1    /* 
2     * This Program will do a bit of character string processing. 
3     */
4    package stringthing;
5    
6    public class StringThing {
7        public static void main(String[] args) {
8            // POINT A: CREATE A PRINT SOME STRINGS THAT REPRESENT NAMES
9            String singer = "Holiday, Billie";
10           String sculptor = "Claudel, Camille";
11           String painter = "Picasso, Pablo";
12           String dancer = "Zotto, Osvaldo";
13           String self = "Petion, Lloyd";
14           System.out.println("\nNames...");
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("\nNames 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   
48           // POINT D: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE FIVE FIRST NAMES, WITH NO LABELS
49           String painterFirst = "Pablo";
50           String dancerFirst = "Osvaldo";
51           String selfFirst = "Lloyd";
52           String singerFirst = "Billie";
53           String sculptorFirst = "Camillie";
54           System.out.println("\nFirst names ...");
55           System.out.println(painterFirst);
56           System.out.println(dancerFirst);
57           System.out.println(selfFirst);
58           System.out.println(singerFirst);
59           System.out.println(sculptorFirst);
60   
61           // POINT E: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE FIVE LAST NAMES, WITH NO LABELS
62           String painterLast = "Picasso";
63           String dancerLast = "Zotto";
64           String selfLast = "Petion";
65           String singerLast = "Holiday";
66           String sculptorLast = "Claudel";
67           System.out.println("\nLast names ..");
68           System.out.println(painterLast);
69           System.out.println(dancerLast);
70           System.out.println(selfLast);
71           System.out.println(singerLast);
72           System.out.println(sculptorLast);
73   
74   
75           // POINT F: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE FIRST NAMES, AGAIN
76           System.out.println("\nFirst names, once again ...");
77           System.out.println(firstName(singer));
78           System.out.println(firstName(sculptor));
79           System.out.println(firstName(painter));
80           System.out.println(firstName(dancer));
81           System.out.println(firstName(self));
82           // POINT G: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE LAST NAMES, AGAIN 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           // POINT H: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE LAST NAMES, NATURAL STYLE
89           System.out.println("\nFull names, natural style ...");
90           System.out.println(fullName(singer));
91           System.out.println(fullName(sculptor));
92           System.out.println(fullName(painter));
93           System.out.println(fullName(dancer));
94           System.out.println(fullName(self));
95       }
96   
97       private static String fullName(String directoryStyleName) {
98           return directoryStyleName;
99       }
100  
101      private static String lastName(String directoryStyleName) {
102          return directoryStyleName;
103      }
104      private static String firstName(String directoryStyleName) {
105          return directoryStyleName;
106      }
107  }
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