Accessing characters within a string object

Strings example from a Well House Consultants training course
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• Length, size or capacity in Java? - [link]
• String handling - from first steps to practical examples - [link]

Source code: minety.java Module: J707

/* Accessing characters within a string object

Some basic string handling ... but see also the java.util
classes such as StringTokenizer which allow you to do many
similar things, quicker and in shorter code. But you'll
still need the basics that are shown here from time to time.

*/

public class minety
   {
   public static void main(String[] args)
      {
   System.out.print
        ("Please enter a phrase : ");

   String you_said = WellHouseInput.readLine();

   System.out.println("you said " + you_said);
   System.out.println("length of data " +
                            you_said.length());
   int posn=-1;
   while ((posn = you_said.indexOf(' ',posn+1))>=0)
      System.out.println ("Space at position "+posn);
   }
}

/* Sample output:

munchkin:j707 grahamellis$ java minety
Please enter a phrase : Come as a student, leave as a friend!
you said Come as a student, leave as a friend!
length of data 37
Space at position 4
Space at position 7
Space at position 9
Space at position 18
Space at position 24
Space at position 27
Space at position 29
munchkin:j707 grahamellis$

*/

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