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Stringmynips.java

import java.util.Scanner;

public class StringManips
{
    public static void main (String[] args)
    {
    String phrase = new String ("This is a String test.");
    int phraseLength;   // number of characters in the phrase String
    int middleIndex;    // index of the middle character in the String
  String firstHalf;   // first half of the phrase String
	String secondHalf;  // second half of the phrase String
	String switchedPhrase; // a new phrase with original halves switched
    String middle3;
    String city, state, newCityState;
    
    // declare scanner
    Scanner scan = new Scanner(System.in);
    
    // get input for city/state
    city = scan.next();
    state = scan.next();
    
    // create new string with city/state
    newCityState = state.toUpperCase() +"" + city.toLowerCase() + "" + state.toUpperCase();

	// compute the length and middle index of the phrase
	phraseLength = phrase.length();
	middleIndex = phraseLength / 2;

	// get the substring for each half of the phrase
	firstHalf = phrase.substring(0,middleIndex);
	secondHalf = phrase.substring(middleIndex, phraseLength);
    middle3 = phrase.substring(middleIndex-1, middleIndex+2);

	// concatenate the firstHalf at the end of the secondHalf
	switchedPhrase = secondHalf.concat(firstHalf);
    
    // new switched phrase
    switchedPhrase = switchedPhrase.replace(' ', '*');

	// print information about the phrase
	System.out.println("\nOriginal phrase: " + phrase);
    
	System.out.println("Length of the phrase: " + phraseLength +
			    " characters");
                
	System.out.println("Index of the middle: " + middleIndex);
    
	System.out.println("Character at the middle index: " + 
			    phrase.charAt(middleIndex));
                
	System.out.println("Switched phrase: " + switchedPhrase);
    System.out.println("Middle3 phrase: " + middle3);
    System.out.println("New switched phrase: " + switchedPhrase);
    
    System.out.println("City/State: " + newCityState);
    }
}