1    package stringthing;
2    public class StringThing {
3    
4       public static void main(String[] args) {
5    // POINT A: CREATE A PRINT SOME STRINGS THAT REPRESENT NAMES
6            String singer = "Holiday, Billie";
7            String sculptor = "Claudel, Camille";
8            String painter = "Picasso, Pablo";
9            String dancer ="Zotto, Osvaldo";
10           String self = "Cruz, Miguel";
11   
12           System.out.println("\nNames ...");
13   
14           System.out.println(singer);
15           System.out.println(sculptor);
16           System.out.println(painter);
17           System.out.println(dancer);
18           System.out.println(self);
19   
20   // POINT B: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE LENGTHS OF THE STRINGS, WITHOUT LABELS
21           int singerLength = singer.length();
22           int sculptorLength = sculptor.length();
23           int painterLength = painter.length();
24           int dancerLength = dancer.length();
25           int selfLength = self.length();
26   
27           System.out.println("\nName lengths ...");
28   
29           System.out.println(singerLength);
30           System.out.println(sculptorLength);
31           System.out.println(painterLength);
32           System.out.println(dancerLength);
33           System.out.println(selfLength);
34   
35   
36   // POINT C: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE LOCATION OF THE COMMA WITHIN EACH STRING, NO LABELS
37           int singerCommaPosition = singer.indexOf(",");
38           int sculptorCommaPosition = sculptor.indexOf(",");
39           int painterCommaPosition = painter.indexOf(",");
40           int dancerCommaPosition = dancer.indexOf(",");
41           int selfCommaPosition = self.indexOf(",");
42   
43           System.out.println("\nComma positions ...");
44   
45           System.out.println(singerCommaPosition);
46           System.out.println(sculptorCommaPosition);
47           System.out.println(painterCommaPosition);
48           System.out.println(dancerCommaPosition);
49           System.out.println(selfCommaPosition);
50   
51   // POINT D: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE FIVE FIRST NAMES, WITH NO LABELS
52           String singerFirst = singer.substring(singerCommaPosition+2);
53           String sculptorFirst = sculptor.substring(sculptorCommaPosition+2);
54           String painterFirst = painter.substring(painterCommaPosition+2);
55           String dancerFirst = dancer.substring(dancerCommaPosition+2);
56           String selfFirst = self.substring(selfCommaPosition+2);
57   
58           System.out.println("\nFirst names ...");
59   
60           System.out.println(singerFirst);
61           System.out.println(sculptorFirst);
62           System.out.println(painterFirst);
63           System.out.println(dancerFirst);
64           System.out.println(selfFirst);
65   // POINT E: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE FIVE LAST NAMES, WITH NO LABELS
66           String singerLast = singer.substring(0, singerCommaPosition  );
67           String sculptorLast = sculptor.substring(0 ,sculptorCommaPosition);
68           String painterLast = painter.substring( 0, painterCommaPosition);
69           String dancerLast = dancer.substring( 0, dancerCommaPosition);
70           String selfLast = self.substring( 0, selfCommaPosition);
71   
72           System.out.println("\nLast names ...");
73   
74           System.out.println(singerLast);
75           System.out.println(sculptorLast);
76           System.out.println(painterLast);
77           System.out.println(dancerLast);
78           System.out.println(selfLast);
79   
80   // POINT F: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE FIRST NAMES, AGAIN
81   
82   
83   
84           System.out.println("\nFirst names, once again ...");
85           System.out.println(firstName(singer));
86           System.out.println(firstName(sculptor));
87           System.out.println(firstName(painter));
88           System.out.println(firstName(dancer));
89           System.out.println(firstName(self));
90   
91   // // POINT G: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE LAST NAMES, AGAIN
92   
93           System.out.println("\nLast names, once again ...");
94           System.out.println(lastName(singer));
95           System.out.println(lastName(sculptor));
96           System.out.println(lastName(painter));
97           System.out.println(lastName(dancer));
98           System.out.println(lastName(self));
99   
100  // // POINT H: COMPUTE AND PRINT THE FULL NAMES, NATURAL STYLE
101          System.out.println("\nFull names, natural style ...");
102          System.out.println(fullName(singer));
103          System.out.println(fullName(sculptor));
104          System.out.println(fullName(painter));
105          System.out.println(fullName(dancer));
106          System.out.println(fullName(self));
107  
108  
109  
110      }
111  
112      private static String firstName(String directoryStyleName) {
113          String firstName = directoryStyleName.substring(2+directoryStyleName.indexOf(","));
114  
115          return firstName;
116  
117      }
118  
119      private static String lastName(String directoryStyleName) {
120  
121         String lastName = directoryStyleName.substring(0, directoryStyleName.indexOf(","));
122  
123          return lastName;
124  
125      }
126  
127  
128      private static String fullName(String directoryStyleName) {
129  
130  
131          return firstName(directoryStyleName ) + " " + lastName(directoryStyleName );
132  
133      }
134  }
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