1    /* 
2     * 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 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, Ozvaldo";
15           String self = "Tepfenhart, Emily";
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 LENGTH 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   
37           //POINT C: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE LOCATION OF THE COMMA WITHIN EACH STRING, NO LABELS
38           int singerCommaPosition = singer.indexOf(",");
39           int sculptorCommaPosition = sculptor.indexOf(",");
40           int painterCommaPosition = painter.indexOf(",");
41           int dancerCommaPosition = dancer.indexOf(",");
42           int selfCommaPosition = self.indexOf(",");
43           System.out.println("\nComma positions ...");
44           System.out.println(singerCommaPosition);
45           System.out.println(sculptorCommaPosition);
46           System.out.println(painterCommaPosition);
47           System.out.println(dancerCommaPosition);
48           System.out.println(selfCommaPosition);
49   
50           //POINT D: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE FIVE FIRST NAMES, WITH NO LABELS
51           String singerFirst = singer.substring(9);
52           String sculptorFirst = sculptor.substring(9);
53           String painterFirst = painter.substring(9);
54           String dancerFirst = dancer.substring(7);
55           String selfFirst = self.substring(12);
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(0,7);
65           String sculptorLast = sculptor.substring(0,7);
66           String painterLast = painter.substring(0,7);
67           String dancerLast = dancer.substring(0,5);
68           String selfLast = self.substring(0,10);
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 FIVE 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 FIVE 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 firstName(String directoryStyleNames) {
103          //return substring, starting with the first letter of the firstName, which comes after the space
104  
105              return directoryStyleNames.substring(directoryStyleNames.indexOf(" ") + 1);
106          }
107  
108          public static String lastName(String directoryStyleName){
109          //return substring, starting with the first letter of the lastName, which is the 0st letter, up to the
110              // last letter before the comma
111  
112  
113              return directoryStyleName.substring(0,directoryStyleName.indexOf(","));
114          }
115  
116          public static String fullName(String dsn){
117          //return full name in natural style, in which firstName comes first and last name comes next, parted by space
118              //methods for firstName and lastName created as part of point f and point g
119  
120              return firstName(dsn) + " " + lastName(dsn);
121          }
122  
123  
124      }
125  
126