9.13. Reversing a String by Word or by Letter
Problem
You want to reverse a string either by word or by letter.
Solution
Use the split( )
method to create an array of
the words/characters and use the reverse( )
and
join( )
methods on that array.
Discussion
You can reverse a string by word or by character using the same
process. The only difference is in the delimiter you use in the
split( )
method and the joiner you use in the
join( )
method. In either case, you should first
split the string into an array—using a space as the delimiter
for words or the empty string as the delimiter for characters. Then
call the reverse( )
method of the array, which
reverses the order of the elements. Finally, use the join(
)
method to reconstruct the string. When reversing by
word, use a space as the joiner, and when reversing by character, use
the empty string as the joiner.
myString = "hello dear reader"; // Split the string into an array of words. words = myString.split(" "); // Reverse the array. words.reverse( ); // Join the elements of the array into a string using spaces. myStringRevByWord = words.join(" "); // Outputs: reader dear hello trace(myStringRevByWord); // Split the string into an array of characters. chars = myString.split(""); // Reverse the array elements. chars.reverse( ); // Join the array elements into a string using the empty string. myStringRevByChar = chars.join(""); // Outputs: redaer raed olleh trace(myStringRevByChar);
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