StringOps.java
/* 
Package to illustrate some basic character string processing functionality. 
 
 
 */
package stringthing;

public class StringOps {
    public static void main(String[] args) {

        //establish some strings
        String date = "Thursday, October 10, 2019";
        String time = "8:26 am";
        String lab = "String Thing";

       //compute the length of the strings

        int dateLength = date.length();
        int timeLength = time.length();
        int labLength = lab.length();
        System.out.println("\ndateLength = " + dateLength);
        System.out.println("timeLength = " + timeLength);
        System.out.println("labLength = " + labLength);

        //compute some positions
        int p1 = date.indexOf(",");
        int p2 = time.indexOf(" ");
        int p3 = lab.indexOf("ing");
        System.out.println("\np1 =  " + p1);
        System.out.println("p2 = " + p2 );
        System.out.println("p3 = " + p3 );

        //computer some 2 argument substring values

        System.out.println("\ndate.substring(0,9) = " + date.substring(0, 9));
        System.out.println("time.substring(2,4) = " + time.substring(2,4));
        System.out.println("lab.substring(7,8) = " + lab.substring(7,8));

       //computer 1 argument substring values

        System.out.println("\ndate.substring(11) = " + date.substring(11));
        System.out.println("time.substring(2) = " + time.substring(2));
        System.out.println("lab.substring(7) = " + lab.substring(7));

        //create a string
        String line = date + "|" + time + " | " + lab;
        System.out.println("\nline = " + line);




    }
}