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