1    /* 
2    This program will do a bit of character string processing. 
3     */
4    package stringthing;
5    
6    public class StringThing {
7        public static void main(String[] args){
8            //POINT A : CREATE A PRINT SOME STRING THAT REPRESENTS NAMES
9            String singer = "Holiday, Billie";
10           String sculptor = "Claudel, Camile";
11           String painter = "Picasso, Pablo";
12           String dancer = "Zotto, Osvaldo";
13           String self = "Chimbo, Jeremi";
14           System.out.println(singer);
15           System.out.println(sculptor);
16           System.out.println(painter);
17           System.out.println(dancer);
18           System.out.println(self);
19   
20           //POINT B: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE LENGTHS OF THE STRINGS , WITHOUT LABELS
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           System.out.println("\nName Lengths...");
27           System.out.println(singerLength);
28           System.out.println(sculptorLength);
29           System.out.println(painterLength);
30           System.out.println(dancerLength);
31           System.out.println(selfLength);
32   
33           //POINT C: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE LOCATION OF THE COMMA WITHIN EACH STRING, NO LABELS
34           int singerCommaPosition = singer.indexOf(",");
35           int sculptorCommaPosition = sculptor.indexOf(",");
36           int painterCommaPosition = painter.indexOf(",");
37           int dancerCommaPosition = dancer.indexOf(",");
38           int selfCommaPosition = self.indexOf(",");
39           System.out.println("\nComma positions ...");
40           System.out.println(singerCommaPosition);
41           System.out.println(sculptorCommaPosition);
42           System.out.println(painterCommaPosition);
43           System.out.println(dancerCommaPosition);
44           System.out.println(selfCommaPosition);
45   
46   
47           //POINT D: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE FIRST FIVE NAMES, WITH NO LABELS
48           String singerFirst = singer.substring(singerCommaPosition);
49           String sculptorFirst = sculptor.substring(sculptorCommaPosition);
50           String painterFirst = painter.substring(painterCommaPosition);
51           String dancerFirst = dancer.substring(dancerCommaPosition);
52           String selfFirst = self.substring(selfCommaPosition);
53           System.out.println("\nFirst Names ...");
54           System.out.println(singerFirst);
55           System.out.println(sculptorFirst);
56           System.out.println(painterFirst);
57           System.out.println(dancerFirst);
58           System.out.println(selfFirst);
59   
60           //POINT E: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE FIVE LAST NAMES, WITH NO LABELS
61           String singerLast = singer.substring(0,singerCommaPosition);
62           String sculptorLast = sculptor.substring(0,sculptorCommaPosition);
63           String painterLast = painter.substring(0,painterCommaPosition);
64           String dancerLast = dancer.substring(0,dancerCommaPosition);
65           String selfLast = self.substring(0,selfCommaPosition);
66           System.out.println("\nLastName ...");
67           System.out.println(singerLast);
68           System.out.println(sculptorLast);
69           System.out.println(painterLast);
70           System.out.println(dancerLast);
71           System.out.println(selfLast);
72   
73   
74           //POINT F: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE FIRST NAMES AGAIN
75           System.out.println("\nFirst names, once again ...");
76           System.out.println(firstName(singer));
77           System.out.println(firstName(sculptor));
78           System.out.println(firstName(painter));
79           System.out.println(firstName(dancer));
80           System.out.println(firstName(self));
81   
82   // // POINT G: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE LAST NAMES, AGAIN
83           System.out.println("\nLast names, once again ...");
84           System.out.println(lastName(singer));
85           System.out.println(lastName(sculptor));
86           System.out.println(lastName(painter));
87           System.out.println(lastName(dancer));
88           System.out.println(lastName(self));
89   
90   // // POINT H: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE FULL NAMES, NATURAL STYLE
91           System.out.println("\nFull names, natural style ...");
92           System.out.println(fullName(singer));
93           System.out.println(fullName(sculptor));
94           System.out.println(fullName(painter));
95           System.out.println(fullName(dancer));
96           System.out.println(fullName(self));
97       }
98   
99   
100  
101      private static String lastName(String directoryStyleName) {
102          int commaPosition = directoryStyleName.indexOf(",");
103          String lastName = directoryStyleName.substring(0,commaPosition);
104          return lastName;
105      }
106  
107      private static String firstName(String directoryStyleName) {
108          int commaPosition = directoryStyleName.indexOf(",");
109          String firstName = directoryStyleName.substring(commaPosition + 1);
110  
111  
112  
113          /*//You can also use a loop to get the same effect// 
114          int length = directoryStyleName.length(); 
115          int x = 0; 
116          String commaPosition = directoryStyleName.substring(x,x+1); 
117   
118         *//* while (!commaPosition.equalsIgnoreCase(","))  { 
119              x = x+1; 
120              *//**//*x++; both of these serve as a x=x+1 
121              x+=1;*//**//* 
122              commaPosition = directoryStyleName.substring(x,x+1); 
123   
124              System.out.println(commaPosition); 
125          }*/
126  
127  
128          return firstName;
129      }
130  
131      private static String fullName(String dsn) {
132          String fullName = firstName(dsn)+ (" ") + lastName(dsn);
133          return fullName;
134      }
135      
136  }
137