String Methods
def stringMethods():
#The .capitalize() method
#Capitalizes the first letter in the string
print '.capitalize() Method'
ydo = 'yaba daba do'
print ydo
print ydo.capitalize()
#A few wrong examples
#print ydo.capitalize
#print capitalize(ydo)
#print 12.capitalize()
print('\n')
#The .startswith(prefix) method
# returns 0 if false, 1 if true
print '.startswith() Method'
fstone = 'Mr. Fred Flintstone'
print fstone.startswith('Mr.')
print fstone.startswith('Ms.')
print('\n')
#The .endswith(suffix) method
# returns 0 if false, 1 if true
print '.endswith() Method'
file = 'my_picture.gif'
print file.endswith('jpg')
print file.endswith('gif')
print('\n')
#The .find(findstring), .find(findstring,start), .find(findstring,start,end), rfind(findstring) methods
#returns -1 if not found
#index of found string if found
print '.find() Methods'
tsong = "I'm a ramblin wreck from Georgia Tech and a Helluva Engineer"
print tsong.find('UGA')
print tsong.find('Tech')
print tsong.find('Tech', 34)
print tsong.find('Tech', 3, 25)
print tsong.rfind('Tech')
print('\n')
#The .upper(), .lower(), .swapcase(), .title() methods
#Make the string all upper, lower, opposite or proper case
print '.upper(), .lower(), .swapcase(), .title() Methods'
hj = 'Homer j. Simpson'
print hj.upper()
print hj.lower()
print hj.swapcase()
print hj.title()
print('\n')
#The .isalpha(), .isdigit() methods
#check for all letters, all digits
print '.isalpha() Method'
empty = ''
achk0= 'Iam6monthsold'
achk1= 'I am six months old'
achk2= 'Iamsixmonthsold'
print empty.isalpha()
print achk0.isalpha()
print achk1.isalpha()
print achk2.isalpha()
print '.isdigit() Method'
dchk0='1234567E'
dchk1='1 2 3 4 5 6 7'
dchk2='1234567'
print empty.isdigit()
print dchk0.isdigit()
print dchk1.isdigit()
print dchk2.isdigit()
print('\n')
#The .replace(search, replace) method
#searches for search and replaces with replace
#returns result but does NOT change original string
#if not found, returns original string
print '.replace(search, replace) Method'
lis = 'Life is good'
print lis.replace('good', 'pizza')
print lis
print lis.replace('Life', 'Pizza')
print lis.replace('bad', 'better')
print('\n')
#The .split(delimiter) method
#splits a string at its delimiter
print '.split() Method'
print lis.split(' ')
print('\n')
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