Scala Programming: Read a string and return the string without the first two characters

Scala Programming String Exercise-26 with Solution

Write a Scala program to read a string and return the string without the first two characters. Keep the first char if it is 'g' and keep the second char if it is 'h'.

Sample Solution:

Scala Code:

object Scala_String {
  def test(str1: String): String = {
    var len = str1.length;
    var temp = "";
    for (i <- 0 to len - 1) {
      if (i == 0 && str1.charAt(i) == 'g')
        temp += 'g';
      else if (i == 1 && str1.charAt(i) == 'h')
        temp += 'h';
      else if (i > 1)
        temp += str1.charAt(i);
    }
    return temp;
  }
  def main(args: Array[String]): Unit = {
    var str1 = "ghost";
    println("The given strings is: " + str1);
    println("The new string is: " + test(str1))
    
    str1 = "photo";
    println("The given strings is: " + str1);
    println("The new string is: " + test(str1))
    str1 = "goat";
    
    println("The given strings is: " + str1);
    println("The new string is: " + test(str1))    
  }
}

Sample Output:

The given strings is: ghost
The new string is: ghost
The given strings is: photo
The new string is: hoto
The given strings is: goat
The new string is: gat

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