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Problem Statement for "MagicSpell"

Problem Statement

You are given a String spell containing an ancient magic spell. The spell is encrypted, but the cypher is quite simple. To decrypt the spell, you need to find all occurrences of the letters 'A' and 'Z', and then reverse their order. For example, if the encrypted spell is "AABZCADZA", you would first find all the 'A's and 'Z's: "AA_Z_A_ZA". You would then reverse their order: "AZ_A_Z_AA". The final decrypted spell is "AZBACZDAA". Return the decrypted version of the given spell.

Definition

Class:
MagicSpell
Method:
fixTheSpell
Parameters:
String
Returns:
String
Method signature:
String fixTheSpell(String spell)
(be sure your method is public)

Constraints

  • spell will contain between 1 and 50 uppercase letters ('A'-'Z'), inclusive.

Examples

  1. "AZ"

    Returns: "ZA"

    This spell contains only letters 'A' and 'Z', so we just need to reverse it.

  2. "ABACADA"

    Returns: "ABACADA"

    This spell remains the same after decryption.

  3. "AABZCADZA"

    Returns: "AZBACZDAA"

    The example from the problem statement.

  4. "AZBASGHNAZAHBNVZZGGGAGGZAZ"

    Returns: "ZABZSGHNAZZHBNVAZGGGAGGAZA"

  5. "ZZZAZZFAZAZBANZZZFZAZZZPZAAASZZAZZZ"

    Returns: "ZZZAZZFAAAZBZNZZAFZZZZAPZAZASZZAZZZ"

  6. "A"

    Returns: "A"

  7. "ZKAVAEAYXXAGPZDOEXBZJVVBYPZLPN"

    Returns: "ZKZVZEAYXXAGPADOEXBAJVVBYPZLPN"

  8. "AAZAAZZAAAZLAAWXZZCZAZZZZAAAAAAANA"

    Returns: "AAAAAAAAZZZLZAWXZZCZAAZAAAZZAAZANA"

  9. "ZZAMAAAELHKAGQCDUAAWAZAAAALVUFAAZLTACWAE"

    Returns: "AAZMAAAELHKAGQCDUAAWZAAAAALVUFAAALTZCWZE"

  10. "DZOZN"

    Returns: "DZOZN"

  11. "AAZVAAZVZZBAAZAZAAAAANZAAZAZAAAZZZZAKZAAKAZEPA"

    Returns: "AZAVAAZVAZBZZZAAAZAZANAZAAAAAZAZAAZZKZAAKZAEPA"

  12. "ZAZAAZZAZAMZAOZZAZNSZSAKAZZZZZZAZAPZ"

    Returns: "ZAZAZZZZZZMAAOZZAZNSZSAKZAZAZZAAZAPZ"

  13. "DPZAAAATZAAAAPAAAAAAATAAAAAAPAAJA"

    Returns: "DPAAAAATAAAAAPAAAAAAATAAAZAAPAAJZ"

  14. "WZYZZBH"

    Returns: "WZYZZBH"

  15. "APAAHZAWAHQHBAZAAA"

    Returns: "APAAHZAWAHQHBAZAAA"

  16. "IGZEDUORRSOAZWZWJLFAAAZPUG"

    Returns: "IGZEDUORRSOAAWAWJLFZZAZPUG"

  17. "JZWXMZHLZZDZZTJNXGZSZNCVAZMOHWBZZWZRZMHHR"

    Returns: "JZWXMZHLZZDZATJNXGZSZNCVZZMOHWBZZWZRZMHHR"

  18. "AZGCCZAGXTAAZZPIBZBGZZKOZKBJM"

    Returns: "ZZGCCZZGXTZZAAPIBABGZZKOAKBJM"

  19. "AAZZ"

    Returns: "ZZAA"

  20. "ZJGZUZWIAPAZLUZZWZDZZZZMCFZ"

    Returns: "ZJGZUZWIZPZZLUZZWZDAAZZMCFZ"

  21. "AAAAAAYAAVDAZZZAAEAZAKDZIAAAAHDGZL"

    Returns: "ZAAAAZYAZVDAAAZZZEAAAKDAIAAAAHDGAL"

  22. "AZEOWTAZZZKZAZZZ"

    Returns: "ZZEOWTZAZZKZZAZA"

  23. "EXXGEYHGCRDPMCOROPFHOQ"

    Returns: "EXXGEYHGCRDPMCOROPFHOQ"

  24. "ZZAZYGZAZGVZK"

    Returns: "ZZAZYGZAZGVZK"

  25. "WZXMAFQAAALAYZZAWYBACKKKAAAYUFBSEYGVAPAV"

    Returns: "WAXMAFQAAALAYAZZWYBACKKKAAAYUFBSEYGVAPZV"

  26. "AXAHAIESAHAUX"

    Returns: "AXAHAIESAHAUX"

  27. "PAAWZJAAA"

    Returns: "PAAWAJZAA"

  28. "AAAOGAFFCFEARAPS"

    Returns: "AAAOGAFFCFEARAPS"

  29. "OES"

    Returns: "OES"

  30. "ZUAYNANAASAAAGMKAAOAMAAAOHAFAWVJAAKAAAAA"

    Returns: "AUAYNANAASAAAGMKAAOAMAAAOHAFAWVJAAKAAAAZ"

  31. "AZJJHSQAAEACAZTAZWGALRMAAAASB"

    Returns: "AAJJHSQAAEACZATZAWGALRMAAZASB"

  32. "JWZNRIZZZZTZZWZZZZANZZGZZHEGFKZZJAFAAZRACZRVRZZEF"

    Returns: "JWZNRIZZAZTAAWAZZZZNZZGAZHEGFKZZJZFZZZRZCZRVRZZEF"

  33. "CGZZZZUNGP"

    Returns: "CGZZZZUNGP"

  34. "LBWXZASGHZGNPZKMUKZFCVRKLALTZOOXA"

    Returns: "LBWXAZSGHAGNPZKMUKZFCVRKLZLTAOOXZ"

  35. "ZRZWCXZRUXRUEJBXYFKT"

    Returns: "ZRZWCXZRUXRUEJBXYFKT"

  36. "UADZMZATCKAAZXTBGN"

    Returns: "UZDAMAATCKZZAXTBGN"

  37. "JAZLKGZPZKCZDWXZQLVZWZ"

    Returns: "JZZLKGZPZKCZDWXZQLVZWA"

  38. "GRCMNJAWSFZAAOAASZAHLAFAAACZRPHN"

    Returns: "GRCMNJZWSFAAAOAASZAHLAFAAZCARPHN"

  39. "AARAIXFPPFLP"

    Returns: "AARAIXFPPFLP"

  40. "LZTUP"

    Returns: "LZTUP"

  41. "NAUMTZNMDYZVZAMARFUZAKKSMNNAAHB"

    Returns: "NAUMTANMDYAVZAMARFUZZKKSMNNZAHB"

  42. "AAAAAAAAAAAATAAAAWAAAAAAALAASKAAHAOAAAAWAAAAAJW"

    Returns: "AAAAAAAAAAAATAAAAWAAAAAAALAASKAAHAOAAAAWAAAAAJW"

  43. "UTZAZLZZBUXAFNZWAAAJIAO"

    Returns: "UTAAALAZBUXAFNZWZZAJIZO"

  44. "CWNABTHAKIUHTUDBMNFAQKLZTJAEFUKLJQ"

    Returns: "CWNABTHZKIUHTUDBMNFAQKLATJAEFUKLJQ"

  45. "EZZHZFZXAZAALJAAAAZZAAGAZADLZZZZAZZAZAZZ"

    Returns: "EZZHAFZXAZZALJZZZZAZAAGAZZDLAAAAAAZAZZZZ"

  46. "TKTRKXNVZTUWOVJPVN"

    Returns: "TKTRKXNVZTUWOVJPVN"

  47. "OMLZSCZZQWMVHMZZBZAGZNIXZAKNZUZZODWZZGE"

    Returns: "OMLZSCZZQWMVHMZZBAZGZNIXAZKNZUZZODWZZGE"

  48. "ARAYAAAZRZJAQZAAMALAE"

    Returns: "ARAYAAZARZJZQAAAMALAE"

  49. "LSXKTPWZDYKZBTVXXJOTHX"

    Returns: "LSXKTPWZDYKZBTVXXJOTHX"

  50. "ORAEAQNMHZIYBZGPXJTYULVBUKMZRN"

    Returns: "ORZEZQNMHZIYBAGPXJTYULVBUKMARN"

  51. "ZPHZAMNAIMUCTSQMNPHWJZZCMPXXZYXWZIYXQ"

    Returns: "ZPHZZMNZIMUCTSQMNPHWJAACMPXXZYXWZIYXQ"

  52. "AAXAAAAAAZAPAAAZAZAAAAANAAAGGAAAAA"

    Returns: "AAXAAAAAAAAPAAAZAZAAAAZNAAAGGAAAAA"

  53. "SNQKCZIZZGPVRJZLZJZHYXZBACFCZBHUXZVZCGX"

    Returns: "SNQKCZIZZGPVRJALZJZHYXZBZCFCZBHUXZVZCGX"

  54. "ZMZEDZQCAZIZZILIZFSZZXZHKCZEZJPZRZBZZZAYZ"

    Returns: "ZMAEDZQCZZIZZILIZFSZZXZHKCZEZJPZRZBZAZZYZ"

  55. "VAXANM"

    Returns: "VAXANM"

  56. "ZHAZ"

    Returns: "ZHAZ"

  57. "AOAARVAZZIZUWFLTAAYIDJAKEAAAAANAAAAAUQKAAWXTX"

    Returns: "AOAARVAAAIAUWFLTAAYIDJAKEAAAAANZZZAAUQKAAWXTX"

  58. "AACAAEAAPAZABCPALAAALARKATAPTAAZAAAAKNYAAMAAA"

    Returns: "AACAAEAAPAAABCPZLAAALARKATAPTAAAAZAAKNYAAMAAA"

  59. "F"

    Returns: "F"

  60. "ZOWVRCLZVIZYKZZMZTRZANTJTSAZRZJPAMZQVZMAZAAI"

    Returns: "AOWVRCLAVIZYKAZMZTRAZNTJTSZARAJPZMZQVZMZZZZI"

  61. "KZAZJAVBCAAPA"

    Returns: "KAAAJAVBCZAPZ"

  62. "PZAHBIIXQTQEAJQOPFUQVXMX"

    Returns: "PAAHBIIXQTQEZJQOPFUQVXMX"

  63. "MAZNTSWHFJRAHQZHKAVEYPFPHUA"

    Returns: "MAANTSWHFJRZHQAHKZVEYPFPHUA"

  64. "W"

    Returns: "W"

  65. "OKMAARAXZAZAKQIZZAYPZBAEAAKVAAAIAAAZAAOZUAZUKZAUK"

    Returns: "OKMAZRZXAZAAKQIZAAYPABAEAAKVAAAIZAZZAZOAUZAUKAAUK"

  66. "DPBLJPDYACVTFVEKMURJUEVZITRSCPGLXAGYUIUDAHKXTIX"

    Returns: "DPBLJPDYACVTFVEKMURJUEVAITRSCPGLXZGYUIUDAHKXTIX"

  67. "QERZIHZVJAZZZMPRPG"

    Returns: "QERZIHZVJZAZZMPRPG"

  68. "AAAAZAAAAZAAZAAAGQA"

    Returns: "AAAAZAAZAAAAZAAAGQA"

  69. "TSVZZZZOUJZWSZQZZZOLJRZSZZZLQASZZZRLZZXFZKTJX"

    Returns: "TSVZZZZOUJZWSZQAZZOLJRZSZZZLQZSZZZRLZZXFZKTJX"

  70. "QVZHJRSYDVAFJSHIAJJPZBUOQKTJKXAPHJUHYEJZYALHGBSR"

    Returns: "QVAHJRSYDVZFJSHIAJJPZBUOQKTJKXAPHJUHYEJAYZLHGBSR"

  71. "XJCXSFHYYKUJJVQTDPSXBIRGMUWCIZCT"

    Returns: "XJCXSFHYYKUJJVQTDPSXBIRGMUWCIZCT"

  72. "AWARUZRAAZAMESCMZGMXKYZRKGUSZBEJZZGZ"

    Returns: "ZWZRUZRZZZAMESCMZGMXKYARKGUSABEJZAGA"

  73. "Q"

    Returns: "Q"

  74. "IRVCZXHLRAMZIQATZBDIMFBZNYMXDYRXLTILHWLY"

    Returns: "IRVCZXHLRZMAIQZTABDIMFBZNYMXDYRXLTILHWLY"

  75. "MOPZXMMYGGUJBXHOOMTQTEOXZHTFLKRUKSQPIAQTSK"

    Returns: "MOPAXMMYGGUJBXHOOMTQTEOXZHTFLKRUKSQPIZQTSK"

  76. "ZCNAZZZXWAZWZZZZZAZZZAZAZFZZVZAZJZICAAAZA"

    Returns: "ACNZAAAXWZZWAZZZZAZAZZZAZFZZVZZZJAICZZZAZ"

  77. "KLMATAIBBMEYHTXAPWAAYVYCTAAZARBDDDEIZOUZQIWAOR"

    Returns: "KLMATZIBBMEYHTXZPWAZYVYCTAAAARBDDDEIAOUAQIWAOR"

  78. "VXIAIAZZAWATADAYKWQ"

    Returns: "VXIAIAAAZWZTADAYKWQ"

  79. "AVAZACAUYHGAZZAUZZZZAHSAZWN"

    Returns: "ZVAAZCZUYHGZZAZUZAAAZHSAAWN"

  80. "ARAZCZAZZAZMWAAAAAAAZRAXAZYEHLAEZZAX"

    Returns: "ARZZCAZAAZAMWAAAAAAZARZXZAYEHLZEZAAX"

  81. "ZZWCNTRBTYY"

    Returns: "ZZWCNTRBTYY"

  82. "NIJZTJQUWVCOKRBRPGJRD"

    Returns: "NIJZTJQUWVCOKRBRPGJRD"

  83. "RZRRQVP"

    Returns: "RZRRQVP"

  84. "TZALAAJAAAAPAWHEACVKAZ"

    Returns: "TZALAAJAAAAPAWHEACVKAZ"

  85. "AAAZ"

    Returns: "ZAAA"

  86. "AZCZ"

    Returns: "ZZCA"

  87. "AZJZAAAZZJBNZABKMZAKMMZ"

    Returns: "ZAJZAZZZAJBNAABKMZZKMMA"

  88. "ABAAZAAZBBA"

    Returns: "ABZAAZAABBA"

  89. "AABA"

    Returns: "AABA"

  90. "AZBCDZ"

    Returns: "ZZBCDA"

  91. "BBBAAZZBBZZZ"

    Returns: "BBBZZZZBBZAA"

  92. "CC"

    Returns: "CC"

  93. "B"

    Returns: "B"

  94. "BCD"

    Returns: "BCD"

  95. "BBBBBBB"

    Returns: "BBBBBBB"

  96. "ZZXXAAXXZZA"

    Returns: "AZXXZAXXAZZ"

  97. "AXXXZX"

    Returns: "ZXXXAX"

  98. "BCDEF"

    Returns: "BCDEF"

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