1    /* 
2     * This program will do a bit of character string processing. 
3     */
4    
5    package stringthing;
6    
7    import java.util.Scanner;
8    
9    public class StringThing {
10   
11       public static void main(String[] args) {
12           //POINT A: CREATE A PRINT SOME STRINGS THAT REPRESENT NAMES
13           String singer = "Holiday, Billie";
14           String sculptor = "Claudel, Camille";
15           String painter = "Picasso, Pablo";
16           String dancer = "Zotto, Osvaldo";
17           String self = "Sonneville, Ethan";
18   
19           System.out.println("\nNames ...");
20           System.out.println(singer);
21           System.out.println(sculptor);
22           System.out.println(painter);
23           System.out.println(dancer);
24           System.out.println(self);
25   
26           //POINT B: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE LENGTHS OF THE STRINGS, WITHOUT LABELS
27   
28           int singerLength = singer.length();
29           int sculptorLength = sculptor.length();
30           int painterLength = painter.length();
31           int dancerLength = dancer.length();
32           int selfLength = self.length();
33   
34           System.out.println("\nName lengths ...");
35           System.out.println(singerLength);
36           System.out.println(sculptorLength);
37           System.out.println(painterLength);
38           System.out.println(dancerLength);
39           System.out.println(selfLength);
40   
41   
42           //POINT C: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE LOCATION OF THE COMMA WITHIN EACH STRING, NO LABELS
43   
44           int singerCommaPostion = singer.indexOf(",");
45           int sculptorCommaPostion = sculptor.indexOf(",");
46           int painterCommaPostion = painter.indexOf(",");
47           int dancerCommaPostion = dancer.indexOf(",");
48           int selfCommaPostion = self.indexOf(",");
49   
50           System.out.println("\nComma positions ...");
51           System.out.println(singerCommaPostion);
52           System.out.println(sculptorCommaPostion);
53           System.out.println(painterCommaPostion);
54           System.out.println(dancerCommaPostion);
55           System.out.println(selfCommaPostion);
56   
57           //POINT D: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE FIVE FIRST NAMES, WITH NO LABELS
58   
59           String singerFirst = singer.substring(9);
60           String sculptorFirst = sculptor.substring(9);
61           String painterFirst = painter.substring(9);
62           String dancerFirst = dancer.substring(7);
63           String selfFirst = self.substring(12);
64   
65           System.out.println("\nFirst names ... ");
66           System.out.println(singerFirst);
67           System.out.println(sculptorFirst);
68           System.out.println(painterFirst);
69           System.out.println(dancerFirst);
70           System.out.println(selfFirst);
71   
72           //POINT E: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE FIVE LAST NAMES, WITH NO LABELS
73   
74           String singerLast = singer.substring(0,7);
75           String sculptorLast = sculptor.substring(0,7);
76           String painterLast = painter.substring(0,7);
77           String dancerLast = dancer.substring(0,5);
78           String selfLast = self.substring(0,10);
79   
80           System.out.println("\nLast names ...");
81           System.out.println(singerLast);
82           System.out.println(sculptorLast);
83           System.out.println(painterLast);
84           System.out.println(dancerLast);
85           System.out.println(selfLast);
86   
87   
88           //POINT F: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE FIRST NAMES, AGAIN
89           System.out.println("\nFirst names, once again ...");
90           System.out.println(firstName(singer));
91           System.out.println(firstName(sculptor));
92           System.out.println(firstName(painter));
93           System.out.println(firstName(dancer));
94           System.out.println(firstName(self));
95   
96           // POINT G: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE LAST NAMES, AGAIN
97           System.out.println("\nLast names, once again ...");
98           System.out.println(lastName(singer));
99           System.out.println(lastName(sculptor));
100          System.out.println(lastName(painter));
101          System.out.println(lastName(dancer));
102          System.out.println(lastName(self));
103  
104          //POINT H: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE FULL NAMES, NATURAL STYLE
105          //System,out.println("\nFull names, natural style ... ");
106          System.out.println("\nFull names ...");
107          System.out.println(fullName(singer));
108          System.out.println(fullName(sculptor));
109          System.out.println(fullName(painter));
110          System.out.println(fullName(dancer));
111          System.out.println(fullName(self));
112      }
113  
114      private static String fullName(String directoryStyleName) {
115          int f = directoryStyleName.indexOf(",");
116          String first = directoryStyleName.substring(f + 2);
117          int l = directoryStyleName.indexOf(" ");
118          String last = directoryStyleName.substring(0,l-1);
119          return first + " " + last;
120      }
121  
122      private static String lastName(String directoryStyleName) {
123          int last  = directoryStyleName.indexOf(",");
124          String f = directoryStyleName.substring(0 , last);
125          return f;
126      }
127  
128  
129      private static String firstName(String directoryStyleName) {
130          int first = directoryStyleName.indexOf(",");
131          String f = directoryStyleName.substring(first + 2);
132          return f;
133      }
134  }
135