Java: Check whether a specified character is happy or not

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87. Check Happy Character

Write a Java program to check whether a specified character is happy or not. A character is happy when the same character appears to its left or right in a string.

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Java Code:

import java.util.*;

// Define a class named Main
public class Main {
  
  // Method to check if 'z' is happy in the given string
  public boolean aCharacterIsHappy(String stng) {
    int l = stng.length(); // Get the length of the given string
    boolean char_happy = true; // Initialize a boolean variable to check 'z' happiness
    
    // Loop through the string to check each character
    for (int i = 0; i < l; i++) {
      if (stng.charAt(i) == 'z') { // Check if the current character is 'z'
        if (i > 0 && stng.charAt(i - 1) == 'z') {
          char_happy = true; // If the previous character is 'z', set 'z' as happy
        } else if (i < l - 1 && stng.charAt(i + 1) == 'z') {
          char_happy = true; // If the next character is 'z', set 'z' as happy
        } else {
          char_happy = false; // If 'z' does not have a neighboring 'z', set 'z' as not happy
        }
      }
    }
    return char_happy; // Return whether 'z' is happy or not
  }

  // Main method to execute the program
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    Main m = new Main(); // Create an instance of the Main class

    String str1 = "azzlea"; // Given input string

    // Display the given string and whether 'z' is happy in it
    System.out.println("The given string is: " + str1);
    System.out.println("Is Z happy in the string: " + m.aCharacterIsHappy(str1));
  }
}

Sample Output:

The given string is: azzlea
Is z happy in the string: true

The given string is: azmzlea
Is z happy in the string: falses

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For more Practice: Solve these Related Problems:

• Write a Java program to determine if every occurrence of a specified character in a string has at least one identical neighbor.
• Write a Java program to check if a given character in a string is surrounded by the same character on either side.
• Write a Java program to verify the "happiness" of a target character by scanning its adjacent positions in the string.
• Write a Java program to return true if all instances of a specified letter in a string have matching adjacent characters.

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