/* 
 * Program to illustrate some basic character string processing functionality. 
 */

package stringthing;

public class StringOps {
    public static void main(String[] args){
        // ESTABLISH SOME STRINGS
        String date ="Wednesday, October 18, 1995";
        String time = "8 AM";
        String lab = "String Thing";

        //COMPUTE THE LENGTHS OF THE STRINGS
        int dateLength = date.length();
        int timeLength = time.length();
        int labLength = lab.length();
        System.out.println("\ndateLength="+dateLength);
        System.out.println("timeLength="+timeLength);
        System.out.println("labLength="+labLength);

        //COMPUTE SOME POSITIONS
        int p1 =date.indexOf(",");
        int p2 =time.indexOf(" ");
        int p3 =lab.indexOf("ing");
        System.out.println("\np1 ="+p1);
        System.out.println("p2 ="+p2);
        System.out.println("p3 ="+p3);

        // COMPUTER SOME 1 ARGUMENT SUBSTRING VALUES
        System.out.println("\ndate.substring(0,9)="+date.substring(0,9));
        System.out.println("time.substring(2,4)="+time.substring(2,4));
        System.out.println("lab.substring(7,8)="+ lab.substring(7,8));


        // COMPUTE SOME 2 ARGUMENT SUBSTRING VALUES
        System.out.println("\ndate.substring(11)="+ date.substring(11));
        System.out.println("time.substring(2)="+ time.substring(2));
        System.out.println("lab.substring(7)="+ lab.substring(7));


        // CREATE A STRING
       String line = date + "|"+ time +"|" + lab;
       System.out.println("\nline="+line);

    }
}