1    /** This program will do a bit of character string processing.*/
2    package stringthing;
3    
4    public class StringThing {
5    
6        public static void main(String[] args) {
7            String painter = "Picasso, pablo";
8            String singer = "Holiday, Billie";
9            String sculptor = "Claudel, Camille";
10           String dancer = "Zotto, Osvaldo";
11           String self = "maher, corey";
12           System.out.println("\nNames ...");
13   
14           System.out.println("\nFirst names, once again ...");
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           // POINT B: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE LENGTHS OF THE STRINGS, WITHOUT LABELS POINT C:
21           int singerlength = singer.length();
22           int sculptorlength = sculptor.length();
23           int painterlength = painter.length();
24           int dancerlength = dancer.length();
25           int selflength = self.length();
26           System.out.println("\nNames ...");
27   
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   
35           // COMPUTE AND PRINT THE LOCATION OF THE COMMA WITHIN EACH STRING, NO LABELS
36           int singerCommaPosition = singer.indexOf(",");
37           int painterCommaPosition = painter.indexOf(",");
38           int sculptorCommaPosition = sculptor.indexOf(",");
39           int dancerCommaPosition = dancer.indexOf(",");
40           int selfCommaPosition = self.indexOf(",");
41   
42           System.out.println("\nComma positions ...");
43           System.out.println(singerCommaPosition);
44           System.out.println(painterCommaPosition);
45           System.out.println(dancerCommaPosition);
46           System.out.println(sculptorCommaPosition);
47           System.out.println(selfCommaPosition);
48   
49           // POINT D: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE FIVE FIRST NAMES, WITH NO LABELS
50   
51           String singerFirst = singer.substring(singerCommaPosition);
52           String dancerFirst = dancer.substring(dancerCommaPosition);
53           String sculptorFirst = sculptor.substring(sculptorCommaPosition);
54           String painterFirst = painter.substring(painterCommaPosition);
55           String selfFirst = self.substring(selfCommaPosition);
56   
57   
58           System.out.println(singerFirst);
59           System.out.println(dancerFirst);
60           System.out.println(sculptorFirst);
61           System.out.println(painterFirst);
62           System.out.println(selfFirst);
63   
64   
65           // POINT E: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE FIVE LAST NAMES, WITH NO LABELS
66   
67   
68           String singerlast = singer.substring(0, singerCommaPosition);
69           String dancerlast = dancer.substring(0, dancerCommaPosition);
70           String sculptorlast = sculptor.substring(0, sculptorCommaPosition);
71           String painterlast = painter.substring(0, painterCommaPosition);
72           String selflast = self.substring(0, selfCommaPosition);
73   
74   
75           System.out.println(singerlast);
76           System.out.println(dancerlast);
77           System.out.println(sculptorlast);
78           System.out.println(painterlast);
79           System.out.println(selflast);
80   
81   
82           // POINT F: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE FIRST NAMES, AGAIN
83           System.out.println("\nFirst names, once again ...");
84           System.out.println(firstName(singer));
85           System.out.println(firstName(sculptor));
86           System.out.println(firstName(painter));
87           System.out.println(firstName(dancer));//
88           System.out.println(firstName(self));
89   
90           // POINT G: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE LAST NAMES, AGAIN
91           System.out.println("\nLast names, once again ...");
92           System.out.println(lastName(singer));
93           System.out.println(lastName(sculptor));
94           System.out.println(lastName(painter));
95           System.out.println(lastName(dancer));
96           System.out.println(lastName(self));
97   
98           // POINT H: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE FULL NAMES, NATURAL STYLE
99           System.out.println("\nFull names, natural style ...");
100          System.out.println(fullName(singer));
101          System.out.println(fullName(sculptor));
102          System.out.println(fullName(painter));
103          System.out.println(fullName(dancer));
104          System.out.println(fullName(self));
105  
106  
107      }
108  
109      private static String fullName(String dsn) {
110  
111  
112  
113    return firstName(dsn) + " " + lastName(dsn);
114      }
115  
116      private static String firstName(String directoryStyleName) {
117  
118          int comma = directoryStyleName.indexOf(",");
119          String first = directoryStyleName.substring(comma);
120  
121          return first;
122      }
123  
124      private static String lastName(String directoryStyleName) {
125  
126          int comma = directoryStyleName.indexOf(",");
127          String last = directoryStyleName.substring(0, comma);
128  
129          return last;
130  
131  
132      }
133  }