1    
2    ///This program will do a bit of character string processing.
3    
4    package stringthing;
5    public class StringThing {
6        public static void main(String[] args) {
7    // POINT A: CREATE A PRINT SOME STRINGS THAT REPRESENT NAMES
8            String singer = "Holiday, Billie";
9            String sculptor = "Claudel, Camille";
10           String painter = "Picasso, Pablo";
11           String dancer = "Zotto, Osvaldo";
12           String self = "Fisher, Raymond";
13           System.out.println("\nNames ...");
14           System.out.println(singer);
15           System.out.println(sculptor);
16           System.out.println(painter);
17           System.out.println(dancer);
18           System.out.println(self);
19   // POINT B: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE LENGTHS OF THE STRINGS, WITHOUT LABELS
20           int singerLength = singer.length();
21           int sculptorLength = sculptor.length();
22           int painterLength = painter.length();
23           int dancerLength = dancer.length();
24           int selfLength = self.length();
25   
26   
27           System.out.println("\nName lengths ...");
28           System.out.println("\nsinger length = " + singerLength);
29           System.out.println("sculptor Length = " + sculptorLength);
30           System.out.println("painter length = " + painterLength);
31           System.out.println("dancer length = " + dancerLength);
32           System.out.println("self length = " + 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   
41           System.out.println("\nComma positions ... = ");
42           System.out.println(singerCommaPosition);
43           System.out.println(sculptorCommaPosition);
44           System.out.println(painterCommaPosition);
45           System.out.println(dancerCommaPosition);
46           System.out.println(selfCommaPosition);
47   
48   // POINT D: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE FIVE FIRST NAMES, WITH NO LABELS
49           String singerFirst = singer.substring(9);
50           String sculptorFirst = sculptor.substring(9);
51           String painterFirst = painter.substring(9);
52           String dancerFirst = dancer.substring(7);
53           String selfFirst = self.substring(8);
54   
55           System.out.println("\nFirst names ...");
56           System.out.println(singerFirst);
57           System.out.println(sculptorFirst);
58           System.out.println(painterFirst);
59           System.out.println(dancerFirst);
60           System.out.println(selfFirst);
61   
62   // POINT E: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE FIVE LAST NAMES, WITH NO LABELS
63           String singerLast = singer.substring(0, singerCommaPosition);
64           String sculptorLast = sculptor.substring(0, sculptorCommaPosition);
65           String painterLast = painter.substring(0, painterCommaPosition);
66           String dancerLast = dancer.substring(0, dancerCommaPosition);
67           String selfLast = self.substring(0, selfCommaPosition);
68   
69           System.out.println("\nLast names ...");
70           System.out.println(singerLast);
71           System.out.println(sculptorLast);
72           System.out.println(painterLast);
73           System.out.println(dancerLast);
74           System.out.println(selfLast);
75   
76   // POINT F: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE FIRST NAMES, AGAIN
77           System.out.println("\nFirst names, once again ...");
78           System.out.println(firstName(singer));
79           System.out.println(firstName(sculptor));
80           System.out.println(firstName(painter));
81           System.out.println(firstName(dancer));
82           System.out.println(firstName(self));
83   // POINT G: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE LAST NAMES, AGAIN
84           System.out.println("\nLast names, once again ...");
85           System.out.println(lastName(singer));
86           System.out.println(lastName(sculptor));
87           System.out.println(lastName(painter));
88           System.out.println(lastName(dancer));
89           System.out.println(lastName(self));
90   // POINT H: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE FULL NAMES, NATURAL STYLE
91           System.out.println("\nFull names, natural style ...");
92           System.out.println(fullName(singer));
93           System.out.println(fullName(sculptor));
94           System.out.println(fullName(painter));
95           System.out.println(fullName(dancer));
96           System.out.println(fullName(self));
97   
98       }
99   
100      private static String firstName(String directoryStyleName) {
101          int positionOfComma = directoryStyleName.indexOf(",");
102          String firstName = directoryStyleName.substring(positionOfComma + 2);     ///Without the +2 the comma shows in the output
103          return firstName;
104      }
105  
106      private static String lastName(String directoryStyleName) {
107          int positionOfComma = directoryStyleName.indexOf(",");
108          String lastName = directoryStyleName.substring(0,positionOfComma);
109          return lastName;
110      }
111      private static String fullName(String directoryStyleName) {
112          return firstName(directoryStyleName) + " "+ lastName(directoryStyleName);
113      }
114  
115  }
116