1 /*
 2  * Program to illustrate basic character string processing functionality.
 3  */
 4 package stringthing;
 5 
 6 /**
 7  *
 8  * @author mbilodea
 9  */
10 public class StringOps {
11 
12     /**
13      * @param args the command line arguments
14      */
15     public static void main(String[] args) {
16         
17         // ESTABLISH SOME STRINGS
18         String date = "Thursday, October 11, 2018";
19         String time = "2:20 PM";
20         String lab = "String Thing";
21         
22         // COMPUTER THE LENGTHS OF THE STRINGS
23         int dateLength = date.length();
24         int timeLength = time.length();
25         int labLength = lab.length();
26         System.out.println("\ndateLength = " + dateLength);
27         System.out.println("timeLength = " + timeLength);
28         System.out.println("labLength = " + labLength);
29         
30         // COMPUTE SOME POSITIONS
31         int p1 = date.indexOf(",");
32         int p2 = time.indexOf(" ");
33         int p3 = lab.indexOf("ing");
34         System.out.println("\np1 = " + p1);
35         System.out.println("p2 = " + p2);
36         System.out.println("p3 = " + p3);
37         
38         // COMPUTE SOME 2 ARGUMENT SUBSTRING VALUES
39         System.out.println("\ndate.substring(0,9) = " + date.substring(0,9));
40         System.out.println("time.substring(2,4) = " + time.substring(2,4));
41         System.out.println("lab.substring(7,8) = " + lab.substring(7,8));
42         
43         // COMPUTE SOME 1 ARGUMENT SUBSTRING VALUES
44         System.out.println("\ndate.substring(11) = " + date.substring(11));
45         System.out.println("time.substring(2) = " + time.substring(2));
46         System.out.println("lab.substring(7) = " + lab.substring(7));
47         
48         // CREATE A STRING
49         String line = date + " | " + time + " | " + lab;
50         System.out.println("\nline = " + line);
51     }
52     
53 }
54