This code snippets shows how to reverse a string using a stack.
String Reverse using Stack
package codesnippets;
import java.util.Scanner;
import java.util.Stack;
/*
* This code snippet shows a how to reverse a string using a Stack.
*/
public class StringReverse {
public static void main(String [] args){
Scanner scanner = new Scanner(System.in);
String str = "";
Stack<String> stack = new Stack<String>();
System.out.println("Enter a string to be reversed: ");
str = scanner.nextLine();
if (str == null || str.equals("")){
System.out.println("It seems you aren't ready as yet to enter the string, ok buhbye !!");
System.exit(0);
}
for (int i=0;i<str.length();i++){
// Here we push all the characters in the string one by one into the Stack
stack.push(str.substring(i,i+1));
}
String strrev = "";
while(!stack.isEmpty()){
// Here we pop all the elements from the Stack one by one which is essentially reversing.
strrev += stack.pop();
}
System.out.println("Reverse of the string \"" + str + "\" is: \"" + strrev + "\"");
}
}
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