How to reverse a String?

Question:

How do you reverse a string in java?

Answer:

Using the StringBuffer reverse() method.

Code:

public class ReverseString {
 
   public static void main(String[] args){
 
      String forward = "the cat in the hat";
 
      String reverse = new StringBuffer(forward).reverse().toString();
 
      System.out.println("Before: " + forward);
      System.out.println("After:  " + reverse);
   }
}

Output:

$ java ReverseString 
Before: the cat in the hat
After:  tah eht ni tac eht