT F: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE FIRST NAMES, AGAIN
77           System.out.println("\nFirst names, once again ...");
78           System.out.println(firstName(singerFirst));
79           System.out.println(firstName(sculptorFirst));
80           System.out.println(firstName(painterFirst));
81           System.out.println(firstName(dancerFirst));
82           System.out.println(firstName(selfFirst));
83   
84           //POINT G: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE LAST NAMES, AGAIN
85           System.out.println("\nLast names, once again ...");
86           System.out.println(lastName(singerLast));
87           System.out.println(lastName(sculptorLast));
88           System.out.println(lastName(painterLast));
89           System.out.println(lastName(dancerLast));
90           System.out.println(lastName(selfLast));
91   
92           //POINT H: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE FULL NAMES, NATURAL STYLE
93           System.out.println("\nFull names, natural style ...");
94           System.out.println(fullName(singer));
95           System.out.println(fullName(sculptor));
96           System.out.println(fullName(painter));
97           System.out.println(fullName(dancer));
98           System.out.println(fullName(self));
99       }
100  
101      private static String fullName(String dsn) {
102          String fullName = firstName(dsn) + " " + lastName(dsn);
103          return fullName;
104  
105      }
106  
107      private static String lastName(String directoryStyleName) {
108          String lastName = directoryStyleName;
109          return lastName;
110      }
111  
112      private static String firstName(String directoryStyleName ) {
113          String firstName = directoryStyleName;
114          return firstName;
115  
116      }
117  
118  
119  }
120