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NSString category for reversing a string.
//
// NSString+Reversed.h
//
// Created by Bryan Luby on 5/16/13.
//
#import <Foundation/Foundation.h>
@interface NSString (Reversed)
// Reverses an NSString. Ex: "today" becomes "yadot"
+ (NSString *)bjl_reversedStringFromString:(NSString *)string;
@end
//
// NSString+Reversed.m
//
// Created by Bryan Luby on 5/16/13.
//
#import "NSString+Reversed.h"
@implementation NSString (Reversed)
+ (NSString *)bjl_reversedStringFromString:(NSString *)string
{
NSUInteger count = [string length];
if (count <= 1) { // Base Case
return string;
} else {
NSString *lastLetter = [string substringWithRange:NSMakeRange(count - 1, 1)];
NSString *butLastLetter = [string substringToIndex:count - 1];
return [lastLetter stringByAppendingString:[self bjl_reversedStringFromString:butLastLetter]];
}
}
@end
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