Learn to write Java program to reverse a String. We will first see how to reverse string and the we will also see how to reverse the words in String.
It’s common puzzle asked in Java interviews at beginner level. Let’s memorize these solutions for quick recall.
1. Java program to reverse string
You can reverse a string by character easily, using a StringBuilder.reverse() method.
String blogName = "HowToDoInJava.com";
String reverse = new StringBuilder(string).reverse();
System.out.println("Original String -> " + blogName);
System.out.println("Reverse String -> " + reverse);
Output:
Original String -> HowToDoInJava.com
Reverse String -> moc.avaJnIoDoTwoH
Java Program to reverse string by words
While reversing string content by words, most natural way is to use a StringTokenizer and a Stack. As you are aware that Stack is a class that implements an easy-to-use last-in, first-out (LIFO) stack of objects.
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String description = "Java technology blog for smart java concepts and coding practices";
// reverse string builder
StringBuilder reverseString = new StringBuilder();
// Put words from String in Stack
Stack<String> myStack = new Stack<>();
StringTokenizer tokenizer = new StringTokenizer(description, " ");
while (tokenizer.hasMoreTokens()) {
myStack.push(tokenizer.nextToken());
}
//Pop each word from stack and append in builder
while (!myStack.empty()) {
reverseString.append(myStack.pop() + " ");
}
System.out.println(reverseString.toString());
Output:
practices coding and concepts java smart for blog technology Java
Happy Learning !!
Reference(s):
StringBuilder.reverse() Java Doc
StringTokenizer
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String str = “Java technology blog for smart java concepts and coding practices”;
List words = Arrays.asList(str.split(“\\s”));
Collections.reverse(words);
System.out.println(words.stream().reduce((s1, s2) -> s1 + ‘ ‘ + s2).get());
Stream.of(str.split(“\\s”))
.reduce((s1, s2) -> s2 + ” ” + s1)
.get();
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In the same document of StringTokenizer it’s mentioned that,
“StringTokenizer is a legacy class that is retained for compatibility reasons although its use is discouraged in new code. It is recommended that anyone seeking this functionality use the split method of String or the java.util.regex package instead”
Nice initiative though!!! Thumbs up!!!
Thanks,
Dhiraj.
Thanks for heads up.