StringThing.java
1    /* 
2    * This program will do a bit of character string processing 
3     */
4    
5    package stringthing;
6    
7    public class StringThing {
8        private static String directoryStyleName;
9    
10       public static void main (String[] args){
11           //  POINT A: CREATE A PRINT SOME STRINGS THAT REPRESENT NAMES
12           String singer= "Holiday, Billie";
13           String sculptor= "Claudel, Camille";
14           String painter= "Picasso, Pablo";
15           String dancer= "Zotto, Osvaldo";
16           String self= "Khanal, Durga ";
17           System.out.println("\nNames...");
18           System.out.println(singer);
19           System.out.println(sculptor);
20           System.out.println(painter);
21           System.out.println(dancer);
22           System.out.println(self);
23   
24   
25           // POINT B: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE LENGTHS OF THE STRINGS, WITHOUT LABELS
26           int singerLength= singer.length();
27           int sculptorLength= sculptor.length();
28           int painterLength= painter.length();
29           int dancerLength= dancer.length();
30           int selfLength= self.length();
31           System.out.println("/nName lengths...");
32           System.out.println(singerLength);
33           System.out.println(sculptorLength);
34           System.out.println(painterLength);
35           System.out.println(dancerLength);
36           System.out.println(selfLength);
37   
38           // POINT C: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE LOCATION OF THE COMMA WITHIN EACH STRING, NO LABELS
39           int singerCommaPosition= singer.indexOf(",");
40           int sculptorCommaPosition= sculptor.indexOf(",");
41           int painterCommaPosition= painter.indexOf(",");
42           int dancerCommaPosition= dancer.indexOf(",");
43           int selfCommaPosition= self.indexOf(",");
44           System.out.println("\nComma Positions...");
45           System.out.println(singerCommaPosition);
46           System.out.println(sculptorCommaPosition);
47           System.out.println(painterCommaPosition);
48           System.out.println(dancerCommaPosition);
49           System.out.println(selfCommaPosition);
50   
51           // POINT D: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE FIVE FIRST NAMES, WITH NO LABELS
52           String singerFirst= singer.substring(8);
53           String sculptorFirst=sculptor.substring(8);
54           String painterFirst=painter.substring(8);
55           String dancerFirst= dancer.substring(6);
56           String selfFirst= self.substring(7);
57           System.out.println("\nFirst names...");
58           System.out.println(singerFirst);
59           System.out.println(sculptorFirst);
60           System.out.println(painterFirst);
61           System.out.println(dancerFirst);
62           System.out.println(selfFirst);
63   
64           //POINT E: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE FIVE LAST NAMES, WITH NO LABELS
65           String singerLast= singer.substring(0,6);
66           String sculptorLast= sculptor.substring(0,7);
67           String painterLast= painter.substring(0,6);
68           String dancerLast= dancer.substring(0,6);
69           String selfLast= self.substring(0,6);
70           System.out.println("\nLast names...");
71           System.out.println(singerLast);
72           System.out.println(sculptorLast);
73           System.out.println(painterLast);
74           System.out.println(dancerLast);
75           System.out.println(selfLast);
76   
77   
78           //POINT F: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE FIRST NAMES, AGAIN
79           System.out.println("\nFirst names, once again...");
80           System.out.println(firstName(singer));
81           System.out.println(firstName(sculptor));
82           System.out.println(firstName(painter));
83           System.out.println(firstName(dancer));
84           System.out.println(firstName(self));
85   
86           //  POINT G: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE LAST NAMES, AGAIN
87           System.out.println("\nLast names, once again...");
88           System.out.println(lastName(singer));
89           System.out.println(lastName(sculptor));
90           System.out.println(lastName(painter));
91           System.out.println(lastName(dancer));
92           System.out.println(lastName(self));
93   
94            //POINT H: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE FULL NAMES, NATURAL STYLE
95           System.out.println("\nFull names, natural style...");
96           System.out.println(fullName(singer));
97           System.out.println(fullName(sculptor));
98           System.out.println(fullName(painter));
99           System.out.println(fullName(dancer));
100          System.out.println(fullName(self));
101      }
102  
103      private static String fullName(String dsn) {
104          int commaPosition= dsn.indexOf(",");
105          String fullName= dsn.substring(commaPosition +2)+ " " +  dsn.substring(0,commaPosition);
106          return fullName;
107      }
108  
109  
110  
111      private static String lastName(String directoryStyleName) {
112          int commaPosition= directoryStyleName.indexOf(",");
113          String lastName= directoryStyleName.substring(0,commaPosition);
114          return lastName;
115      }
116  
117      private static String firstName(String directoryStyleName) {
118          int commaPosition= directoryStyleName.indexOf(",");
119          String firstName= directoryStyleName.substring(commaPosition +2);
120          return firstName;
121  
122  
123  
124      }
125  
126  }
127