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 = "Garguilo, Kira";
15           System.out.println(singer);
16           System.out.println(sculptor);
17           System.out.println(painter);
18           System.out.println(dancer);
19           System.out.println(self);
20   
21           //POINT B: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE LENGTHS OF THE STRINGS, WITHOUT LABELS
22           int singerLength = singer.length();
23           int sculptorLength = sculptor.length();
24           int painterLength = painter.length();
25           int dancerLength = dancer.length();
26           int selfLength = self.length();
27           System.out.println("\nName lengths ...");
28           System.out.println(singerLength);
29           System.out.println(sculptorLength);
30           System.out.println(painterLength);
31           System.out.println(dancerLength);
32           System.out.println(selfLength);
33   
34           //POINT C: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE LOCATION OF THE COMMA WITHIN EACH STRING, NO LABELS
35           int singerCommaPosition = singer.indexOf(",");
36           int sculptorCommaPosition = sculptor.indexOf(",");
37           int painterCommaPosition = painter.indexOf(",");
38           int dancerCommaPosition = dancer.indexOf(",");
39           int selfCommaPosition = self.indexOf(",");
40           System.out.println("\nComma positions ...");
41           System.out.println(singerCommaPosition);
42           System.out.println(sculptorCommaPosition);
43           System.out.println(painterCommaPosition);
44           System.out.println(dancerCommaPosition);
45           System.out.println(selfCommaPosition);
46   
47           //POINT D: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE FIVE FIRST NAMES, WITH NO LABELS
48           String singerFirst = singer.substring(9);
49           String sculptorFirst = sculptor.substring(9);
50           String painterFirst = painter.substring(9);
51           String dancerFirst = dancer.substring(7);
52           String selfFirst = self.substring(10);
53           System.out.println("\nFirst names ... ");
54           System.out.println(singerFirst);
55           System.out.println(sculptorFirst);
56           System.out.println(painterFirst);
57           System.out.println(dancerFirst);
58           System.out.println(selfFirst);
59   
60           //POINT E: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE WITH LAST NAMES, WITH NO LABELS
61           String singerLast = singer.substring(0, 7);
62           String sculptorLast = sculptor.substring(0, 7);
63           String painterLast = painter.substring(0, 7);
64           String dancerLast = dancer.substring(0, 5);
65           String selfLast = self.substring(0, 8);
66           System.out.println("\nLast names ... ");
67           System.out.println(singerLast);
68           System.out.println(sculptorLast);
69           System.out.println(painterLast);
70           System.out.println(dancerLast);
71           System.out.println(selfLast);
72   
73           //POINT F: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE FIRST NAMES, AGAIN
74           System.out.println("\nFirst names, once again ...");
75           System.out.println(firstName(singer));
76           System.out.println(firstName(sculptor));
77           System.out.println(firstName(painter));
78           System.out.println(firstName(dancer));
79           System.out.println(firstName(self));
80   
81           //POINT G: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE LAST NAMES, AGAIN
82           System.out.println("\nLast names, once again ...");
83           System.out.println(lastName(singer));
84           System.out.println(lastName(sculptor));
85           System.out.println(lastName(painter));
86           System.out.println(lastName(dancer));
87           System.out.println(lastName(self));
88   
89           // POINT H: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE FULL NAMES, NATURAL STYLE
90           System.out.println("\nFull names, natural style ...");
91           System.out.println(fullName(singer));
92           System.out.println(fullName(sculptor));
93           System.out.println(fullName(painter));
94           System.out.println(fullName(dancer));
95           System.out.println(fullName(self));
96   
97       }
98   
99       private static String firstName(String directoryStyleName) {
100          int first = directoryStyleName.indexOf(" ");
101          String f = directoryStyleName.substring(first + 1);
102          return f;
103      }
104  
105      private static String lastName(String directoryStyleName) {
106          int last = directoryStyleName.indexOf(",");
107          String l = directoryStyleName.substring(0,last);
108          return l;
109      }
110  
111      private static String fullName(String directoryStyleName) {
112          int first = directoryStyleName.indexOf(" ");
113          String f = directoryStyleName.substring(first + 1);
114          int last = directoryStyleName.indexOf(",");
115          String l = directoryStyleName.substring(0,last);
116          return f + " " + l;
117      }
118  }
119