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    
9            // POINT A: CREATE A PRINT SOME STRINGS THAT REPRESENT NAMES
10           String singer = "Holiday, Billie";
11           String sculptor = "Claudel, Camille";
12           String painter = "Picasso, Pablo";
13           String dancer = "Zotto, Osvaldo";
14           String self = "White, Amiri";
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("\nNames 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("\np1 = " + singerCommaPosition);
42           System.out.println("\np2 = " + sculptorCommaPosition);
43           System.out.println("\np3 = " + painterCommaPosition);
44           System.out.println("\np4 = " + dancerCommaPosition);
45           System.out.println("\np5 = " + selfCommaPosition);
46   
47           // POINT D: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE FIVE FIRST NAMES, WITH NO LABELS
48           String painterFirst = "Pablo";
49           String dancerFirst = "Osvaldo";
50           String selfFirst = "Amiri";
51           String singerFirst = "Billie";
52           String sculptorFirst = "Camillie";
53           System.out.println("\nFirst names ...");
54           System.out.println(painterFirst);
55           System.out.println(dancerFirst);
56           System.out.println(selfFirst);
57           System.out.println(singerFirst);
58           System.out.println(sculptorFirst);
59   
60           // POINT E: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE FIVE LAST NAMES, WITH NO LABELS
61           String painterLast = "Picasso";
62           String dancerLast = "Zotto";
63           String selfLast = "White";
64           String singerLast = "Holiday";
65           String sculptorLast = "Claudel";
66           System.out.println("\nLast names ..");
67           System.out.println(painterLast);
68           System.out.println(dancerLast);
69           System.out.println(selfLast);
70           System.out.println(singerLast);
71           System.out.println(sculptorLast);
72           
73           // POINT F: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE FIRST NAMES, AGAIN
74           System.out.println("\nFirst names, once again ...");
75           System.out.println(firstName(singer));
76           System.out.println(firstName(sculptor));
77           System.out.println(firstName(painter));
78           System.out.println(firstName(dancer));
79           System.out.println(firstName(self));
80           
81           // POINT G: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE LAST NAMES, AGAIN System.out.println("\nLast names, once again ...");
82           System.out.println(lastName(singer));
83           System.out.println(lastName(sculptor));
84           System.out.println(lastName(painter));
85           System.out.println(lastName(dancer));
86           System.out.println(lastName(self));
87           
88           // POINT H: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE LAST NAMES, NATURAL STYLE
89           System.out.println("\nFull names, natural style ...");
90           System.out.println(fullName(singer));
91           System.out.println(fullName(sculptor));
92           System.out.println(fullName(painter));
93           System.out.println(fullName(dancer));
94           System.out.println(fullName(self));
95       }
96   
97       private static String fullName(String directoryStyleName) {
98           return directoryStyleName;
99       }
100  
101      private static String lastName(String directoryStyleName) {
102          return directoryStyleName;
103      }
104      private static String firstName(String directoryStyleName) {
105          return directoryStyleName;
106      }
107  }