StringThing.java
1    package stringthing;
2    
3    public class StringThing {
4        public static void main(String[] args) {
5    
6            String singer = "Holiday, Billie";
7            String sculptor = "Claudel, Camille";
8            String painter = "Picasso, Pablo";
9            String dancer = "Zotto, Osvaldo";
10           String self = "Phillips, Tyler";
11   
12           System.out.println("\nNames...");
13           System.out.println(singer);
14           System.out.println(sculptor);
15           System.out.println(painter);
16           System.out.println(dancer);
17           System.out.println(self);
18   
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           System.out.println("\nName lengths...");
27           System.out.println(singerLength);
28           System.out.println(sculptorLength);
29           System.out.println(painterLength);
30           System.out.println(dancerLength);
31           System.out.println(selfLength);
32   
33           //POINT C: COPMUTE AND PRINT THE LOCATION OF THE COMMA WITHIN EACH STRING, NO LABELS
34           int singerCommaPosition = singer.indexOf(",");
35           int sculptorCommaPosition = sculptor.indexOf(",");
36           int painterCommaPosition = painter.indexOf(",");
37           int dancerCommaPosition = dancer.indexOf(",");
38           int selfCommaPosition = self.indexOf(",");
39   
40           System.out.println("\nComma positions...");
41           System.out.println(singerCommaPosition);
42           System.out.println(sculptorCommaPosition);
43           System.out.println(painterCommaPosition);
44           System.out.println(dancerCommaPosition);
45           System.out.println(selfCommaPosition);
46   
47           // POINT D: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE FIVE FIRST NAMES, WITH NO LABELS
48           String singerFirst = singer.substring(singerCommaPosition+2);
49           String sculptorFirst = sculptor.substring(sculptorCommaPosition+2);
50           String paintererFirst = painter.substring(painterCommaPosition+2);
51           String dancerFirst = dancer.substring(dancerCommaPosition+2);
52           String selfFirst = self.substring(selfCommaPosition+2);
53   
54           System.out.println("\nFirst names...");
55           System.out.println(singerFirst);
56           System.out.println(sculptorFirst);
57           System.out.println(paintererFirst);
58           System.out.println(dancerFirst);
59           System.out.println(selfFirst);
60   
61           // POINT E: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE FIVE LAST NAMES, WITH NO LABELS
62           String singerLast = singer.substring(0,singerCommaPosition);
63           String sculptorLast = sculptor.substring(0,sculptorCommaPosition);
64           String paintererLast = painter.substring(0,painterCommaPosition);
65           String dancerLast = dancer.substring(0,dancerCommaPosition);
66           String selfLast = self.substring(0,selfCommaPosition);
67   
68           System.out.println("\nLast names...");
69           System.out.println(singerLast);
70           System.out.println(sculptorLast);
71           System.out.println(paintererLast);
72           System.out.println(dancerLast);
73           System.out.println(selfLast);
74   
75           //POINT F: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE FIRST NAMES, AGAIN
76           System.out.println("\nFirst names, once again...");
77           System.out.println(firstName(singer));
78           System.out.println(firstName(sculptor));
79           System.out.println(firstName(painter));
80           System.out.println(firstName(dancer));
81           System.out.println(firstName(self));
82   
83           // POINT G: COPMUTE 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   
91           // POINT H: COPMUTE AND PRINT THE FULL NAMES, NATURAL STYLE
92           System.out.println("\nFull names, natural style...");
93           System.out.println(fullName(singer));
94           System.out.println(fullName(sculptor));
95           System.out.println(fullName(painter));
96           System.out.println(fullName(dancer));
97           System.out.println(fullName(self));
98   
99       }
100  
101      private static String firstName(String directoryStyleName) {
102          int commaPosition = directoryStyleName.indexOf(",");
103          return directoryStyleName.substring(commaPosition+2);
104      }
105  
106      private static String lastName(String directoryStyleName) {
107          int commaPosition = directoryStyleName.indexOf(",");
108          return directoryStyleName.substring(0,commaPosition);
109      }
110  
111      private static String fullName(String dsn) {
112          String full = firstName(dsn) + " " + lastName(dsn);
113          return full;
114      }
115  
116  }
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