1    //Program does a bit of character processing
2    
3    package stringthing;
4    
5    public class StringThing {
6    
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 = "Lovell, Owen";
14   
15           System.out.println("\nNames ...");
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           //POINT B: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE LENGTHS OF THE STRINGS, WITHOUT LABELS
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   
29           System.out.println("\nName 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           //POINT C: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE LOCATIONS OF THE COMMA WITHIN EACH STRING, NO LABELS
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   
43           System.out.println("\nComma 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           //POINT D: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE FIVE FIRST NAMES, WITH NO LABELS
51           String singerFirst = singer.substring(8);
52           String sculptorFirst = sculptor.substring(8);
53           String painterFirst = painter.substring(8);
54           String dancerFirst = dancer.substring(6);
55           String selfFirst = self.substring(7);
56   
57           System.out.println("\nFirst 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   
65           //POINT E: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE LAST NAMES, WITH NO LABELS
66           String singerLast = singer.substring(0, 7);
67           String sculptorLast = sculptor.substring(0, 7);
68           String painterLast = painter.substring(0, 7);
69           String dancerLast = dancer.substring(0, 5);
70           String selfLast = self.substring(0, 6);
71   
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 firstName(String directoryStyleName) {
106          int positionOfComma = directoryStyleName.indexOf(",");
107          String firstName = directoryStyleName.substring(positionOfComma + 2);
108          return firstName;
109      }
110      private static String lastName(String directoryStyleName) {
111          int positionOfComma = directoryStyleName.indexOf(",");
112          String lastName = directoryStyleName.substring(0,positionOfComma);
113          return lastName;
114      }
115  
116      private static String fullName(String dsn) {
117          return firstName(dsn) + " " + lastName(dsn);
118      }
119  
120      
121  
122  }
123