1    /* 
2     * This program will do a bit of character string processing. 
3     */
4    package stringthing;
5    public class StringThing {
6        public static void main(String[] args) {
7            // POINT A: CREATE A PRINT SOME STRINGS THAT REPRESENT NAMES
8            String painter = "Picasso, Pablo";
9            String dancer = "Zotto, Osvaldo";
10           String singer = "Holiday, Billie";
11           String sculptor = "Claudel, Camille";
12           String self = "String, Thing";
13           System.out.println("\nNames ...");
14           System.out.println(painter);
15           System.out.println(dancer);
16           System.out.println(singer);
17           System.out.println(sculptor);
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   
34   
35           // POINT C: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE LOCATION OF THE COMMA WITHIN EACH STRING, NO LABELS
36   
37           int singerCommaPosition = singer.indexOf(",");
38           int sculptorCommaPosition = sculptor.indexOf(",");
39           int paintCommaPosition = painter.indexOf(",");
40           int dancerCommaPosition = dancer.indexOf(",");
41           int selfCommaPosition = self.indexOf(",");
42   
43           System.out.println("\nComma Positions ...");
44           System.out.println(singerCommaPosition);
45           System.out.println(sculptorCommaPosition);
46           System.out.println(paintCommaPosition);
47           System.out.println(dancerCommaPosition);
48           System.out.println(selfCommaPosition);
49   
50           // POINT D: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE FIVE FIRST NAMES, WITH NO LABELS
51           //GET THIS BY ADDING 2 TO THE POSITION OF THE COMMA.
52   
53           String singerFirst = singer.substring(9);
54           String sculptorFirst = sculptor.substring(9);
55           String painterFirst = painter.substring(9);
56           String dancerFirst = dancer.substring(7);
57           String selfFirst = self.substring(8);
58           System.out.println("\nFirst Names... ");
59           System.out.println(singerFirst);
60           System.out.println(sculptorFirst);
61           System.out.println(painterFirst);
62           System.out.println(dancerFirst);
63           System.out.print(selfFirst);
64   
65           // POINT E: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE FIVE LAST NAMES, WITH NO LABELS
66   
67           String singerLast = singer.substring(0,7);
68           String sculptorLast = sculptor.substring(0,7);
69           String painterLast = painter.substring(0,7);
70           String dancerLast = dancer.substring(0,5);
71           String selfLast = self.substring(0,6);
72           System.out.println("\nLast Names... ");
73           System.out.println(singerLast);
74           System.out.println(sculptorLast);
75           System.out.println(painterLast);
76           System.out.println(dancerLast);
77           System.out.print(selfLast);
78           // POINT F: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE FIRST NAMES, AGAIN
79           System.out.println("\nFirst names, once again ...");
80           System.out.println(firstName(singer));
81           System.out.println(firstName(sculptor));
82           System.out.println(firstName(painter));
83           System.out.println(firstName(dancer));
84           System.out.println(firstName(self));
85           // POINT G: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE LAST NAMES, AGAIN
86           System.out.println("\nLast names, once again ...");
87           System.out.println(lastName(singer));
88           System.out.println(lastName(sculptor));
89           System.out.println(lastName(painter));
90           System.out.println(lastName(dancer));
91           System.out.println(lastName(self));
92           // POINT H: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE FULL NAMES, NATURAL STYLE
93           System.out.println("\nFull names, natural style ...");
94           System.out.println(fullName(singer));
95           System.out.println(fullName(sculptor));
96           System.out.println(fullName(painter));
97           System.out.println(fullName(dancer));
98           System.out.println(lastName(self));
99       }
100  
101      private static String fullName(String dsn) {
102          int dsn1 = dsn.indexOf(",");
103          int dsn2 = dsn.indexOf(",");
104          String firstName = dsn.substring(dsn1+2);
105          String lastName = dsn.substring(0, dsn2);
106          String finalline = firstName + " " + lastName;
107          return finalline;
108      }
109  
110      private static String lastName(String directoryStyleName) {
111          int StyleCommaPosition = directoryStyleName.indexOf(",");
112          return directoryStyleName.substring(0,StyleCommaPosition);
113      }
114  
115      private static String firstName(String directoryStyleName) {
116          int StyleCommaPosition = directoryStyleName.indexOf(",");
117          return directoryStyleName.substring(StyleCommaPosition+2);
118  
119      }
120  }