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Reverse a string in java
public class ReverseString {
public static void main(String[] args) {
String reversed = reverseString( "Reverse this string." );
System.out.println( reversed );
}
public static String reverseString( String newString ) {
// cleans up string if there are any extra spaces
String myStringAfter = newString.trim().replaceAll(" +", " ");
// breaks string into an array that we can iterate through
String[] myStringArray = myStringAfter.split("");
String reversed = "";
int i;
for( i = myStringArray.length -1; i >= 0; i-- ) {
reversed += myStringArray[i];
}
return reversed;
}
}
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