Given string str of length N, the task is to traverse the string and print all the characters of the given string.
Illustration:
Input : “GeeksforGeeks” Output : G e e k s f o r G e e k s
Input. : “Coder” Output : C o d e r
Methods:
- Using Naive Approach
- Using String.toCharArray() method
- Using CharacterIterator
- Using StringTokenizer
- Using String.split() method
- Using Guava Library
- Using String.chars() method
- Using Code Points
Method 1: Naive Approach
The simplest approach to solve this problem is to iterate a loop over the range [0, N – 1], where N denotes the length of the string, using the variable i and print the value of str[i].
Example
// Java Program to Iterate Over the Characters of a String // Using Naive Approach // Importing classes from respective packages import java.io.*;
import java.util.*;
// Main class class GFG {
// Method 1
// Function to traverse the string and
// print the characters of the string
static void traverseString(String str)
{
// Traverse the string
for ( int i = 0 ; i < str.length(); i++) {
// Print current character
System.out.print(str.charAt(i) + " " );
}
}
// Method 2
// Main driver method
public static void main(String[] args)
{
// Custom input string
String str = "GeeksforGeeks" ;
// Calling the Method 1
traverseString(str);
}
} |
G e e k s f o r G e e k s
Time Complexity: O(N)
Auxiliary Space: O(1)
Method 2: Using String.toCharArray() method
In this approach, we convert string to a character array using String.toCharArray() method. Then iterate the character array using for loop or for-each loop.
Example
// Java Program to Iterate Over the Characters of a String // Using String.toCharArray() method // Importing classes from respective packages import java.io.*;
import java.util.*;
// Main class class GFG {
// Method 1
// To traverse the string and
// print the characters of the string
static void traverseString(String str)
{
char [] ch = str.toCharArray();
// Traverse the character array
for ( int i = 0 ; i < ch.length; i++) {
// Print current character
System.out.print(ch[i] + " " );
}
}
// Method 2
// Main driver method
public static void main(String[] args)
{
// Custom input string
String str = "GeeksforGeeks" ;
// Calling the Method 1
traverseString(str);
}
} |
G e e k s f o r G e e k s
Time Complexity: O(N)
Auxiliary Space: O(N)
Method 3: Using CharacterIterator
In this approach, we use the CharacterIterator methods current() to get the current character and next() to move forward by one position. StringCharacterIterator provides the implementation of CharacterIterator.
Example
// Java Program to Iterate Over the Characters of a String // Using CharacterIterator // Importing required libraries import java.io.*;
import java.text.*;
// Main class class GFG {
// Method 1
// To traverse the string and
// print the characters of the string
static void traverseString(String str)
{
CharacterIterator it
= new StringCharacterIterator(str);
// Iterate and print current character
while (it.current() != CharacterIterator.DONE) {
System.out.print(it.current() + " " );
// Moving onto next element in the object
// using next() method
it.next();
}
}
// Method 2
// Main driver method
public static void main(String[] args)
{
// Custom input string
String str = "GeeksforGeeks" ;
// Calling the Method 1
traverseString(str);
}
} |
G e e k s f o r G e e k s
Time Complexity: O(N)
Auxiliary Space: O(1)
Method 4: Using StringTokenizer
In this approach, we use StringTokenizer class in Java. It breaks a string into tokens based on the delimiter. Its usage is discouraged.
StringTokenizer(String str, String delim, boolean flag): The first two parameters have same meaning. The flag serves following purpose. If the flag is false, delimiter characters serve to separate tokens. For example, if string is "hello geeks" and delimiter is " ", then tokens are "hello" and "geeks". If the flag is true, delimiter characters are considered to be tokens. For example, if string is "hello geeks" and delimiter is " ", then tokens are "hello", " " and "geeks".
Example
// Java Program to Iterate Over the Characters of a String // Using StringTokenizer // Importing required libraries import java.io.*;
import java.util.*;
// Main class class GFG {
// Method 1
// To traverse the string and
// print the characters of the string
static void traverseString(String str)
{
// If returnDelims is true, use the string itself as
// a delimiter
StringTokenizer st
= new StringTokenizer(str, str, true );
while (st.hasMoreTokens()) {
System.out.print(st.nextToken() + " " );
}
System.out.println();
// If returnDelims is false, use an empty string as
// a delimiter
st = new StringTokenizer(str, "" , false );
while (st.hasMoreTokens()) {
System.out.print(st.nextToken() + " " );
}
}
// Method 2
// Main driver method
public static void main(String[] args)
{
// Custom input string
String str = "GeeksforGeeks" ;
/// Calling the above Method1
traverseString(str);
}
} |
G e e k s f o r G e e k s GeeksforGeeks
Time Complexity: O(N)
Auxiliary Space: O(N)
Method 5: Using String.split() method
In this approach, we use the split() method of the String class. It splits the string into substrings based on the regular expression provided.
Example
// Java Program to Iterate Over the Characters of a String // Using String.split() method // Importing required classes from respective packages import java.io.*;
import java.util.*;
// Main class class GFG {
// Method 1
// To traverse the string and
// print the characters of the string
static void traverseString(String str)
{
// Split str around matches of empty string ""
String[] substrings = str.split( "" );
for (String ch : substrings) {
System.out.print(ch + " " );
}
}
// Method 2
// main driver method
public static void main(String[] args)
{
// Custom input string
String str = "GeeksforGeeks" ;
// Calling the Method1 to
// print the characters of the string
traverseString(str);
}
} |
G e e k s f o r G e e k s
Time Complexity: O(N)
Auxiliary Space: O(N)
Method 6: Using Guava Library
In this approach, we use Lists.charactersOf(str) method which returns a view of an immutable list of characters.
Example
// Java Program to Iterate Over the Characters of a String // Using Guava Library // Importing required classes from respective packages import com.google.common.collect.Lists;
import java.io.*;
// Main class class GFG {
// Method 1
// To traverse the string and
// print the characters of the string
static void traverseString(String str)
{
// Using enhanced for loop
for (Character ch : Lists.charactersOf(str)) {
System.out.print(ch + " " );
}
// A new line is required
System.out.println();
// Using listIterator on the List
// List<Characters>
// iterator()
// lambda
Lists.charactersOf(str)
.listIterator()
.forEachRemaining(
ch -> System.out.print(ch + " " ));
// A new line is required
System.out.println();
// Using method reference with listIterator
// List<Characters>
// iterator()
Lists.charactersOf(str)
.listIterator()
.forEachRemaining(System.out::print);
}
// Method 2
// Main driver method
public static void main(String[] args)
{
// Custom input string
String str = "GeeksforGeeks" ;
// Calling the Method1 to
// print the characters of the string
traverseString(str);
}
} |
G e e k s f o r G e e k s G e e k s f o r G e e k s GeeksforGeeks
Time Complexity: O(N)
Auxiliary Space: O(N)
Method 7: Using String.chars() method
In this approach, we use the chars() method of the String class. This method does not return the Stream<Character> object due to performance reasons. It returns an IntStream(stream of integers) object which can be converted to a Stream<Character>(stream of characters).
Example
// Java Program to Iterate Over the Characters of a String // Using String.chars() method // Importing classes from required packages import com.google.common.collect.Lists;
import java.io.*;
// main class class GFG {
// Method 1
// to traverse the string and
// print the characters of the string
static void traverseString(String str)
{
// Display message for better readability
System.out.println(
"Auto boxing into Stream<Character>" );
// Using method reference
str.chars()
.mapToObj(Character::toChars)
.forEach(System.out::print);
str.chars().forEach(System.out::print);
// A new line is required
System.out.println();
// Using lambda expressions by casting int to char
str.chars()
.mapToObj(i -> Character.valueOf(( char )i))
.forEach(System.out::print);
// A new line is required
System.out.println();
str.chars()
.mapToObj(i -> ( char )i)
.forEach(System.out::print);
// A new line is required
System.out.println();
str.chars()
.mapToObj(
i -> new StringBuilder().appendCodePoint(i))
.forEach(System.out::print);
// A new line is required
System.out.println();
// Display message for better readability
System.out.println(
"Without boxing into Stream<Character>" );
str.chars().forEach(
i -> System.out.print(Character.toChars(i)));
// A new line is required
System.out.println();
str.chars().forEach(i -> System.out.print(( char )i));
// A new line is required for
// readability in output clearly
System.out.println();
str.chars().forEach(
i
-> System.out.print(
new StringBuilder().appendCodePoint(i)));
}
// Method 2
// main driver method
public static void main(String[] args)
{
// Custom input string
String str = "GeeksforGeeks" ;
// Calling the Method 1 to
// print the characters of the string
traverseString(str);
}
} |
Auto boxing into Stream<Character> GeeksforGeeks7110110110711510211111471101101107115 GeeksforGeeks GeeksforGeeks GeeksforGeeks Without boxing into Stream<Character> GeeksforGeeks GeeksforGeeks GeeksforGeeks
Time Complexity: O(N)
Auxiliary Space: O(N)
Method 8: Using Code Points
In this approach, we use String.codePoints() method which returns a stream of Unicode values.
Example
// Java Program to Iterate Over the Characters of a String // Using Code Points // importing classes from respective packages import com.google.common.collect.Lists;
import java.io.*;
// main class class GFG {
// Method 1
// To traverse the string and
// print the characters of the string
static void traverseString(String str)
{
// Display message for better readability
System.out.println(
"Auto boxing into Stream<Character>" );
// Using method reference
str.codePoints()
.mapToObj(Character::toChars)
.forEach(System.out::print);
str.codePoints().forEach(System.out::print);
// New line is required
System.out.println();
// Using lambda expressions by casting int to char
str.codePoints()
.mapToObj(i -> Character.valueOf(( char )i))
.forEach(System.out::print);
// New line is required
System.out.println();
// now using the codepoints() over the string
str.codePoints()
.mapToObj(i -> ( char )i)
.forEach(System.out::print);
// New line is required
System.out.println();
str.codePoints()
.mapToObj(
i -> new StringBuilder().appendCodePoint(i))
.forEach(System.out::print);
System.out.println();
// Display message for readability in output
System.out.println(
"Without boxing into Stream<Character>" );
str.codePoints().forEach(
i -> System.out.print(Character.toChars(i)));
System.out.println();
str.codePoints().forEach(
i -> System.out.print(( char )i));
System.out.println();
str.codePoints().forEach(
i
-> System.out.print(
new StringBuilder().appendCodePoint(i)));
}
// Method 2
// main driver method
public static void main(String[] args)
{
// Custom input string
String str = "GeeksforGeeks" ;
// Calling the Method1 to
// print the characters of the string
traverseString(str);
}
} |
Auto boxing into Stream<Character> GeeksforGeeks7110110110711510211111471101101107115 GeeksforGeeks GeeksforGeeks GeeksforGeeks Without boxing into Stream<Character> GeeksforGeeks GeeksforGeeks GeeksforGeeks
Time Complexity: O(N)
Auxiliary Space: O(N)