StringThing.java
package stringthing;

public class StringThing {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        String singer = "Holiday, Billie";
        String sculptor = "Claudel, Camille";
        String painter = "Picasso, Pablo";
        String dancer = "Zotto, Osvaldo";
        String self = "Lin, Jason";
        System.out.println("\nNames ... ");
        System.out.println(singer);
        System.out.println(sculptor);
        System.out.println(painter);
        System.out.println(dancer);
        System.out.println(self);


        int singerLength = singer.length();
        int sculptorLength = sculptor.length();
        int painterLength = painter.length();
        int dancerLength = dancer.length();
        int selfLength = self.length();
        System.out.println("\nNames lengths ... ");
        System.out.println(singerLength);
        System.out.println(sculptorLength);
        System.out.println(painterLength);
        System.out.println(dancerLength);
        System.out.println(selfLength);

        int singerCommaPosition = singer.indexOf(",");
        int sculptorCommaPosition = sculptor.indexOf(",");
        int painterCommaPosition = painter.indexOf(",");
        int dancerCommaPosition = dancer.indexOf(",");
        int selfCommaPosition = self.indexOf(",");
        System.out.println("\nComma positions ... ");
        System.out.println(singerCommaPosition);
        System.out.println(sculptorCommaPosition);
        System.out.println(painterCommaPosition);
        System.out.println(dancerCommaPosition);
        System.out.println(selfCommaPosition);

        String singerFirst = singer.substring(9,15);
        String sculptorFirst = sculptor.substring(9,16);
        String painterFirst = painter.substring(9,14);
        String dancerFirst = dancer.substring(7,14);
        String selfFirst = self.substring(5,10);
        System.out.println("\nFirst names ... ");
        System.out.println(singerFirst);
        System.out.println(sculptorFirst);
        System.out.println(painterFirst);
        System.out.println(dancerFirst);
        System.out.println(selfFirst);

        String singerLast = singer.substring(0,7);
        String sculptorLast = sculptor.substring(0,7);
        String painterLast = painter.substring(0,7);
        String dancerLast = dancer.substring(0,5);
        String selfLast = self.substring(0,3);
        System.out.println("\nLast names ... ");
        System.out.println(singerLast);
        System.out.println(sculptorLast);
        System.out.println(painterLast);
        System.out.println(dancerLast);
        System.out.println(selfLast);

        System.out.println("\nFirst names, once again ...");
        System.out.println(firstName(singer));
        System.out.println(firstName(sculptor));
        System.out.println(firstName(painter));
        System.out.println(firstName(dancer));
        System.out.println(firstName(self));

        System.out.println("\nLast names, once again ...");
        System.out.println(lastName(singer));
        System.out.println(lastName(sculptor));
        System.out.println(lastName(painter));
        System.out.println(lastName(dancer));
        System.out.println(lastName(self));

        System.out.println("\nFull names ...");
        System.out.println(fullName(singer));
        System.out.println(fullName(sculptor));
        System.out.println(fullName(painter));
        System.out.println(fullName(dancer));
        System.out.println(fullName(self));
    }

    private static String firstName(String directoryStyleName) {
        int commaPosition = directoryStyleName.indexOf(",");
        return directoryStyleName.substring((commaPosition + 2), directoryStyleName.length());
    }

    private static String lastName(String directoryStyleName) {
        int commaPosition = directoryStyleName.indexOf(",");
        return directoryStyleName.substring(0, commaPosition);
    }

    private static String fullName(String dsn) {
        return (firstName(dsn) + " " + lastName(dsn));
    }
}