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 = "Nathan, Bahr";
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           // POINT D: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE FIVE FIRST NAMES, WITH NO LABELS
48           String singerFirst = singer.substring(0, 7);
49           String sculptorFirst = sculptor.substring(0, 7);
50           String painterFirst = painter.substring(0, 7);
51           String dancerFirst = dancer.substring(0, 5);
52           String selfFirst = self.substring(0, 6);
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 FIVE LAST NAMES, WITH NO LABELS
61           String singerLast = singer.substring(9);
62           String sculptorLast = sculptor.substring(9);
63           String painterLast = painter.substring(9);
64           String dancerLast = dancer.substring(7);
65           String selfLast = self.substring(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       private static String fullName(String dsn) {
99           return dsn.substring(0, dsn.indexOf(",")) + dsn.substring(dsn.indexOf(" "));
100      }
101  
102      private static String lastName(String directoryStyleName) {
103          return directoryStyleName.substring(directoryStyleName.indexOf(" "));
104      }
105  
106      private static String firstName(String directoryStyleName) {
107  return directoryStyleName.substring(0,directoryStyleName.indexOf(","));
108      }
109  }
110