1    /* 
2    * This will do a bit of character string processing. 
3     */
4    
5    package stringthing;
6    
7    public class StringThing {
8    
9        public static void main(String[] args) {
10           //POINT A: CREATE AND PRINT SOME STRINGS THAT REPRESENT VALUES
11           System.out.println("\nNames ...");
12           String singer = "Holiday, Billie";
13           String sculptor = "Claudel, Camille";
14           String painter = "Picasso, Pablo";
15           String dancer = "Zotto, Osvaldo";
16           String self = "Weston, Darrell";
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("\nNames 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 STRIN, 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   
50           //POINT D: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE FIVE FIRST NAMES, WITH NO LABELS
51           String singerFirst = (singer.substring(singerCommaPosition+2));
52           String sculptorFirst = (sculptor.substring(sculptorCommaPosition+2));
53           String painterFirst = (painter.substring(painterCommaPosition+2));
54           String dancerFirst = (dancer.substring(dancerCommaPosition+2));
55           String selfFirst = (self.substring(selfCommaPosition+2));
56           System.out.println("\nFirst names ...");
57           System.out.println(singerFirst);
58           System.out.println(sculptorFirst);
59           System.out.println(painterFirst);
60           System.out.println(dancerFirst);
61           System.out.println(selfFirst);
62   
63           //POINT E: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE FIVE LAST NAMES, WITH NO LABELS
64           String singerLast = (singer.substring(0,singerCommaPosition));
65           String sculptorLast = (sculptor.substring(0,sculptorCommaPosition));
66           String painterLast = (painter.substring(0,painterCommaPosition));
67           String dancerLast = (dancer.substring(0,dancerCommaPosition));
68           String selfLast = (self.substring(0,selfCommaPosition));
69           System.out.println("\nLast names ...");
70           System.out.println(singerLast);
71           System.out.println(sculptorLast);
72           System.out.println(painterLast);
73           System.out.println(dancerLast);
74           System.out.println(selfLast);
75   
76           //POINT F: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE FIRST NAMES, AGAIN
77           System.out.println("\nFirst names, once again ...");
78           System.out.println(firstName(singer));
79           System.out.println(firstName(sculptor));
80           System.out.println(firstName(painter));
81           System.out.println(firstName(dancer));
82           System.out.println(firstName(self));
83   
84           //POINT G: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE LAST NAMES, AGAIN
85           System.out.println("\nLast names, once again ...");
86           System.out.println(lastName(singer));
87           System.out.println(lastName(sculptor));
88           System.out.println(lastName(painter));
89           System.out.println(lastName(dancer));
90           System.out.println(lastName(self));
91   
92           //POINT H: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE FULL NAMES, NATURAL STYLE
93           System.out.println("\nFull names, natural style ...");
94           System.out.println(fullName(singer));
95           System.out.println(fullName(sculptor));
96           System.out.println(fullName(painter));
97           System.out.println(fullName(dancer));
98           System.out.println(fullName(self));
99   
100      }
101  
102      private static String fullName(String directoryStyleName) {
103          int commaPositionOfDSN = directoryStyleName.indexOf(",");
104          String firstNameDSN = directoryStyleName.substring(commaPositionOfDSN+2);
105          String lastNameDSN = directoryStyleName.substring(0,commaPositionOfDSN);
106          return (firstNameDSN + " " + lastNameDSN);
107      }
108  
109      private static String lastName(String directoryStyleName) {
110          int commaPositionOfDSN = directoryStyleName.indexOf(",");
111          return (directoryStyleName.substring(0,commaPositionOfDSN));
112      }
113  
114      private static String firstName(String directoryStyleName) {
115         int commaPositionOfDSN = directoryStyleName.indexOf(",");
116          return (directoryStyleName.substring(commaPositionOfDSN+2));
117  
118  
119  
120      }
121  
122  }