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    Default Name Logic for Program

    I have user enter in a first name. how do I make sure that the first name is at least 2 characters long and only alphanumeric?


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    Default Re: Name Logic for Program

    Take a look at the API for the String class...it has many methods to help accomplish what you want.

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    Default Re: Name Logic for Program

    In case anyone is wondering how I accomplished it (this is using methods/objects) it turns out that I needed to just default names to First and Last not re-submit data.

    public void setfirstName(String first){
        if (first == "" || first.length() < 2)
                this.firstName = "First";
            else
                this.firstName = toProperCase(first);
    }

    public void setlastName(String last){
     if (last == "" || last.length() < 2)
                this.lastName = "Last";
            else
                this.lastName = toProperCase(last);
    }

    public static String toProperCase(String data){
          String firstLetter = data.substring(0,1).toUpperCase();
          String restLetters = data.substring(1).toLowerCase();
          return firstLetter + restLetters;
        }

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