/* * This program will do a bit of character string processing. */ package stringthing; import java.sql.SQLOutput; 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 = "Ibanez, Diego"; 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, no labels int singerCommaPosition = singer.indexOf(","); int sculptorposition = sculptor.indexOf(","); int painterPosition = painter.indexOf(","); int dancerPosition = dancer.indexOf(","); int selfPosition = self.indexOf(","); System.out.println("\nComma Positions ..."); System.out.println(singerCommaPosition); System.out.println(sculptorposition); System.out.println(painterPosition); System.out.println(dancerPosition); System.out.println(selfPosition); // POINT D: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE FIVE FIRST NAMES, WITH NO LABELS String singerFirst = singer.substring(0, 7); String sculptorFirst = sculptor.substring(0, 7); String painterFirst = painter.substring(0, 7); String dancerFirst = dancer.substring(0, 5); String selfFirst = self.substring(0, 5); 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(9); String sculptorLast = sculptor.substring(9); String painterLast = painter.substring(9); String dancerLast = dancer.substring(7); String selfLast = self.substring(7); System.out.println("\nLast names ..."); System.out.println(singerLast); System.out.println(sculptorLast); System.out.println(painterLast); System.out.println(dancerLast); System.out.println(selfLast); // Point F: Compute and print the first name, 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 name, 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 lastName(String directoryStyleName) { int directoryStyleNameCommaPosition = directoryStyleName.indexOf(","); String lastName = directoryStyleName.substring(0, directoryStyleNameCommaPosition); return lastName; } private static String firstName(String directoryStyleName) { int directoryStyleNameCommaPosition = directoryStyleName.indexOf(" "); String firstName = directoryStyleName.substring(directoryStyleNameCommaPosition); return firstName; } private static String fullName(String dsn) { String fullName = firstName(dsn) + " " + lastName(dsn); return fullName; } }