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 = "Franklin, John";
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16           System.out.println("\nNames ...");
17           System.out.println("singer name = " + singer);
18           System.out.println("sculptor name = " + sculptor);
19           System.out.println("painter name = " + painter);
20           System.out.println("dancer name = " + dancer);
21           System.out.println("self = " + self);
22   
23           //POINT B: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE LENGTHS 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());
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30           System.out.println("\nNames lengths ...");
31           System.out.println(singerLength);
32           System.out.println(sculptorLength);
33           System.out.println(painterLength);
34           System.out.println(dancerLength);
35           System.out.println(selfLength);
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(",");
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44           System.out.println("\n commapositions ...");
45           System.out.println(singerCommaPosition);
46           System.out.println(sculptorCommaPosition);
47           System.out.println(painterCommaPosition);
48           System.out.println(dancerCommaPosition);
49           System.out.println(selfCommaPosition);
50   
51           //POINT D: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE FIVE FIRST NAMES. NO LABELS
52           String singerFirst = "Billie";
53           String sculptorFirst = "Camille";
54           String painterFirst = "Pablo";
55           String dancerFirst = "Osvaldo";
56           String selfFirst = "John";
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58           System.out.println("\n First names ...");
59           System.out.println(singerFirst.substring(0, 6));
60           System.out.println(sculptorFirst.substring(0, 6));
61           System.out.println(painterFirst.substring(0, 5));
62           System.out.println(dancerFirst.substring(0, 7));
63           System.out.println(selfFirst.substring(0, 4));
64   
65           //POINT E: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE FIVE LAST NAMES, WITH NO LABELS
66           String singerLast = "Holiday";
67           String sculptorLast = "Camille";
68           String painterLast = "Picasso";
69           String dancerLast = "Zotto";
70           String selfLast = "Franklin";
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72           System.out.println("\nLast Names ...");
73           System.out.println(singerLast.substring(0, 7));
74           System.out.println(sculptorLast.substring(0, 7));
75           System.out.println(painterLast.substring(0, 7));
76           System.out.println(dancerLast.substring(0, 5));
77           System.out.println(selfLast.substring(0, 8));
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80           //POINT F: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE FIRST NAMES, AGAIN
81           System.out.println("\nFirst names, once again ...");
82           System.out.println(firstName(singer));
83           System.out.println(firstName(sculptor));
84           System.out.println(firstName(painter));
85           System.out.println(firstName(dancer));
86           System.out.println(firstName(self));
87   
88           //POINT G: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE LAST NAMES, AGAIN
89                   System.out.println("\nLast names, once again ...");
90                   System.out.println(lastName(singer));
91                   System.out.println(lastName(sculptor));
92                   System.out.println(lastName(painter));
93                   System.out.println(lastName(dancer));
94                   System.out.println(lastName(self));
95   
96           //POINT H: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE FULL NAMES, NATURAL STYLE
97           System.out.println("\nFull names, natural style ...");
98           System.out.println(fullName(singer));
99           System.out.println(fullName(sculptor));
100          System.out.println(fullName(painter));
101          System.out.println(fullName(dancer));
102          System.out.println(fullName(self));
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149      }
150  
151      private static String fullName(String dsn) {
152          return firstName(dsn)+ " " + lastName(dsn);
153      }
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155      private static String lastName(String directoryStyleName) {
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165      private static String firstName(String directoryStyleName) {
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172  }