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Thread: Reverse every pair of words in a string

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    Default Reverse every pair of words in a string

    Hi, i am trying to create a method that will accept a string, it will then return a string with every pair of words in the first string reversed.

    For example, input string: " Hello this is a test string to reverse every pair of words "
    output string: " this Hello a is string test reverse to pair every words of"

    so far i have below but i am stuck and really need help. I really appreciate it. Thanks
    //
    public static String wordPairReverse(String source){
     
    		StringTokenizer st = new StringTokenizer(source, " ");
    		String strReversedLine = "";
    		char j=0;
     
    		while(st.hasMoreTokens()){
     
    			while(j<2){
     
    			strReversedLine=st.nextToken()+" "+strReversedLine;
    			j++;
     
     
     
    		...
     
    	}
    //


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    Default Re: Reverse every pair of words in a string

    No need to use StringTokenizer etc.
    All this can be done as 1 line inside a for loop.

    Play around with a for loop approach, using String.spit() to your advantage.
    Please use [highlight=Java]//code goes here...[/highlight] tags when posting your code

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    Default Re: Reverse every pair of words in a string

    I tried this, but i am getting all sorts of errors. Could someone please suggest a better way if possible. Thanks.

    //

    public static String wordPairReverse(String source){

    StringTokenizer st = new StringTokenizer(source, " ");
    String strReversedLine = "";
    String tempString = "";
    String pairs[]= new String[20];
    char j=0;
    char i=0;

    while(st.hasMoreTokens()){

    while(j<2){

    tempString=st.nextToken()+" "+tempString;
    j++;
    }
    j=0;
    pairs[i]=tempString;
    i++;
    }

    while(i>0){
    strReversedLine = pairs[i] + " " + strReversedLine;
    i--;
    }

    return strReversedLine;

    }
    //

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    Default Re: Reverse every pair of words in a string

    I tried this, but i am getting all sorts of errors.
    What errors? Post them in their entirety, (and I recommend the get help link in my signature). How would you do this by hand? Write it out on a piece of paper - this often helps wrap ones head around the problem, which then help to lay out the algorithm in code.

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    Default Re: Reverse every pair of words in a string

    Its telling me out of bounds exception. I have been trying hours now to get this code working but no success. Can someone please suggest the way i should do it please.

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