1    /* 
2    * This program will do a bit of character string processing 
3     */
4    
5    
6    package stringthing;
7    
8    public class StringThing {
9    
10       public static void main(String[] args) {
11           // POINT A: CREATE A PRINT SOME STRINGS THAT REPRESENT NAMES
12           String singer = " Holiday, Billie";
13           String sculptor = "Claudel, Camille";
14           String painter = "Picasso, Pablo";
15           String dancer = "Zotto, Osvaldo";
16           String self = "Sullivan, Sahalie";
17           System.out.println("\nNames . . .");
18           System.out.println(singer);
19           System.out.println(sculptor);
20           System.out.println(painter);
21           System.out.println(dancer);
22           System.out.println(self);
23   
24   
25           // POINT B: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE LENGTHS OF THE STRINGS, WITHOUT LABELS
26           int singerLength = singer.length();
27           int dancerLength = dancer.length();
28           int sculptorLength = sculptor.length();
29           int painterLength = painter.length();
30           int selfLength = self.length();
31           System.out.println(singerLength);
32           System.out.println(sculptorLength);
33           System.out.println(painterLength);
34           System.out.println(dancerLength);
35           System.out.println(selfLength);
36   
37   
38           // POINT C: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE LOCATION OF THE COMMA WITHIN EACH STRING, NO LABELS
39           int painterCommaPosition = painter.indexOf(",");
40           int dancerCommaPosition = dancer.indexOf(",");
41           int singerCommaPosition = singer.indexOf(",");
42           int sculptorCommaPosition = sculptor.indexOf(",");
43           int selfCommaPosition = self.indexOf(",");
44           System.out.println(singerCommaPosition);
45           System.out.println(sculptorCommaPosition);
46           System.out.println(painterCommaPosition);
47           System.out.println(dancerCommaPosition);
48           System.out.println(selfCommaPosition);
49   
50           // POINT D: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE FIVE FIRST NAMES, WITH NO LABELS
51           String singerFirst = singer.substring(9);
52           String sculptorFirst = sculptor.substring(9);
53           String painterFirst = painter.substring(9);
54           String selfFirst = self.substring(7);
55           String dancerFirst = dancer.substring(7);
56           System.out.println("\nFirst names . . .");
57           System.out.println(singerFirst);
58           System.out.println(sculptorFirst);
59           System.out.println(painterFirst);
60           System.out.println(dancerFirst);
61           System.out.println(selfFirst);
62   
63           // POINT E: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE FIVE LAST NAMES, WITH NO LABELS
64           String singerLast = singer.substring(0, 7);
65           String sculptorLast = sculptor.substring(0, 7);
66           String painterLast = painter.substring(0, 7);
67           String selfLast = self.substring(0, 8);
68           String dancerLast = dancer.substring(0, 5);
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   
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, AGAIN
95           System.out.println("\nFull names, natural style...");
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  
105      private static String firstName(String directoryStyleName) {
106          int commaPosition = directoryStyleName.indexOf(",");
107          String first = directoryStyleName.substring(2 + commaPosition);
108          return first;
109  
110      }
111  
112      private static String lastName(String directoryStyleName) {
113          int commaPosition = directoryStyleName.indexOf(",");
114          String last = directoryStyleName.substring(0 + commaPosition);
115          return last;
116  
117      }
118      private static String fullName(String fullName){
119          return firstName (fullName) + " " + lastName (fullName);
120  
121  
122      }
123  }
124