Representing Names

1. Write a class Name that stores a person's first, middle, and last names and provides the following methods:
   • public Name(String first, String middle, String last) -- constructor. The name should be stored in the case given; don't convert to all upper or lower case.
   • public String getFirst() -- returns the first name
   • public String getMiddle() -- returns the middle name
   • public String getLast() -- returns the last name
   • public String firstMiddleLast() -- returns a string containing the person's full name in order, e.g., "Mary Jane Smith".
   • public String lastFirstMiddle() -- returns a string containing the person's full name with the last name first followed by a comma, e.g., "Smith, Mary Jane".
   • public boolean equals(Name otherName) -- returns true if this name is the same as otherName. Comparisons should not be case sensitive. (Hint: There is a String method equalsIgnoreCase that is just like the String method equals except it does not consider case in doing its comparison.)
   • public String initials() -- returns the person's initials (a 3-character string). The initials should be all in upper case, regardless of what case the name was entered in. (Hint: Instead of using charAt, use the substring method of String to get a string containing only the first letter -- then you can upcase this one-letter string using the toUpperCase method.)
   • public int length() -- returns the total number of characters in the full name, not including spaces. Remember the String length method.
   • Note that you might have to check the Java API documentation and look up the methods of the String class.

2. Now write a program TestNames.java that prompts for and reads in two names from the user (you'll need first, middle, and last for each), creates a Name object for each, and uses the methods of the Name class to do the following:
   1. For each name, print
      • first-middle-last version
      • last-first-middle version
      • initials
      • length
   2. Tell whether or not the names are the same.

    

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