Input a name and print the initial along with title in Java
String - Question 5
In this question, we will see how to input a name and print the initial first and then the title in Java programming. To know more about string click on the string lesson.
Q5) Write a program in Java to input a name and print the initial first and then the title.
Example: Input -> MOHIT KUMAR AGARWAL Output -> M.K. AGARWAL
Program
import java.util.Scanner;
public class Q5
{
public static void main(String args[])
{
String s;
int i,ls;
Scanner sc=new Scanner(System.in);
System.out.println("Enter a name");
s=sc.nextLine();
ls=s.lastIndexOf(' '); // finding the last space position
System.out.println("The initials and the title is");
for(i=0; i<ls; i++)
{
if(i==0 && s.charAt(i)!=' ')
{
System.out.print(s.charAt(i)+".");
}
else if(s.charAt(i)==' ' && s.charAt(i+1)!=' ')
{
System.out.print(s.charAt(i+1)+".");
}
}
// printing the title from the last space onwards
System.out.println(s.substring(ls));
}
}Output
Enter a name Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi The initials and the title is M.K. Gandhi
