1    /* 
2     this program will do some string processing. 
3     */
4    
5    package stringthing;
6    
7    public class StringThing {
8        public static void main(String[] args) {
9            // names
10           String singer = "Holiday, Billie";
11           String sculptor = "Claudel, Camille";
12           String painter = "Picasso, Pablo";
13           String dancer = "Zotto, Osvaldo";
14           String self = "Bauso, Madeline";
15           System.out.println("Names...");
16           System.out.println(singer);
17           System.out.println(sculptor);
18           System.out.println(painter);
19           System.out.println(dancer);
20           System.out.println(self);
21   
22           // name lengths
23           int singerLength = singer.length();
24           int sculptorLength = sculptor.length();
25           int painterLength = painter.length();
26           int dancerLength = dancer.length();
27           int selfLength = self.length();
28           System.out.println();
29           System.out.println("Name 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           // comma locations
37           int singerCommaPosition = singer.indexOf(",");
38           int sculptorCommaPosition = sculptor.indexOf(",");
39           int painterCommaPosition = painter.indexOf(",");
40           int dancerCommaPosition = dancer.indexOf(",");
41           int selfCommaPosition = self.indexOf(",");
42           System.out.println();
43           System.out.println("Comma Positions...");
44           System.out.println(singerCommaPosition);
45           System.out.println(sculptorCommaPosition);
46           System.out.println(painterCommaPosition);
47           System.out.println(dancerCommaPosition);
48           System.out.println(selfCommaPosition);
49   
50           // first names
51           String singerFirst = singer.substring(9,15);
52           String sculptorFirst = sculptor.substring(9,16);
53           String painterFirst = painter.substring(9,14);
54           String dancerFirst = dancer.substring(7,14);
55           String selfFirst = self.substring(7,15);
56           System.out.println();
57           System.out.println("First Names...");
58           System.out.println(singerFirst);
59           System.out.println(sculptorFirst);
60           System.out.println(painterFirst);
61           System.out.println(dancerFirst);
62           System.out.println(selfFirst);
63   
64           // last names
65           String singerLast = singer.substring(0,7);
66           String sculptorLast = sculptor.substring(0,7);
67           String painterLast = painter.substring(0,7);
68           String dancerLast = dancer.substring(0,5);
69           String selfLast = self.substring(0,5);
70           System.out.println();
71           System.out.println("Last Names...");
72           System.out.println(singerLast);
73           System.out.println(sculptorLast);
74           System.out.println(painterLast);
75           System.out.println(dancerLast);
76           System.out.println(selfLast);
77   
78           // first names again
79           System.out.println();
80           System.out.println("First Names, again...");
81           System.out.println(firstName(singer));
82           System.out.println(firstName(sculptor));
83           System.out.println(firstName(painter));
84           System.out.println(firstName(dancer));
85           System.out.println(firstName(self));
86   
87           // last names again
88           System.out.println();
89           System.out.println("Last Names, again...");
90           System.out.println(lastName(singer));
91           System.out.println(lastName(sculptor));
92           System.out.println(lastName(painter));
93           System.out.println(lastName(dancer));
94           System.out.println(lastName(self));
95   
96           // natural names
97           System.out.println();
98           System.out.println("Full names...");
99           System.out.println(fullName(singer));
100          System.out.println(fullName(sculptor));
101          System.out.println(fullName(painter));
102          System.out.println(fullName(dancer));
103          System.out.println(fullName(self));
104      }
105  
106      private static String firstName(String directoryStyleName) {
107          int cp = directoryStyleName.indexOf(", ");
108          int last = directoryStyleName.length();
109          String first = directoryStyleName.substring(cp+2,last);
110          return first;
111      }
112  
113      private static String lastName(String directoryStyleName) {
114          int cp = directoryStyleName.indexOf(", ");
115          String last = directoryStyleName.substring(0,cp);
116          return last;
117      }
118  
119      private static String fullName(String dsn) {
120          String full = firstName(dsn) + " " + lastName(dsn);
121          return full;
122      }
123  
124  }