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 In this post, we will learn how to solve LeetCode's Defanging an IP Address problem and will implement its solution in Java.

Defanging an IP Address Problem

Given a valid (IPv4) IP address, return a defanged version of that IP address. A defanged IP address replaces every period "." with "[.]".

Example 1:

Input: address = "1.1.1.1"

Output: "1[.]1[.]1[.]1"

Example 2:

Input: address = "255.100.50.0"

Output: "255[.]100[.]50[.]0"

Defanging an IP Address Java Solution

Approach 1

We can use Java String's inbuilt method replace.

Java Program: 

class Solution {
    public String defangIPaddr(String address) {
        return address.replace(".", "[.]");
    }
}

Approach 2

Using StringBuilder.

Avoid using String instead use StringBuilder. it is much faster than the String.

Java Program: 

class Solution {
    public String defangIPaddr(String address) {
        StringBuilder str = new StringBuilder();
        for(int i=0; i<address.length(); i++) {
            if(address.charAt(i) == '.') {
                str.append("[.]");
            } else {
                str.append(address.charAt(i));
            }
        }
        return str.toString();
    }
}

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