1    /* 
2    * This program will do a bit of character string processing. 
3     */
4    
5    package stringthing;
6    
7    public class StringThing {
8        public static void main(String[] args) {
9            //POINT A: CREATE A PRINT SOME STRINGS THAT REPRESENT NAMES
10           String singer = "Holiday, Billie";
11           String sculptor = "Claudel, Camille";
12           String painter = "Picasso, Pablo";
13           String dancer = "Zotto, Osvaldo";
14           String self = "Camacho III, Franklin";
15           System.out.println("\nNames ...");
16           System.out.println(singer);
17           System.out.println(sculptor);
18           System.out.println(painter);
19           System.out.println(dancer);
20           System.out.println(self);
21   
22           //POINT B: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE LENGTHS OF THE STRINGS, WITHOUT LABELS
23           int singerLength = singer.length();
24           int sculptorLength = sculptor.length();
25           int painterLength = painter.length();
26           int dancerLength = dancer.length();
27           int selfLength = self.length();
28           System.out.println("\nName lengths ...");
29           System.out.println(singerLength);
30           System.out.println(sculptorLength);
31           System.out.println(painterLength);
32           System.out.println(dancerLength);
33           System.out.println(selfLength);
34   
35           //POINT C: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE LOCATION OF THE COMMA WITHIN EACH STRING. NO LABELS
36           int singerCommaPosition = singer.indexOf(",");
37           int sculptorCommaPosition = sculptor.indexOf(",");
38           int painterCommaPosition = painter.indexOf(",");
39           int dancerCommaPosition = dancer.indexOf(",");
40           int selfCommaPosition = self.indexOf(",");
41           System.out.println("\nComma Positions ...");
42           System.out.println(singerCommaPosition);
43           System.out.println(sculptorCommaPosition);
44           System.out.println(painterCommaPosition);
45           System.out.println(dancerCommaPosition);
46           System.out.println(selfCommaPosition);
47           //POINT D: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE FIVE FIRST NAMES, WITH NO LABELS
48           System.out.println("\nFirst Names ...");
49           System.out.println(singer.substring(9));
50           System.out.println(sculptor.substring(9));
51           System.out.println(painter.substring(9));
52           System.out.println(dancer.substring(7));
53           System.out.println(self.substring(13));
54   
55           //POINT E: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE FIVE LAST NAMES, WITH NO LABELS
56           System.out.println("\nLast Names ...");
57           System.out.println(singer.substring(0,7));
58           System.out.println(sculptor.substring(0,7));
59           System.out.println(painter.substring(0,7));
60           System.out.println(dancer.substring(0,5));
61           System.out.println(self.substring(0,11));
62   
63           //POINT F: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE FIRST NAMES, AGAIN
64           System.out.println("\nFirst names, once again...");
65           System.out.println(firstName(singer));
66           System.out.println(firstName(sculptor));
67           System.out.println(firstName(painter));
68           System.out.println(firstName(dancer));
69           System.out.println(firstName(self));
70   
71           //POINT G: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE LAST NAMES, AGAIN
72           System.out.println("\nLast names, once again...");
73           System.out.println(lastName(singer));
74           System.out.println(lastName(sculptor));
75           System.out.println(lastName(painter));
76           System.out.println(lastName(dancer));
77           System.out.println(lastName(self));
78   
79           //POINT H: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE FULL NAMES, NATURAL STYLE
80           System.out.println("\nFull names, natural style...");
81           System.out.println(fullName(singer));
82           System.out.println(fullName(sculptor));
83           System.out.println(fullName(painter));
84           System.out.println(fullName(dancer));
85           System.out.println(fullName(self));
86   
87       }
88   
89       private static String fullName(String dsn) {
90           int dsnCommaPosition = dsn.indexOf(",");
91           String firstName = dsn.substring(dsnCommaPosition +2);
92           String lastName = dsn.substring(0, dsnCommaPosition);
93           String fullName = firstName + " " + lastName;
94           return fullName;
95       }
96   
97       private static String lastName(String directoryStyleName) {
98           int dsnCommaPosition = directoryStyleName.indexOf(",");
99           String lastname = directoryStyleName.substring(0, dsnCommaPosition);
100          return lastname;
101      }
102  
103      private static String firstName(String directoryStyleName) {
104          int dsnCommaPosition = directoryStyleName.indexOf(",");
105          String firstName = directoryStyleName.substring(dsnCommaPosition + 2);
106          return firstName;
107      }
108  }
109