1    package stringThing;
2    
3    public class StringThing {
4    
5        public static void main (String [] args) {
6    
7            //POINT A: CREATE AND PRINT SOME STRINGS THAT REPRESENT NAMES
8            String singer = "Holiday, Billie";
9            String sculptor = "Claudel, Camille";
10           String painter = "Picasso, Pablo";
11           String dancer = "Zotto, Osvaldo";
12           String self = "Castronovo, Justin";
13   
14           System.out.println("\nNames...");
15           System.out.println(singer);
16           System.out.println(sculptor);
17           System.out.println(painter);
18           System.out.println(dancer);
19           System.out.println(self);
20   
21           //POINT B: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE LENGTHS OF STRINGS, WITHOUT LABELS
22           int singerLength = singer.length();
23           int sculptorLength = sculptor.length();
24           int painterLength = painter.length();
25           int dancerLength = dancer.length();
26           int selfLength = self.length();
27   
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 COMA 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   
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           //POINT D: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE FIVE FIRST NAMES, WITH NO LABELS
50           String singerFirst = singer.substring(singerCommaPosition + 2);     //Uses the position of the comma and adds 2 to get rid of the white space and comma in front of name
51           String sculptorFirst = sculptor.substring(sculptorCommaPosition + 2);
52           String painterFirst = painter.substring(painterCommaPosition + 2);
53           String dancerFirst = dancer.substring(dancerCommaPosition + 2);
54           String selfFirst = self.substring(selfCommaPosition + 2);
55   
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);     //Uses the position of the comma
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   
70           System.out.println("\nLast names...");
71           System.out.println(singerLast);
72           System.out.println(sculptorLast);
73           System.out.println(painterLast);
74           System.out.println(dancerLast);
75           System.out.println(selfLast);
76   
77           //POINT F: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE FIVE LAST NAMES, AGAIN
78           System.out.println("\nFirst names, once again...");
79           System.out.println(firstName(singer));
80           System.out.println(firstName(sculptor));
81           System.out.println(firstName(painter));
82           System.out.println(firstName(dancer));
83           System.out.println(firstName(self));
84   
85           //POINT G: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE LAST NAMES, AGAIN
86           System.out.println("\nFirst names, once again...");
87           System.out.println(lastName(singer));
88           System.out.println(lastName(sculptor));
89           System.out.println(lastName(painter));
90           System.out.println(lastName(dancer));
91           System.out.println(lastName(self));
92   
93           //POINT H: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE FULL NAMES, NATURAL STYLE
94           System.out.println("\nFull names, natural style...");
95           System.out.println(fullName(singer));
96           System.out.println(fullName(sculptor));
97           System.out.println(fullName(painter));
98           System.out.println(fullName(dancer));
99           System.out.println(fullName(self));
100  
101      }
102  
103      private static String fullName(String dsn) {
104          String fullName = firstName(dsn) + " " + lastName(dsn);
105  
106          return fullName;
107  
108      }
109  
110      private static String lastName(String directoryStyleName) {
111          int commaPos = directoryStyleName.indexOf(",");
112          String lastName = directoryStyleName.substring(0,commaPos);
113  
114          return lastName;
115  
116      }
117  
118      private static String firstName(String directoryStyleName) {
119          int commaPos = directoryStyleName.indexOf(",");
120          String firstNames = directoryStyleName.substring(commaPos + 1);
121  
122          return firstNames;
123      }
124  
125  
126  }
127  
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