Java String Introduction - HackerRank Solution with Explanation

Java String Introduction - Hacker Rank Solution

Hello Friends, How are you? Today I am going to solve the HackerRank Java String Introduction Problem with a very easy explanation. In this article, you will get more than one approach to solve this problem. So let's start-

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HackerRank Java String Introduction - Problem Statement

"A string is traditionally a sequence of characters, either as a literal constant or as some kind of variable." — Wikipedia: String (computer science)

This exercise is to test your understanding of Java Strings. A sample String declaration:

String myString = "Hello World!" {codeBox}

The elements of a String are called characters. The number of characters in a string is called the length, and it can be retrieved with the String.length() method.

Given two strings of lowercase English letters, A and B, perform the following operations:

1. Sum the lengths of A and B.
2. Determine if A is lexicographically larger than B (i.e.: does B come before A in the dictionary?).
3. Capitalize the first letter in A and B and print them on a single line, separated by a space.

Input Format

The first line contains a string A. The second line contains another string B. The strings are comprised of only lowercase English letters.

Output Format

There are three lines of output:

For the first line, sum the lengths A of and B.

For the second line, write Yes if A is lexicographically greater than B otherwise print No instead.

For the third line, capitalize the first letter in both A and B and print them on a single line, separated by a space.

Sample Input

hello java {codeBox}

Sample Output

9 No Hello Java {codeBox}

Explanation

String A is "hello" and B is "java".

A has a length of 5, and B has a length of 4; the sum of their lengths is 9.

When sorted alphabetically/lexicographically, "hello" precedes "java"; therefore, A is not greater than B and the answer is No.

When you capitalize the first letter of both A and B and then print them separated by a space, you get "Hello Java".

Java String Introduction - Hacker Rank Solution

Approach I:

import java.io.*;
import java.util.Scanner;

public class Solution {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        /* Save input */
        Scanner scan = new Scanner(System.in);
        String A = scan.next();
        String B = scan.next();
        scan.close();
        
        /* Sum lengths */
        System.out.println(A.length() + B.length());

        /* Compare lexicographical ordering */
        System.out.println(A.compareTo(B) > 0 ? "Yes" : "No");
        
        /* Print the Strings in desired format */
        System.out.println(capFirstLetter(A) + " " + capFirstLetter(B));
    }
    
    private static String capFirstLetter(String str) {
        if (str == null || str.length() == 0) {
            return "";
        } else {
            return str.substring(0,1).toUpperCase() + str.substring(1);
        }
    }
}

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