1    /* 
2     * This program will do a bit of character string processing. 
3     */
4    
5    package stringthing;
6    
7    public class StringThing {
8    
9        public static void main(String[] args) {
10           //POINT A: CREATE A 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 = "Newell, Rachel";
16           System.out.println("\nNames ...");
17           System.out.println(singer);
18           System.out.println(sculptor);
19           System.out.println(painter);
20           System.out.println(dancer);
21           System.out.println(self);
22   
23           //POINT B: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE LENGTHS OF THE STRINGS, WITHOUT LABELS
24           int singerLength = singer.length();
25           int sculptorLength = sculptor.length();
26           int painterLength = painter.length();
27           int dancerLength = dancer.length();
28           int selfLength = self.length();
29           System.out.println("\nNames 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   
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           System.out.println("\nComma positions ...");
45           System.out.println(singerCommaPosition);
46           System.out.println(sculptorCommaPosition);
47           System.out.println(painterCommaPosition);
48           System.out.println(dancerCommaPosition);
49           System.out.println(selfCommaPosition);
50   
51          //POINT D: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE FIVE FIRST NAMES, WITH NO LABELS
52           String singerFirst =  singer.substring(8);
53           String scluptorFirst =  sculptor.substring(8);
54           String painterFirst =  painter.substring(8);
55           String dancerFirst =  dancer.substring(6);
56           String selfFirst =  self.substring(7);
57           System.out.println("\nFirst names ...");
58           System.out.println(singerFirst);
59           System.out.println(scluptorFirst);
60           System.out.println(painterFirst);
61           System.out.println(dancerFirst);
62           System.out.println(selfFirst);
63   
64           //POINT E: cOMPUTE AND PRINT THE FIVE LAST NAMES, WITH NO LABELS
65           String singerLast = singer.substring(0,6);
66           String sculptorLast = sculptor.substring(0,6);
67           String painterLast = painter.substring(0,6);
68           String dancerLast = dancer.substring(0,4);
69           String selfLast = self.substring(0,5);
70           System.out.println("\nLast names ...");
71           System.out.println(singerLast);
72           System.out.println(sculptorLast);
73           System.out.println(painterLast);
74           System.out.println(dancerLast);
75           System.out.println(selfLast);
76   
77           //POINT F: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE FIRST NAMES, AGAIN
78           System.out.println("\nFirst names, once again ...");
79           System.out.println(firstName(singer));
80           System.out.println(firstName(sculptor));
81           System.out.println(firstName(painter));
82           System.out.println(firstName(dancer));
83           System.out.println(firstName(self));
84   
85           //POINT G: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE LAST NAMES, AGAIN
86           System.out.println("\nLast names, once again ...");
87           System.out.println(lastName(singer));
88           System.out.println(lastName(sculptor));
89           System.out.println(lastName(painter));
90           System.out.println(lastName(dancer));
91           System.out.println(lastName(self));
92   
93   
94           //POINT H: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE FULL NAMES, NATURAL STYLE
95           System.out.println("\nFull names, once again ...");
96           System.out.println(fullname(singer));
97           System.out.println(fullname(sculptor));
98           System.out.println(fullname(painter));
99           System.out.println(fullname(dancer));
100          System.out.println(fullname(self));
101  
102      }
103  
104      private static String fullname(String dsn) {
105          int spaceLocation = dsn.indexOf(" ");
106          int commaLocation = dsn.indexOf(",");
107          String firstname = dsn.substring(spaceLocation );
108          String lastname = dsn.substring(0,commaLocation +1);
109          return lastname + firstname;
110  
111  
112  
113  
114      }
115  
116      private static String lastName(String directoryStyleName) {
117          int commaLocation = directoryStyleName.indexOf(",");
118          return directoryStyleName.substring(0,commaLocation);
119      }
120  
121      private static String firstName(String directoryStyleName) {
122          int spaceLocation = directoryStyleName.indexOf(" ");
123          return directoryStyleName.substring(spaceLocation + 1);
124      }
125  }
126