Kotlin Program to Swap Two Numbers

In this article, we will understand how to how to swap two numbers in Kotlin. This is done using a temporary variable.

Below is a demonstration of the same

Suppose our input is

val1 : 45
val2 : 60

The desired output would be

val1 : 60
val2 : 45

Algorithm

• Step 1 ? Start

• Step 2 ? Declare three integers: val1, val2 and tempVal

• Step 3 ? Define the values

• Step 4 ? Assign val1 to temporary variable

• Step 5 ? Assign val2 to val1

• Step 6 ? Assign temporary tempVal variable to val2

• Step 7 ? Display the two values

• Step 8 ? Stop

Example 1

In this example, we will swap two numbers using a temporary variable ?

fun main() {
   var val1 = 45
   var val2 = 60

   println("The first value is defined as: $val1")
   println("The second value is defined as: $val2")

   val tempVal = val1
   val1 = val2
   val2 = tempVal

   println("
After swapping")
   println("The first value is = $val1")
   println("The second value is = $val2")
}

Output

The first value is defined as: 45
The second value is defined as: 60

After swapping
The first value is = 60
The second value is = 45

Example 2

In this example, we will swap two numbers without using a temporary variable ?

fun main() {
   var val1 = 25
   var val2 = 55
   
   println("The first value is defined as: $val1")
   println("The second value is defined as: $val2")

   val1 = val1 + val2
   val2 = val1 - val2
   val1 = val1 - val2

   println("
After swapping")
   println("
The first value is = $val1")
   println("The second value is = $val2")
}

Output

The first value is defined as: 25
The second value is defined as: 55

After swapping
The first value is = 55
The second value is = 25

Example 3

We can also swap two numbers using the following code

fun main() {
   var val1 = 20
   var val2 = 10

   println("The first value is defined as: $val1")
   println("The second value is defined as: $val2")

   val1 = val1 - val2
   val2 = val1 + val2
   val1 = val2 - val1

   println("
After swapping")
   println("
The first value is = $val1")
   println("The second value is = $val2")
}

Output

The first value is defined as: 20
The second value is defined as: 10

After swapping

The first value is = 10
The second value is = 20