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    
10           //POINT A: CREATE AND PRINT SOME STRINGS THAT REPRESENT NAMES
11           String singer = "Holiday, Billie";
12           String sculptor = "Claudel, Camille";
13           String painter = "Picasso, Pablo";
14           String dancer = "Zotto, Osvaldo";
15           String self = "Green, Nathan";
16           System.out.println("\nNames ...");
17           System.out.println("Holiday, Billie");
18           System.out.println("Claudel, Camille");
19           System.out.println("Picasso, Pablo");
20           System.out.println("Zotto, Osvaldo");
21           System.out.println("Green, Nathan");
22   
23   
24           //POINT B: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE LENGTHS OF THE STRINGS, WITHOUT LABEL
25           int singerLength = singer.length();
26           int sculptorLength = sculptor.length();
27           int painterLength = painter.length();
28           int dancerLength = dancer.length();
29           int selfLength = self.length();
30           System.out.println("\nName lengths ...");
31           System.out.println("singerLength = " + singerLength);
32           System.out.println("sculptorLength = " + sculptorLength);
33           System.out.println("painterLength = " + painterLength);
34           System.out.println("dancerLength = " + dancerLength);
35           System.out.println("selfLength = " + selfLength);
36   
37   
38           //POINT C: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE LOCATION OF THE COMMA WITHIN EACH STRING, NO LABELS
39           int singerCommaPosition = singer.indexOf(",");
40           int sculptorCommaPosition = sculptor.indexOf(",");
41           int painterCommaPosition = painter.indexOf(",");
42           int dancerCommaPosition = dancer.indexOf(",");
43           int selfCommaPosition = self.indexOf(",");
44   
45           System.out.println("\nComma positions...");
46           System.out.println(singerCommaPosition);
47           System.out.println(sculptorCommaPosition);
48           System.out.println(painterCommaPosition);
49           System.out.println(dancerCommaPosition);
50           System.out.println(selfCommaPosition);
51   
52   
53           //POINT D: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE FIVE FIRST NAMES, WITH NO LABELS
54           String singerFirst = singer.substring(7);
55           String sculptorFirst = sculptor.substring(7);
56           String painterFirst = painter.substring(7);
57           String dancerFirst = dancer.substring(5);
58           String selfFirst = self.substring(5);
59           System.out.println("\nFirst names...");
60           System.out.println(singerFirst);
61           System.out.println(sculptorFirst);
62           System.out.println(painterFirst);
63           System.out.println(dancerFirst);
64           System.out.println(selfFirst);
65   
66           //POINT E: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE FIVE LAST NAMES, WITH NO LABELS
67           String singerLast = singer.substring(0, 7);
68           String sculptorLast = sculptor.substring(0, 7);
69           String painterLast = singer.substring(0, 7);
70           String dancerLast = dancer.substring(0, 5);
71           String selfLast = self.substring(0, 5);
72           System.out.println("\nLast names...");
73           System.out.println(singerLast);
74           System.out.println(sculptorLast);
75           System.out.println(painterLast);
76           System.out.println(dancerLast);
77           System.out.println(selfLast);
78   
79           //POINT F: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE FIRST NAMES, AGAIN
80           System.out.println("\nFirst names, once 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           //POINT G: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE LAST NAMES, AGAIN
88           System.out.println("\nLast names, once again ...");
89           System.out.println(LastName(singer));
90           System.out.println(LastName(sculptor));
91          System.out.println(LastName(painter));
92          System.out.println(LastName(dancer));
93           System.out.println(LastName(self));
94   
95           //POINT H: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE FULL NAMES, NATURAL STYLE
96           System.out.println("\nFull names, natural style ...");
97           System.out.println(fullName(singer));
98           System.out.println(fullName(sculptor));
99           System.out.println(fullName(painter));
100          System.out.println(fullName(dancer));
101          System.out.println(fullName(self));
102  
103      }
104  
105      private static String fullName(String dsn) {
106          return firstName(dsn) + " " + LastName(dsn);
107      }
108  
109      private static String LastName(String directoryStyleName) {
110          int positionofComma = directoryStyleName.indexOf(",");
111          String LastName = directoryStyleName.substring(0,positionofComma);
112          return LastName;
113  
114      }
115  
116      private static String firstName(String directoryStyleName) {
117          int positionofComma = directoryStyleName.indexOf(",");
118          String FirstName = directoryStyleName.substring(positionofComma +2);
119          return FirstName;
120      }
121  
122  }
123