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)); } }