C Exercises: Print a string in reverse order

Last update on March 19 2025 12:40:58 (UTC/GMT +8 hours)

22. Print String in Reverse Using Pointer

Write a program in C to print a string in reverse using a pointer.

Sample Solution:

C Code:

#include <stdio.h>

int main() {
    // Declaration of variables
    char str1[50];      // Original string
    char revstr[50];    // Reversed string
    char *stptr = str1; // Pointer to the original string
    char *rvptr = revstr; // Pointer to the reversed string
    int i = -1; // Counter initialized with -1

    // Displaying the purpose of the program
    printf("\n\n Pointer : Print a string in reverse order :\n");
    printf("------------------------------------------------\n");

    printf(" Input a string : ");
    scanf("%s", str1); // Taking input of a string

    // Loop to find the length of the string by moving the pointer to the end
    while (*stptr) {
        stptr++; // Moving the pointer to the end of the string
        i++;     // Counting characters
    }

    // Loop to reverse the string by moving pointers and reversing characters
    while (i >= 0) {
        stptr--;             // Moving the pointer back to the last character of the original string
        *rvptr = *stptr;     // Assigning the character to the reversed string
        rvptr++;             // Moving the pointer to the next position in the reversed string
        --i;                 // Decrementing the counter
    }

    *rvptr = '\0'; // Adding null character to mark the end of the reversed string

    // Printing the reversed string
    printf(" Reverse of the string is : %s\n\n", revstr);

    return 0;
}

Sample Output:

 Pointer : Print a string in reverse order :                                                                  
------------------------------------------------                                                              
 Input a string : w3resource                                                                                  
 Reverse of the string is : ecruoser3w

Flowchart:

For more Practice: Solve these Related Problems:

Write a C program to reverse a string in place using pointer swapping without using extra memory.
Write a C program to print a string in reverse using recursion and pointer arithmetic.
Write a C program to reverse a string and then compare it with the original to check if it’s a palindrome.
Write a C program to input a string, reverse it using a pointer, and then output both the original and reversed strings.

C Programming Code Editor:

Have another way to solve this solution? Contribute your code (and comments) through Disqus.

Previous: Write a program in C to print all the alphabets using pointer.
Next: C Linked List Exercises Home