1    /* 
2    *This program will do a bit of character string processing. 
3     */
4    package stringthing;
5    
6    public class StringThing {
7    
8        public static void main(String[] args) {
9            //POINT A: CREATE A PRINT SOME STRINGS THAT REPRESENT NAMES
10           String singer = ("Holiday, Billie");
11           String sculptor = ("Claudel, Camille");
12           String painter = ("Picasso, Pablo");
13           String dancer = ("Zotto, Osvaldo");
14           String self = ("Siracuse, Rose");
15   
16           System.out.println("\nNames...");
17           System.out.println("singer = " + singer);
18           System.out.println("sculptor = " + sculptor);
19           System.out.println("painter = " + painter);
20           System.out.println("dancer = " + dancer);
21           System.out.println("self = " + self);
22   
23   
24           //POINT B: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE LENGTHS OF THE STRINGS, WITHOUT LABELS
25           int singerLength = singer.length();
26           System.out.println("Singer length = " + singerLength);
27           int sculptorLength = sculptor.length();
28           System.out.println("Sculptor length = " + sculptorLength);
29           int painterLength = painter.length();
30           System.out.println("Painter length = " + painterLength);
31           int dancerLength = dancer.length();
32           System.out.println("Dancer length = " + dancerLength);
33           int selfLength = self.length();
34           System.out.println("Self length = " + selfLength);
35   
36           System.out.println("\nName lengths...");
37           System.out.println(singerLength);
38           System.out.println(sculptorLength);
39           System.out.println(painterLength);
40           System.out.println(dancerLength);
41           System.out.println(selfLength);
42   
43           //POINT C: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE LOCATION OF THE COMMA WITHIN EACH STRING, NO LABELS
44           int singerCommaPosition = singer.indexOf(",");
45           int sculptorCommaPosition = sculptor.indexOf(",");
46           int painterCommaPosition = painter.indexOf(",");
47           int dancerCommaPosition = dancer.indexOf(",");
48           int selfCommaPosition = self.indexOf(",");
49   
50           System.out.println("\nComma positions...");
51           System.out.println(singerCommaPosition);
52           System.out.println(sculptorCommaPosition);
53           System.out.println(painterCommaPosition);
54           System.out.println(dancerCommaPosition);
55           System.out.println(selfCommaPosition);
56   
57           //POINT D: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE FIVE FIRST NAMES, WITH NO LABELS
58           String singerFirst = singer.substring(singerCommaPosition);
59           String sculptorFirst = sculptor.substring(sculptorCommaPosition);
60           String painterFirst = painter.substring(painterCommaPosition);
61           String dancerFirst = dancer.substring(dancerCommaPosition);
62           String selfFirst = self.substring(selfCommaPosition);
63   
64           System.out.println("\nFirst names...");
65           System.out.println(singerFirst);
66           System.out.println(sculptorFirst);
67           System.out.println(painterFirst);
68           System.out.println(dancerFirst);
69           System.out.println(selfFirst);
70   
71           //POINT E: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE FIVE LAST NAMES, WITH NO LABELS
72   
73           String singerLast = singer.substring(0, sculptorCommaPosition);
74           String sculptorLast = sculptor.substring(0, sculptorCommaPosition);
75           String painterLast = painter.substring(0,painterCommaPosition);
76           String dancerLast = dancer.substring(0, dancerCommaPosition);
77           String selfLast = self.substring(0, selfCommaPosition);
78   
79           System.out.println("\nLast names...");
80           System.out.println(singerLast);
81           System.out.println(sculptorLast);
82           System.out.println(painterLast);
83           System.out.println(dancerLast);
84           System.out.println(selfLast);
85   
86           //POINT F: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE FIRST NAMES, AGAIN
87            System.out.println("\nFirst names, once again...");
88            System.out.println(firstName(singer));
89            System.out.println(firstName(sculptor));
90            System.out.println(firstName(painter));
91            System.out.println(firstName(dancer));
92            System.out.println(firstName(self));
93   
94           //POINT G: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE LAST NAMES, AGAIN
95            System.out.println("\nLast names, once again ...");
96            System.out.println(lastName(singer));
97            System.out.println(lastName(sculptor));
98            System.out.println(lastName(painter));
99            System.out.println(lastName(dancer));
100           System.out.println(lastName(self));
101  
102          //POINT H: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE FULL NAMES, NATURAL STYLE
103          System.out.println("\nFull names, natural style ...");
104          System.out.println(fullName(singer));
105          System.out.println(fullName(sculptor));
106          System.out.println(fullName(painter));
107          System.out.println(fullName(dancer));
108          System.out.println(fullName(self));
109  
110      }
111  
112      private static String fullName(String dsn) {
113          String LastName = lastName(dsn);
114          String FirstName = firstName(dsn);
115          return FirstName + " " + LastName;
116      }
117  
118      private static String lastName(String directoryStyleName) {
119          int CommaPosition = directoryStyleName.indexOf(",");
120          String LastName =  directoryStyleName.substring(0, CommaPosition);
121          return LastName;
122      }
123  
124      private static String firstName(String directoryStyleName) {
125          int CommaPosition = directoryStyleName.indexOf(",");
126          String FirstName =  directoryStyleName.substring(CommaPosition);
127          return FirstName;
128      }
129  }
130