Java, recursively reverse an array

Question

I haven't found anything with the specific needs of my function to do this, yes, it is for homework.

So I have:

public void reverseArray(int[] x) {

}

Precondition: x.length > 0

The fact that I can't have the function return anything, and the only argument is an array is leaving me stumped.

I've tried using loops along with the recursion, but everything I've tried seems to end up with infinite instances of the function being made.

I've gotten an idea/suggestion to use another function along with this one, but, how to use the original recursively is beyond me at the moment.

Any help is appreciated.

Answer 1

Since there's been no statement that loops cannot be used:

void reverseArray(int[] x) {
    if (x != null) {
        for (int i = 0; i < length.x / 2; i++) {
            int j = (length.x - 1) - i;
            int temp = x[i];
            x[i] = x[j];
            x[j] = temp;
         }
         reverseArray(null);
     }
}

Probably the fastest of the lot.

Answer 2

Calling reverseArray(0, n, arr) here n is length of array

public void reverseArray(int i, int n, int [] arr)
{
   if(i==n)
   {
     return ;
   } 
   else
   {
     reverseArray(i+1, n, arr);
     System.out.println(arr.at(i));
   }
}

Answer 3

private static void reversePrint(int[] numbers)
{
    if(numbers.length==0) {
        return;
    }
    int[] a = new int[numbers.length -1];
    for(int i =0;i<numbers.length-1;i++) {
        a[i] = numbers[i+1];
    }
    reversePrint(a);
    System.out.println(numbers[0]+" ");

}

Answer 4

public class FunWithAlgorthims {


public static void main(final String[] args) {

    String[] array = {"a", "b", "c", "d"};
    printArray(array);
    revereArrayRecusrive(array, 0);
    printArray(array);
}


public static void revereArrayRecusrive(final String[] array, int startPointer) {
    if (startPointer >= (array.length / 2)) {
        return;
    }
    String temp = array[startPointer];
    array[startPointer] = array[array.length - 1 - startPointer];
    array[array.length - 1 - startPointer] = temp;
    revereArrayRecusrive(array, ++startPointer);
}

public static void printArray(final String[] array) {
    Arrays.stream(array).forEach(a -> System.out.print(a + " "));
    System.out.println();
}

}

Answer 5

psuedo code

function revarray(a[1...n])
  if a.length == 1 or a.length == 0
    do nothing 
  # return a
  else
     swap a[1] and a[n]
     revarray(a[2...n-1])
  # return a (The function will not return anything but the contents of a are changed)

Answer 6

This is probably the easiest way, not the fastest, but probably the easiest.

A whole program would look something like this:

public static void main(String [] args)
{
    BackwardsArray back = new BackwardsArray();
}

public BackwardsArray()
{
    int [] a = {1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9};
    printBackwards(a);
}

void printBackwards( int [] b)
{
    print(b,b.length-1);
}

void print(int [] b, int pos)
{
    System.out.println(b[pos]); // prints last item
    if(pos != 0)
    {
        print(b,pos-1);
    }
}

Hope it helps!