/* * This program will do a bit of character string processing */ package stringthing; public class StringThing { public static void main(String[] args) { //POINT A: CREATE A PRINT SOME STRINGS THAT REPRESENT NAMES String singer = "Holiday, Billie"; String sculptor = "Claudel, Camille"; String painter = "Picasso, Pablo"; String dancer = "Zotto, Osvaldo"; String self = "McMahon, Alaina"; System.out.println("\nNames ..."); System.out.println(singer); System.out.println(sculptor); System.out.println(painter); System.out.println(dancer); System.out.println(self); //POINT B: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE LENGTHS OF THE STRINGS, WITHOUT LABELS int singerLength = singer.length(); int sculptorLength = sculptor.length(); int painterLength = painter.length(); int dancerLength = dancer.length(); int selfLength = self.length(); System.out.println("\nName lengths ..."); System.out.println(singerLength); System.out.println(sculptorLength); System.out.println(painterLength); System.out.println(dancerLength); System.out.println(selfLength); //POINT C: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE LOCATION OF THE COMMA WITHIN EACH STRING int singerCommaPosition = singer.indexOf(","); int sculptorCommaPosition = sculptor.indexOf(","); int painterCommaPosition = painter.indexOf(","); int dancerCommaPosition = dancer.indexOf(","); int selfCommaPosition = self.indexOf(","); System.out.println("\nComma positions ..."); System.out.println(singerCommaPosition); System.out.println(sculptorCommaPosition); System.out.println(painterCommaPosition); System.out.println(dancerCommaPosition); System.out.println(selfCommaPosition); //POINT D: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE FIVE FIRST NAMES, WITH NO LABELS String singerFirst = singer.substring(singerCommaPosition + 2, singerLength); String sculptorFirst = sculptor.substring(sculptorCommaPosition + 2, sculptorLength); String painterFirst = painter.substring(painterCommaPosition + 2, painterLength); String dancerFirst = dancer.substring(dancerCommaPosition + 2, dancerLength); String selfFirst = self.substring(selfCommaPosition + 2 , selfLength); System.out.println("\nFirst names ..."); System.out.println(singerFirst); System.out.println(sculptorFirst); System.out.println(painterFirst); System.out.println(dancerFirst); System.out.println(selfFirst); //POINT E: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE FIVE LAST NAMES, WITH NO LABELS String singerLast = singer.substring(0, singerCommaPosition); String sculptorLast = sculptor.substring(0, singerCommaPosition); String painterLast = painter.substring(0, singerCommaPosition); String dancerLast = dancer.substring(0, singerCommaPosition); String selfLast = self.substring(0, singerCommaPosition); System.out.println("\nLast names ..."); System.out.println(singerLast); System.out.println(sculptorLast);System.out.println("\nFirst names ..."); System.out.println(singerFirst); System.out.println(sculptorFirst); System.out.println(painterFirst); System.out.println(dancerFirst); System.out.println(selfFirst); System.out.println(painterLast); System.out.println(dancerLast); System.out.println(selfLast); //POINT F: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE FIRST NAMES, AGAIN System.out.println("\nFirst names, once again ..."); System.out.println(firstName(singer)); System.out.println(firstName(sculptor)); System.out.println(firstName(painter)); System.out.println(firstName(dancer)); System.out.println(firstName(self)); //POINT G: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE LAST NAMES, AGAIN System.out.println("\nLast names, once again ..."); System.out.println(lastName(singer)); System.out.println(lastName(sculptor)); System.out.println(lastName(painter)); System.out.println(lastName(dancer)); System.out.println(lastName(self)); //POINT H: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE FULL NAMES, NATURAL STYLE System.out.println("\nFull names, natural style ..."); System.out.println(fullName(singer)); System.out.println(fullName(sculptor)); System.out.println(fullName(painter)); System.out.println(fullName(dancer)); System.out.println(fullName(self)); } private static String fullName(String dsn) { return firstName(dsn) + " " + lastName(dsn); } private static String firstName(String directoryStyleName) { return directoryStyleName.substring(directoryStyleName.indexOf(",") + 2, directoryStyleName.length()); } private static String lastName(String directoryStyleName) { return directoryStyleName.substring(0, directoryStyleName.indexOf(",")); } }