/* this program will do some character string processing */ package stringthing; public class StringThing { public static void main(String[] args){ //point A: create and print some strings that represent names String singer = "Holiday, Billie"; String sculptor = "Claudel, Camille"; String painter = "Picasso, Pablo"; String dancer = "Zotto, Osvaldo"; String self = "Whyte, Caleb"; System.out.println("\nNames..."); System.out.println(singer); System.out.println(sculptor); System.out.println(painter); System.out.println(dancer); System.out.println(self); //point B: compute and print the lengths of the strings, w/out labels int singerLength = singer.length(); int sculptorLength = sculptor.length(); int painterLength = painter.length(); int dancerLength = dancer.length(); int selfLength = self.length(); System.out.println("\nName Lengths..."); System.out.println(singerLength); System.out.println(sculptorLength); System.out.println(painterLength); System.out.println(dancerLength); System.out.println(selfLength); //point C: compute and print the location of the comma w/in each string, no labels int singerCommaPosition = singer.indexOf(","); int sculptorCommaPosition = sculptor.indexOf(","); int painterCommaPosition = painter.indexOf(","); int dancerCommaPosition = dancer.indexOf(","); int selfCommaPosition = self.indexOf(","); System.out.println("\nComma Positions..."); System.out.println(singerCommaPosition); System.out.println(sculptorCommaPosition); System.out.println(painterCommaPosition); System.out.println(dancerCommaPosition); System.out.println(selfCommaPosition); //point D: compute and print the five first names, no labels String singerFirst = singer.substring(9,15); String sculptorFirst = sculptor.substring(9,16); String painterFirst = painter.substring(9,14); String dancerFirst = dancer.substring(7,14); String selfFirst = self.substring(7,12); System.out.println("\nFirst Names..."); System.out.println(singerFirst); System.out.println(sculptorFirst); System.out.println(painterFirst); System.out.println(dancerFirst); System.out.println(selfFirst); //point E: compute and print the five last names, no labels String singerLast = singer.substring(0,7); String sculptorLast = sculptor.substring(0,7); String painterLast = painter.substring(0,7); String dancerLast = dancer.substring(0,5); String selfLast = self.substring(0,5); System.out.println("\nLast Names..."); System.out.println(singerLast); System.out.println(sculptorLast); System.out.println(painterLast); System.out.println(dancerLast); System.out.println(selfLast); //point F: compute and print the first names, again System.out.println("\nFirst Names, once again..."); System.out.println(firstName(singer)); System.out.println(firstName(sculptor)); System.out.println(firstName(painter)); System.out.println(firstName(dancer)); System.out.println(firstName(self)); //point G: compute and print the last names, again System.out.println("\nLast names, once again..."); System.out.println(lastName(singer)); System.out.println(lastName(sculptor)); System.out.println(lastName(painter)); System.out.println(lastName(dancer)); System.out.println(lastName(self)); //point H: compute and print the full names, natural style System.out.println("\nFull names, natural style..."); System.out.println(fullName(singer)); System.out.println(fullName(sculptor)); System.out.println(fullName(painter)); System.out.println(fullName(dancer)); System.out.println(fullName(self)); } private static String firstName(String directoryStyleName) { int nameStart = directoryStyleName.indexOf(","); String firstName = directoryStyleName.substring(nameStart + 2); return firstName; } private static String lastName(String directoryStyleName) { int lastEnd = directoryStyleName.indexOf(","); String lastName = directoryStyleName.substring(0,lastEnd); return lastName; } private static String fullName(String directoryStyleName){ int nameStart = directoryStyleName.indexOf(","); String firstName = directoryStyleName.substring(nameStart + 2); int lastEnd = directoryStyleName.indexOf(","); String lastName = directoryStyleName.substring(0,lastEnd); String gap = " "; return firstName + gap + lastName; } }