1    /* 
2     * This program will do a bit of character string processing. 
3     */
4    
5    package stringthing;
6    
7    public class StringThing {
8    
9        public static void main(String[] args) {
10           // POINT A: CREATE A PRINT SOME STRINGS THAT REPRESENT NAMES
11           String singer = "Holiday, Billie ";
12           String sculptor = "Claudel, Camille ";
13           String painter = "Picasso, Pablo ";
14           String dancer = "Zotto, Osvaldo ";
15           String self = "Ciosek, Kevin";
16           System.out.println("\nNames . . . ");
17           System.out.println(singer);
18           System.out.println(sculptor);
19           System.out.println(painter);
20           System.out.println(dancer);
21           System.out.println(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();
29           System.out.println("\nName lengths . . .");
30           System.out.println(singerLength);
31           System.out.println(sculptorLength);
32           System.out.println(painterLength);
33           System.out.println(dancerLength);
34           System.out.println(selfLength);
35   
36           // POINT C: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE LOCATION OF THE COMMA WITHIN EACH STRING, NO LABELS
37           int singerComaPosition = singer.indexOf(", ");
38           int sculptorComaPosition = sculptor.indexOf(", ");
39           int painterComaPosition = painter.indexOf(", ");
40           int dancerComaPosition = dancer.indexOf(", ");
41           int selfComaPosition = self.indexOf(", ");
42           System.out.println("\nsingerComaPosition = " + singerComaPosition);
43           System.out.println("sculptorComaPosition = " + sculptorComaPosition);
44           System.out.println("painterComaPosition = " + painterComaPosition);
45           System.out.println("dancerComaPosition = " + dancerComaPosition);
46           System.out.println("selfComaPosition = " + selfComaPosition);
47   
48           // POINT D: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE FIVE FIRST NAMES, WITH NO LABELS
49           String singerFirst = "Bille";
50           String sculptorFirst = "Camille";
51           String painterFirst = "Pablo";
52           String dancerFirst = "Osvaldo";
53           String selfFirst = "Kevin";
54           System.out.println("\nFirst Names . . .");
55           System.out.println(singerFirst);
56           System.out.println(sculptorFirst);
57           System.out.println(painterFirst);
58           System.out.println(dancerFirst);
59           System.out.println(selfFirst);
60   
61           // POINT E: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE FIVE LAST NAMES, WITH NO LABELS
62           String singerLast = "Holiday";
63           String sculptorLast = "Claudel";
64           String painterLast = "Picasso";
65           String dancerLast = "Zotto";
66           String selfLast = "Ciosek";
67           System.out.println("\nLast Names . . .");
68           System.out.println(singerLast);
69           System.out.println(sculptorLast);
70           System.out.println(painterLast);
71           System.out.println(dancerLast);
72           System.out.println(selfLast);
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       private static String fullName(String dsn) {
100          return firstName(dsn) + " " + lastName(dsn);
101      }
102  
103      private static String lastName(String directoryStyleName) {
104          int p1 = directoryStyleName.indexOf(",");
105          return directoryStyleName.substring(0 , p1);
106      }
107  
108      private static String firstName(String directoryStyleName) {
109          int p1 = directoryStyleName.indexOf(" ");
110          return directoryStyleName.substring(p1 + 1);
111      }
112  
113  }