1    /* 
2    * This program will do a bit of character string processing. 
3    */
4    
5            package stringthing;
6               import java.awt.image.renderable.ParameterBlock;
7               public class StringThing {
8    public static void main(String[] args) {
9                      // POINT A: CREATE A PRINT SOME STRINGS THAT REPRESENT NAMES
10                      String painter = "Picasso, Pablo";
11                      String dancer = "Zotto, Osvaldo";
12                      String self = "Sanchez, Louis";
13                      String singer = "Holiday, Billie";
14                      String sculptor = "Claudel, Camille";
15                      System.out.println("\nNames ...");
16                      String line = painter + " | " + dancer + " | " + self + " | " + singer + " | " + sculptor;
17                      System.out.println(line);
18   
19           // POINT B: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE LENGTHS OF THE STRINGS, WITHOUT LABELS
20                      int painterLength = painter.length();
21                      int dancerLength = dancer.length();
22                      int selfLength = self.length();
23                      int singerLength = singer.length();
24                      int sculptorLength = sculptor.length();
25                      System.out.println("\nNames lengths ...");
26                      System.out.println(painterLength);
27                      System.out.println(dancerLength);
28                      System.out.println(selfLength);
29                      System.out.println(singerLength);
30                      System.out.println(sculptorLength);
31   
32           // POINT C: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE LOCATION OF THE COMMA WITHIN EACH STRING, NO LABELS int painterCommaPosition = painter.indexOf(",");
33           int dancerCommaPosition = dancer.indexOf(",");
34           int selfCommaPosition = self.indexOf(",");
35           int singerCommaPosition = singer.indexOf(",");
36           int sculptorCommaPosition = sculptor.indexOf(",");
37           int painterCommaPosition = painter.indexOf(",");
38           System.out.println("\nComma positions ...");
39           System.out.println(painterCommaPosition);
40           System.out.println(dancerCommaPosition);
41           System.out.println(selfCommaPosition);
42           System.out.println(singerCommaPosition);
43           System.out.println(sculptorCommaPosition);
44   
45                      // POINT D: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE FIVE FIRST NAMES, WITH NO LABELS
46                      String painterFirst = "Pablo";
47                      String dancerFirst = "Osvaldo";
48                      String selfFirst = "Louis";
49                      String singerFirst = "Billie";
50                      String sculptorFirst = "Camillie";
51                      System.out.println("\nFirst names ...");
52                      System.out.println(painterFirst);
53                      System.out.println(dancerFirst);
54                      System.out.println(selfFirst);
55                      System.out.println(singerFirst);
56                      System.out.println(sculptorFirst);
57                    // POINT E: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE FIVE LAST NAMES, WITH NO LABELS
58                      String painterLast = "Picasso";
59                      String dancerLast = "Zotto";
60                      String selfLast = "Sanchez";
61                      String singerLast = "Holiday";
62                      String sculptorLast = "Claudel";
63                      System.out.println("\nLast names ..");
64                      System.out.println(painterLast);
65                      System.out.println(dancerLast);
66                      System.out.println(selfLast);
67                      System.out.println(singerLast);
68                      System.out.println(sculptorLast);
69   
70                      // POINT F: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE FIRST NAMES, AGAIN
71           System.out.println("\nFirst names, once again ...");
72           System.out.println(firstName(singer));
73           System.out.println(firstName(sculptor));
74           System.out.println(firstName(painter));
75           System.out.println(firstName(dancer));
76           System.out.println(firstName(self));
77                    // POINT G: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE LAST NAMES, AGAIN System.out.println("\nLast names, once again ...");
78           System.out.println(lastName(singer));
79           System.out.println(lastName(sculptor));
80           System.out.println(lastName(painter));
81           System.out.println(lastName(dancer));
82           System.out.println(lastName(self));
83                     // POINT H: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE LAST NAMES, NATURAL STYLE
84           System.out.println("\nFull names, natural style ...");
85           System.out.println(fullName(singer));
86           System.out.println(fullName(sculptor));
87           System.out.println(fullName(painter));
88           System.out.println(fullName(dancer));
89           System.out.println(fullName(self));
90              }
91   
92                private static String fullName(String directoryStyleName) {
93                   return directoryStyleName;
94                }
95   
96       private static String lastName(String directoryStyleName) {
97       return directoryStyleName;
98                   }
99       private static String firstName(String directoryStyleName) {
100      return directoryStyleName;
101               }
102  }