Very new to java, and I'm using jOptionPane right now.

I'm supposed to prompt for the users first and last name, and output just the first name. No f***ing clue how to do that.

I know how to get it to output both in a dialog box.

Any help will be appreciated.

that's me code so far.

public class Program313
{
public static void main( String [ ] args )
{
String name = JOptionPane.showInputDialog( null,
"Please enter your first and last names";

JOptionPane.showMessageDialog( null, "Hello, " + name);


}
}

link

The brute force, easy way.

 

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Read this.

 

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I feel like those two things are a bit more advanced than where I am.

these are the directions.

Write a program that reads a full name from a dialogbox; you should expect the first and last name to be separated by a space. Retrieve the first name and output it.

http://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/uiswing/components/dialog.html#input

 

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He's already done that, he's asking how to parse a string using a space as a delimiter.

Alb, here's a code example of what Poit referenced using split: link

 

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That helps me, thanks. I guess I needed to see it laid out in a code example, heh.

Teaches me to post while not paying attention, lol.

 

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Don't sweat it, you'll find that a lot as you get used to syntax and whatnot. The Java documentation is a fantastic resource and very well done, but often you don't quite know the right question to ask when you're starting out.

 

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