Java Coding Questions with Answers
1. Reverse a String
String str = "SecPod";
String reversed = new StringBuilder(str).reverse().toString();
System.out.println(reversed); // Output: doPceS
2. Merge Two Sorted Arrays
int[] a = {1, 3, 5};
int[] b = {2, 4, 6};
int[] result = new int[a.length + b.length];
int i = 0, j = 0, k = 0;
while (i < a.length && j < b.length) {
if (a[i] < b[j]) result[k++] = a[i++];
else result[k++] = b[j++];
}
while (i < a.length) result[k++] = a[i++];
while (j < b.length) result[k++] = b[j++];
System.out.println(Arrays.toString(result)); // Output: [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
3. Check Palindrome
String s = "level";
boolean isPalindrome = true;
int i = 0, j = s.length() - 1;
while (i < j) {
if (s.charAt(i) != s.charAt(j)) {
isPalindrome = false;
break;
}
i++; j--;
}
System.out.println(isPalindrome); // Output: true
4. Remove Duplicate Characters
String str = "aabbcc";
StringBuilder result = new StringBuilder();
boolean[] seen = new boolean[26];
for (int i = 0; i < str.length(); i++) {
char ch = str.charAt(i);
if (!seen[ch - 'a']) {
seen[ch - 'a'] = true;
result.append(ch);
}
}
System.out.println(result); // Output: abc
5. Character Frequency Count
String s = "hello";
int[] freq = new int[26];
for (int i = 0; i < s.length(); i++) {
freq[s.charAt(i) - 'a']++;
}
for (int i = 0; i < 26; i++) {
if (freq[i] > 0) {
char ch = (char) (i + 'a');
System.out.println(ch + ": " + freq[i]);
}
}
6. Find Missing Number in Array
int[] arr = {1, 2, 4, 5};
int n = 5; // Since 1 to 5, length should be 5
int total = n * (n + 1) / 2;
int sum = 0;
for (int num : arr) {
sum += num;
}
System.out.println("Missing number: " + (total - sum)); // Output: 3
