Reverse method for Array

Question

I am trying to write a method which return the playing cards (Array<String>) in reverse order.

Each card is represented as a combination of : card values (A, 1-9, T, J,Q,K) and suits (h=hearts, d=diamonds, c=clubs, s=spades) also 10 is always represented by T not by 10 as two characters.

How to write a reverse method for Array<String> in Java?

public Array<String> reverseDeck(Array<String> deckOfCards) { 

}

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1) search google for "reverse array java" 2) click the link http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9995432/reverse-array-order 3) follow the instructions there. — John Dvorak, May 09 '13 at 15:13
@AndrewThompson it is protected now. As in, not visible from outside. Why did you remove it? — John Dvorak, May 09 '13 at 15:15
@JanDvorak As in, not visible from outside. Why did you remove it? what does it mean ? — Suresh Atta, May 09 '13 at 15:19
@Baadshah "not visible from the outside" - I was referring to the meaning of `protected` in Java and the lack of the tag in the title. "why did you remove it?" - I was referring to the removal of the tag from the title. I see no reason to remove "in Java" (as opposed to "[java] how do I..." or "java - how do I...") — John Dvorak, May 09 '13 at 15:22

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered May 09 '13 at 15:15

Try this:

public ArrayList<String> reverseDeck(ArrayList<String> deckOfCards)
{
   ArrayList<String> reversedDeck = new ArrayList<String>(deckOfCards.size());

   for(int i=deckOfCards.size()-1;i>=0;i--)
       reversedDeck.add(deckOfCards.get(i));

   return reversedDeck;
}

Reverse method for Array

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