StringThing.java
1    package stringthing;
2    
3    import painter.SPainter;
4    
5    public class StringThing {
6        public static void main(String[] args) {
7            // POINT A: CREATE A PRINT SOME STRINGS THAT REPRESENT NAMES
8    
9            String singer = "Holiday, Billie";
10           String sculptor = "Claudel, Camille";
11           String painter = "Picasso, Pablo";
12           String dancer = "Zotto, Osvaldo";
13           String self = "Hernandez, Shirly";
14   
15           System.out.println("\nNames ...");
16   
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   
25           int singerLength = singer.length();
26           int sculptorLength = sculptor.length();
27           int painterLength = painter.length();
28           int dancerLength = dancer.length();
29           int selfLength = self.length();
30   
31           System.out.println("\nName lengths ...");
32           System.out.println(singerLength);
33           System.out.println(sculptorLength);
34           System.out.println(painterLength);
35           System.out.println(dancerLength);
36           System.out.println(selfLength);
37   
38           // POINT C: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE LOCATION OF THE COMMA WITHIN EACH STRING, NO LABELS
39   
40           int singerCommaPosition = singer.indexOf(",");
41           int sculptorCommaPosition = sculptor.indexOf(",");
42           int painterCommaPosition = painter.indexOf(",");
43           int dancerCommaPosition = dancer.indexOf(",");
44           int selfCommaPosition = self.indexOf(",");
45   
46           System.out.println("\nComma positions ...");
47   
48           System.out.println(singerCommaPosition);
49           System.out.println(sculptorCommaPosition);
50           System.out.println(painterCommaPosition);
51           System.out.println(dancerCommaPosition);
52           System.out.println(selfCommaPosition);
53   
54           // POINT D: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE FIVE FIRST NAMES, WITH NO LABELS
55           System.out.println("\nFirst names ...");
56   
57           String singerFirst = singer.substring(9, 15);
58           String sculptorFirst = sculptor.substring(9, 16);
59           String painterFirst = painter.substring(9, 14);
60           String dancerFirst = dancer.substring(7, 14);
61           String selfFirst = self.substring(11, 17);
62   
63           System.out.println(singerFirst);
64           System.out.println(sculptorFirst);
65           System.out.println(painterFirst);
66           System.out.println(dancerFirst);
67           System.out.println(selfFirst);
68   
69           // POINT E: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE FIVE LAST NAMES, WITH NO LABELS
70           System.out.println("\nLast names ...");
71   
72           String singerLast = singer.substring(0, 7);
73           String sculptorLast = sculptor.substring(0, 7);
74           String painterLast = painter.substring(0, 7);
75           String dancerLast = dancer.substring(0, 5);
76           String selfLast = self.substring(0, 9);
77   
78           System.out.println(singerLast);
79           System.out.println(sculptorLast);
80           System.out.println(painterLast);
81           System.out.println(dancerLast);
82           System.out.println(selfLast);
83   
84   //      POINT F: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE FIRST NAMES, AGAIN
85           System.out.println("\nFirst names, once again ...");
86           System.out.println(firstName(singer));
87           System.out.println(firstName(sculptor));
88           System.out.println(firstName(painter));
89           System.out.println(firstName(dancer));
90           System.out.println(firstName(self));
91   
92   
93           // POINT G: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE LAST NAMES, AGAIN
94           System.out.println("\nLast names, once again ...");
95           System.out.println(lastName(singer));
96           System.out.println(lastName(sculptor));
97           System.out.println(lastName(painter));
98           System.out.println(lastName(dancer));
99           System.out.println(lastName(self));
100  
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      private static String fullName(String dsn) {
112          return firstName(dsn) + " " + lastName(dsn) ;
113      }
114  
115      private static String lastName(String directoryStyleName) {
116          int comma = directoryStyleName.indexOf(",");
117          return directoryStyleName.substring(0, comma) ;
118      }
119  
120      private static String firstName(String directoryStyleName) {
121          int space = directoryStyleName.indexOf(" ");
122          return directoryStyleName.substring(space + 1);
123      }
124  
125  }
126