Swap chars in a String?

[spatel14]

Say I have a String that says "this is a test". I need to write code to swap each set of 2 chars, so for example, in this case, the swapped String would be "htsii s aetts". The 't' and 'h' in 'this' swap, the 'i' and 's' swap, the space and 'i' in 'is' swap, so on so forth. Can someone write code to do this? I can't seem to figure out how to do it..

[Norm]

Take a piece of paper and write down what you want to happen, step by step.
When you have a process:
Copy the characters in the String into a StringBuffer object.
The StringBuffer class has methods for getting and setting its characters.
Using these methods you can get and set the chars as required.
When done, convert results to a String.

[Sno]

No one will write the code for you, but we'll certainly give you hints, or strategies.

First I would put the string into a char array.

String str = "This is a test";
char[] chArray = str.toCharArray();
Than create a second char array
char[] chArray2;

Now try to write a loop statement (may be a few loops) to get the chArray into the chArray2 in your proper sequence.

Hope this helps.

[j2me64]

case, the swapped String would be "htsii s aetts". The 't' and 'h' in 'this' swap, the 'i' and 's' swap, the space and 'i' in 'is' swap, so on so forth.

the method convertString above generate the following output

htsii s aetts
nao htrer nuw ti hnao htres rtnig

public class StringExample {

	public static String convertString(String str) {
		StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
		String s = str;

		int i;
		// i will be 0, 2, 4, 6
		for (i = 0; i < s.length() / 2; i++) {
			// print the i + 1 letter
			sb.append(s.charAt(i * 2 + 1));
			// print the i letter
			sb.append(s.charAt(i * 2));
		}
		// if the length() is odd, add the last letter
		if (i * 2 < s.length()) {
			sb.append(s.charAt(i * 2));
		}

		return sb.toString();

	}

	public static void main(String[] args) {

		System.out.println(convertString("this is a test"));
		System.out.println(convertString("an other run with an other string"));

	}
}

have fun.

[Norm]

Good work, now the OP won't have to bother with the hard bits about learning how to work thru a problem.

[JosAH]

the method convertString above generate the following output [snip]

Why are you spoonfeeding? It is considered not done. The OP won't learn anything from it and with a bit of bad luck s/he'll cheat.

kind regards,

Jos