/*
 * steve eilertsen. UI class
 * OUTPUT in the written to file looks like this . . . 
 * EILERTSEN,S#11 Mar 2012#Male#14:15:52.042
 */
package outputtofile;


public class OutToFileUI {
    
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        
        OutToFileManager3 om = new OutToFileManager3();
        om.interagateName();
        om.interagateID();
        String theOutput = om.outToFile();
        System.out.println("The output to file is: " + theOutput);

    }
    
}


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/*
 * steve eilertsen. Manager class
 * OUTPUT in the written to file looks like this . . . 
 * EILERTSEN,S#11 Mar 2012#Male#14:15:52.042
 */

package outputtofile;

import java.io.FileWriter;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.PrintWriter;
import java.time.LocalTime;
import java.util.logging.Level;
import java.util.logging.Logger;
import javax.swing.JOptionPane;

public class OutToFileManager3 {
    
    // global variables. Few as possible . . . 
    LocalTime theTimeIs = null;
    String name = null, idNumber = null, formalName = null;
    String formalDate = null;
    String finalOutputSt = null;
    
    public OutToFileManager3(){
        
        theTimeIs = LocalTime.now();
        name = JOptionPane.showInputDialog(null, "What is your full name?");
        name = name.toUpperCase();
        
        idNumber = JOptionPane.showInputDialog(null, "Enter your 13 digit ID number without spaces");
        
        // Basic error trapping to avoid spaces in the ID number
        if(idNumber.contains(" ")) {
            System.out.println("Error with ID number");
            System.exit(0);
        }
                
    }
    
    public void interagateName() {
        
        int space = name.indexOf(" ");
        String firstName = name.substring(0, space);
        String lastName = name.substring(space + 1);
        String initial = name.substring(0,1);
        formalName = lastName + ","+ initial;
        
    }
    public void interagateID(){
        
        // get the formal date. Local variable work here.
        String daySt = idNumber.substring(4,6);
        String monthSt = idNumber.substring(2,4);
        String yearSt = idNumber.substring(0,2);
        System.out.println("The month is " + monthSt);
        
        /* This has been commented out
        
        if(monthSt.equals("01"))
                monthSt = "Jan";
        if(monthSt.equals("02"))
                monthSt = "Feb";
        if(monthSt.equals("03"))
                monthSt = "Mar";
        if(monthSt.equals("04"))
                monthSt = "Apr";
        if(monthSt.equals("05"))
                monthSt = "May";
        if(monthSt.equals("06"))
                monthSt = "Jun";
        if(monthSt.equals("07"))
                monthSt = "Jul";
        if(monthSt.equals("08"))
                monthSt = "Aug";
        if(monthSt.equals("09"))
                monthSt = "Sep";
        if(monthSt.equals("10"))
                monthSt = "Oct";
        if(monthSt.equals("11"))
                monthSt = "Nov";
        if(monthSt.equals("12"))
                monthSt = "Dec";
        
        formalDate = daySt + " " + monthSt + " " + yearSt;
        */
        
        // Same as above
        // Much better alternative to get the formal date
        // if you leave out the breaks, every statement will execute
        switch (monthSt){
            
            case "01": {
                monthSt = "Jan";
                break;
            }
            case "02": {
                monthSt = "Feb";
                break;
            }
            case "03": {
                monthSt = "Mar";
                break;
            }
            case "04": {
                monthSt = "Apr";
                break;
            }
            case "05": {
                monthSt = "May";
                break;
            }
            
            case "06": {
                monthSt = "Jun";
                break;
            }
            case "07": {
                monthSt = "Jul";
                break;
            }
            case "08": {
                monthSt = "Aug";
                break;
            }
            case "09": {
                monthSt = "Sep";
                break;
            }
            case "10": {
                monthSt = "Oct";
                break;
            }
            case "11": {
                monthSt = "Nov";
                break;
            }
            case "12": {
                monthSt = "Dec";;
                break;
            }
            default:
                monthSt = "Err";
                break;
        } // end case
       
        // Assumes that no one was born before the year 2000
        formalDate = daySt + " " + monthSt + " " + "20" + yearSt;

        
        // get the gender. Local variables work here
        String genderSt = idNumber.substring(6,10);
        int genderInt = Integer.parseInt(genderSt);
        
        genderSt = null;
        if (genderInt < 5000)
            genderSt = "Female";
        else if (genderInt > 5000)
            genderSt = "Male";
        else
            genderSt = "Error";
     
        // build the output String here - it is a global variable
        finalOutputSt = formalName + "#" + formalDate + "#" + genderSt + "#" + theTimeIs;
    }
    
    public String outToFile() {
    
        try {
            PrintWriter outFyl = null;
            
            outFyl = new PrintWriter(new FileWriter("details.txt"));
            outFyl.println(finalOutputSt);
            outFyl.close();
            System.out.println("Success");
        } catch (IOException ex) {
            Logger.getLogger(OutToFileManager3.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
        } 
        
        return finalOutputSt;
    }
    
}

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INPUT
steve eilertsen
1203115756845

OUTPUT TO File
EILERTSEN,S#11 Mar 2012#Male#16:42:24.850