Create String with char array : String « Data Type « Java Tutorial

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public class StringDemo {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    String palindrome = "Dot saw I was Tod";
    int len = palindrome.length();
    char[] tempCharArray = new char[len];
    char[] charArray = new char[len];

    // put original string in an array of chars
    for (int i = 0; i < len; i++) {
      tempCharArray[i] = palindrome.charAt(i);
    }

    // reverse array of chars
    for (int j = 0; j < len; j++) {
      charArray[j] = tempCharArray[len - 1 - j];
    }

    String reversePalindrome = new String(charArray);
    System.out.println(reversePalindrome);
  }
}