molten linden
Hey, I have this code that checks any String for a palindrome, wondering why The one where I use just StringBuilder doesn't work as intented? it always returns equal, is that because the method I use in the constructor affects the initial string as well?
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crude mauve
you're using StringBuilder in both though? im confused
Strings are immutable, you can't change them
StringBuilder is not, it's mutable, and reverse mutates the content
molten linden
you're using StringBuilder in both though? im confused
Yes, however if you notice in the first example I compare Strings and in the second I compare StringBuilders
crude mauve
ah
i mean your 2 snippets just logically can't coexist
from your first snippet, sb.reverse must be modifying sb
but you seem to have just... forgotten that in the second snippet
molten linden
that's what I was asking... "is that because the method I use in the constructor affects the initial string as well?" so does it happen than sb 2 is given the value of the first sb, but at the same time sb stores its new value?
crude mauve
yes, otherwise your first snippet wouldn't work as sb.reverse() wouldn't affect sb in that scenario