Reverse String

/**
 * A short example showing how to reverse a string.
 */
function ReverseStringIterative (string) {
  if (typeof string !== 'string') {
    throw new TypeError('The given value is not a string')
  }
  let reversedString = ''
  let index

  for (index = string.length - 1; index >= 0; index--) {
    reversedString += string[index]
  }

  return reversedString
}

/**
 * JS disallows string mutation so we're actually a bit slower.
 *
 * @complexity O(n)
 */
function ReverseStringIterativeInplace (string) {
  if (typeof string !== 'string') {
    throw new TypeError('The given value is not a string')
  }

  const _string = string.split('')

  for (let i = 0; i < Math.floor(_string.length / 2); i++) {
    const first = _string[i]
    _string[i] = _string[_string.length - 1 - i]
    _string[_string.length - 1 - i] = first
  }

  return _string.join('')
}

export { ReverseStringIterative, ReverseStringIterativeInplace }
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