class StringChecker {

    public static void main(String[] arguments) {
        String str = "Would you like an apple pie with that?";
        System.out.println("The string is: " + str);
        System.out.println("Length of this string: "
            + str.length());
        System.out.println("The character at position 6: "
            + str.charAt(6));
        System.out.println("The substring from 26 to 32: "
            + str.substring(26, 32));
        System.out.println("The index of the first 'a': "
            + str.indexOf('a'));
        System.out.println("The index of the beginning of the "
            + "substring \"IBM\": " + str.indexOf("apple"));
        System.out.println("The string in uppercase: "
            + str.toUpperCase());
    }
}