1    package stringthing;
2    
3    /* 
4     * This program will do a bit of character string processing. 
5     */
6    
7    public class StringThing {
8        public static void main(String[] args) {
9    
10       // POINT A: CREATE A PRINT SOME STRINGS THAT REPRESENT NAMES
11       String singer = "Holiday, Billie";
12       String sculptor = "Claudel, Camille";
13       String painter = "Picasso, Pablo";
14       String dancer = "Zotto, Osvaldo";
15       String self = "Strong, David";
16       System.out.println("\nNames...");
17       System.out.println(singer);
18       System.out.println(sculptor);
19       System.out.println(painter);
20       System.out.println(dancer);
21       System.out.println(self);
22   
23       // POINT B: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE LENGTHS OF THE STRINGS, WITHOUT LABELS
24       int singerLength = singer.length();
25       int sculptorLength = sculptor.length();
26       int painterLength = painter.length();
27       int dancerLength = dancer.length();
28       int selfLength = self.length();
29       System.out.println("\nName lengths...");
30       System.out.println(singerLength);
31       System.out.println(sculptorLength);
32       System.out.println(painterLength);
33       System.out.println(dancerLength);
34       System.out.println(selfLength);
35   
36       // POINT C: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE LOCATION OF THE COMMA WITHIN EACH STRING, NO LABELS
37       int singerCommaPosition = singer.indexOf(",");
38       int sculptorCommaPosition = sculptor.indexOf(",");
39       int painterCommaPosition = painter.indexOf(",");
40       int dancerCommaPosition = dancer.indexOf(",");
41       int selfCommaPosition = self.indexOf(",");
42       System.out.println("\nComma positions...");
43       System.out.println(singerCommaPosition);
44       System.out.println(sculptorCommaPosition);
45       System.out.println(painterCommaPosition);
46       System.out.println(dancerCommaPosition);
47       System.out.println(selfCommaPosition);
48   
49       // POINT D: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE FIVE FIRST NAMES, WITH NO LABELS
50       String singerFirst = singer.substring(9);
51       String sculptorFirst = sculptor.substring(9);
52       String painterFirst = painter.substring(9);
53       String dancerFirst = dancer.substring(7);
54       String selfFirst = self.substring(8);
55       System.out.println("\nFirst names...");
56       System.out.println(singerFirst);
57       System.out.println(sculptorFirst);
58       System.out.println(painterFirst);
59       System.out.println(dancerFirst);
60       System.out.println(selfFirst);
61   
62       // POINT E: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE FIVE LAST NAMES, WITH NO LABELS
63       String singerLast = singer.substring(0,7);
64       String sculptorLast = sculptor.substring(0,7);
65       String painterLast = painter.substring(0,7);
66       String dancerLast = dancer.substring(0,5);
67       String selfLast = self.substring(0,6);
68       System.out.println("\nLast names...");
69       System.out.println(singerLast);
70       System.out.println(sculptorLast);
71       System.out.println(painterLast);
72       System.out.println(dancerLast);
73       System.out.println(selfLast);
74   
75       // POINT F: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE FIRST NAMES, AGAIN
76      System.out.println("\nFirst names, once again ...");
77      System.out.println(firstName(singer));
78      System.out.println(firstName(sculptor));
79      System.out.println(firstName(painter));
80      System.out.println(firstName(dancer));
81      System.out.println(firstName(self));
82   
83       // POINT G: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE LAST NAMES, AGAIN
84      System.out.println("\nLast names, once again ...");
85      System.out.println(lastName(singer));
86      System.out.println(lastName(sculptor));
87      System.out.println(lastName(painter));
88      System.out.println(lastName(dancer));
89      System.out.println(lastName(self));
90   
91       // POINT H: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE FULL NAMES, NATURAL STYLE
92      System.out.println("\nFull names, natural style ...");
93      System.out.println(fullName(singer));
94      System.out.println(fullName(sculptor));
95      System.out.println(fullName(painter));
96      System.out.println(fullName(dancer));
97      System.out.println(fullName(self));
98   }
99   
100      private static String fullName(String directoryStyleName) {
101          int commaPosition = directoryStyleName.indexOf(","); //Comma position of name
102  
103          int startPosition = (commaPosition + 2); //Position of fist name
104          String firstName = directoryStyleName.substring(startPosition); //Getting first name
105  
106          int endPosition = (commaPosition);
107          String lastName = directoryStyleName.substring(0, endPosition);
108  
109          String fullname = (firstName + " " + lastName);
110          return fullname;
111      }
112  
113      private static String lastName(String directoryStyleName) {
114          int commaPosition = directoryStyleName.indexOf(",");
115          int endPosition = (commaPosition);
116          String lastName = directoryStyleName.substring(0, endPosition);
117          return lastName;
118      }
119  
120      private static String firstName(String directoryStyleName) {
121          int commaPosition = directoryStyleName.indexOf(","); //Comma position of name
122          int startPosition = (commaPosition + 2); //Position of fist name
123          String firstName = directoryStyleName.substring(startPosition); //Getting first name
124          return firstName;
125      }
126  
127  }
128