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