/**
 * The methods in this class illustrate the use of Strings.
 * 
 * @author Brad Richards
 * @version 1.0
 */
public class StringExamples
{

    /**
     * Takes a string like "Brad Richards" and returns just
     * the first name, "Brad". 
     * 
     * @param fullName A string representing the user's full name.
     * @return Just the user's first name.
     */
    public String firstName(String fullName)
    {
        // Use indexOf to find the position of the space
        // Then use substring to chop off the right number of characters
        int indexOfSpace = fullName.indexOf(" ");
        if (indexOfSpace >= 0) {
            String firstName = fullName.substring(0,indexOfSpace);
            return firstName;
        }
        else {
            return fullName;
        }
    }

    public String firstName_shorter(String fullName)
    {
        return fullName.substring(0, fullName.indexOf(" "));
    }

    /**
     * I want to take a name like "Bradley Eric Richards" and
     * just chop out and return the "Eric" part.
     * @param fullName  A name that includes a middle name
     * @return  Just the middle name
     */
    public String middleName(String fullName)
    {
        // To Do:
        // Find position of first space
        int indexOfSpace = fullName.indexOf(" ");
        // Chop off everything up to and including first space
        String allButFirst = fullName.substring(indexOfSpace+1);
        // Look for the NEXT space
        indexOfSpace = allButFirst.indexOf(" ");
        // Chop off and return everything up to the next space
        String middle = allButFirst.substring(0,indexOfSpace);
        return middle; // For now...
    }
    
    
    public String middleName_shorter(String fullName)
    {
        // To Do:
        // Find position of first space
        int indexOfSpace = fullName.indexOf(" ");
        // Chop off everything up to and including first space
        String allButFirst = fullName.substring(indexOfSpace+1);
        return firstName(allButFirst); // For now...
    }
}