StringThing.java
package stringthing;

public class StringThing {

    public static void main(String[] args){
       //POINT 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 = "dvanripe, dvanripe";

       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 LabelsS
      int singerLength = singer.length();
      int sculptorLength = sculptor.length();
      int painterLength = painter.length();
      int dancerLength = dancer.length();
      int selfLength = self.length();


       System.out.println("\nName Length ...");
       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 sculptorCommaPosition = sculptor.indexOf(",");
       int painterCommaPosition = painter.indexOf(",");
       int dancerCommaPosition = dancer.indexOf(",");
       int selfCommaPosition = self.indexOf(",");

       System.out.println("\n comma positions ...");
       System.out.println(singerCommaPosition);
       System.out.println(sculptorCommaPosition);
       System.out.println(painterCommaPosition);
       System.out.println(dancerCommaPosition);
       System.out.println(selfCommaPosition);

        //POINT D: COMPUTE and print the 5 first names no labels

       String singerFirst = singer.substring(8);
       String sculptorFirst = sculptor.substring(8);
       String painterFirst = painter.substring(8);
       String dancerFirst = dancer.substring(6);
       String selfFirst = self.substring(10);


       System.out.println("'\n First 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(0,8);
       String sculptorLast = sculptor.substring(0,8);
       String painterLast = painter.substring(0,8);
       String dancerLast = dancer.substring(0,6);
       String selfLast = self.substring(0, 10);


       System.out.println("'\n last 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 names, again
        System.out.println("'\n First 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 names, again
        System.out.println("'\n last 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("'\n full 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 fullName(String dsn) {
       String fullName = firstName(dsn) + " " + lastName(dsn);
       return fullName;
    }

    private static String lastName(String directoryStyleName) {
        int spaceLocation = directoryStyleName.indexOf(" ");
        String lastName =  directoryStyleName.substring(0,(spaceLocation -1));
        return lastName;
    }

    private static String firstName(String directoryStyleName) {
        int spaceLocation = directoryStyleName.indexOf(" ");
        String firstName = directoryStyleName.substring(spaceLocation);
        return firstName;
    }
}