Different Ways to Generate String by using Characters and Numbers in Java

Last Updated : 05 Aug, 2021

Given a number num and String str, the task is to generate the new String by extracting the character from the string by using the index value of numbers.

Examples:

Input: str = “GeeksforGeeks”

num = 858

Output: GfG

Explanation: The 8th, 5th, and 8th position of the characters are extracting from the given string and generate a new string.

Input: str = “Java”

num = 12

Output: The 1st and 2nd position of the characters are extracting from the given string and generate a new string.

Method 1: Using Two Traversals

Get the string and number to generate a new string.
Initialize a variable that stores the final answer.
Converting the given number into the string.
Traverse the loop from start to end.
Getting the last digit of the number and add kth position character into the variable answer.
Traverse the loop in the reverse order and adding the jth position character into the variable finalAnswer.
Now, print the result.

Java

// Java program to generate String by using
// Strings and numbers
class GFG {

    // Function to generate the new String
    public static String generateNewString(String str,
                                           int num)
    {
        // Initialize a variable that
        // stores the final answer.
        String finalAnswer = "";

        String answer = "";

        // Converting the given numbers
        // into string
        String index = String.valueOf(num);

        // Traverse the loop from start to end
        for (int i = 0; i < index.length(); i++) {

            // Getting last digit of numbers
            int k = num % 10;

            // Adding kth position character
            // into the variable answer
            answer = answer + str.charAt(k);
            num = num / 10;
        }

        // Traverse the loop in reverse order
        for (int j = answer.length() - 1; j >= 0; j--) {

            // Adding jth position character
            // into the variable finalAnswer
            finalAnswer = finalAnswer + answer.charAt(j);
        }

        // Return the finalAnswer
        return finalAnswer;
    }

    // Driver Code
    public static void main(String args[])
    {

        // Given String str
        String str = "GeeksforGeeks";

        // Given Number num
        int num = 858;

        // Printing the result
        System.out.println(generateNewString(str, num));
    }
}

Output

GfG

Method 2: Using One Traversal

Get the string and number to generate a new string.
Initialize a variable that stores the result.
Converting the given number into the string.
Traverse the loop from start to end.
Get the right index and adding kth position character into the result.
Now, print the result.

Java

// Java program to generate String by using
// Strings and numbers
class GFG {

    // Function to generate the new String
    public static String generateNewString(String str,
                                           int num)
    {
        // Initialize a variable that
        // stores the result.
        String result = "";

        // Converting the given numbers
        // into the string
        String index = String.valueOf(num);

        // Traverse the loop from start to end
        for (int i = 0; i < index.length(); i++) {

            // Getting the right index
            int k = index.charAt(i) - 48;

            // Adding kth position character
            // into the result
            result = result + str.charAt(k);
        }

        // Return result
        return result;
    }

    // Driver Code
    public static void main(String args[])
    {

        // Given String str
        String str = "GeeksforGeeks";

        // Given Number num
        int num = 858;

        // Printing the result
        System.out.println(generateNewString(str, num));
    }
}