As we know that Object of String in Java are immutable (i.e. we cannot perform any changes once its created).
To do modifications on string stored in a String object, we copy it to a character array, StringBuffer, etc and do modifications on the copy object.
In this article we would go through some methods to swap character of a given String and get a new String (with swapped characters) while the original String remains unaffected.
Through the examples below lets see some of the method by which we can swap character an generate new String
Examples:
Method 1 (Using toCharArray)
In this method we convert the String into the Character array and perform the required Swapping.
Java
// Java program to demonstrate character swap// using toCharArray().public class GFG { static char[] swap(String str, int i, int j) { char ch[] = str.toCharArray(); char temp = ch[i]; ch[i] = ch[j]; ch[j] = temp; return ch; } public static void main(String args[]) { String s = "neveropen"; System.out.println(swap(s, 6, s.length() - 2)); System.out.println(swap(s, 0, s.length() - 1)); System.out.println(s); }} |
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Method 2 (Using subString())
We build the modified string using substrings of given string.
Java
// Java program to demonstrate character swap// using subString()public class GFG { static String swap(String str, int i, int j) { if (j == str.length() - 1) return str.substring(0, i) + str.charAt(j) + str.substring(i + 1, j) + str.charAt(i); return str.substring(0, i) + str.charAt(j) + str.substring(i + 1, j) + str.charAt(i) + str.substring(j + 1, str.length()); } public static void main(String args[]) { String s = "neveropen"; System.out.println(swap(s, 6, s.length() - 2)); System.out.println(swap(s, 0, s.length() - 1)); // Original String doesn't change System.out.println(s); }} |
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Method 3 (Using StringBuilder or StringBuffer)
In this method either you can use StringBuilder or StringBuffer depending on the situation. See String vs StringBuilder vs StringBuffer in Java to decide when to use which one.
Java
// Java program to demonstrate character swap// using StringBuilderpublic class GFG { static String swap(String str, int i, int j) { StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder(str); sb.setCharAt(i, str.charAt(j)); sb.setCharAt(j, str.charAt(i)); return sb.toString(); } public static void main(String args[]) { String s = "neveropen"; System.out.println(swap(s, 6, s.length() - 2)); System.out.println(swap(s, 0, s.length() - 1)); // Original String doesn't change System.out.println(s); }} |
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Method 4 (Using XOR Operator)
The XOR operator can be used to swap two characters in a string. The idea is to take XOR of both characters and then take XOR of each character with the result again. This will result in swapping of the characters.
This approach works because XOR of any two same number is 0 and XOR of a number X with 0 is X.
Java
// Java program to demonstrate character swap// using XOR Operatorpublic class GFG { static String swap(String str, int i, int j) { char[] ch = str.toCharArray(); // Swapping using XOR operation ch[i] = (char)(ch[i] ^ ch[j]); ch[j] = (char)(ch[i] ^ ch[j]); ch[i] = (char)(ch[i] ^ ch[j]); return String.valueOf(ch); } public static void main(String args[]) { String s = "neveropen"; System.out.println(swap(s, 6, s.length() - 2)); System.out.println(swap(s, 0, s.length() - 1)); // Original String doesn't change System.out.println(s); }}// This code is contributed by Susobhan Akhuli |
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