Reverse given String in java

This question is generally asked to the fresh college pass outs or the java developer with 1-3 years of experience. 

It's quite simple question. The sole purpose of asking it is to find out if you will preserve the immutability of String or not. Many directly apply reverse() method on given String itself forgetting that no such method exists for String operation.

To reverse a immutable String you will need use of StringBuffer or StringBuilder. Both has a difference among them but using any of them will allow you to serve the purpose.

Here we are showing you the example of StringBuffer.

Source file: ReverseString .java

package String_Programs;

public class ReverseString {

       public static void main(String[] args) {

              String str = "Rajneesh";  //Remember, String is immutable

              //use StringBuffer(or Builder) for modification

              StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer(str); 

              sb.reverse();  //reverse the string builder data             

             

              String modifiedStr = sb.toString();  //StringBuffer to String conversion

              System.out.println(str+ " when reversed :" + modifiedStr);

       }

}

OUTPUT:

Rajneesh when reversed :hseenjaR

Note: 

If you want to use StringBuilder then replace this line 

StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer(str); 

in the above program with 

StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder(str); 

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• Difference between StringBuffer and StringBuilder