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1var assert = require('assert');
2
3function reverseOnlyAlphabetical(str) {
4 const alphaChars = [];
5 str = str.split(''); // strings are immutable in JS
6
7 for (let char of str) {
8 if (/[a-zA-Z]/.test(char)) {
9 alphaChars.push(char);
10 }
11 }
12
13 const reversedAlpha = reverseArray(alphaChars);
14
15 let idxRA = 0;
16 for (let i = 0; i < str.length; i++) {
17 if (/[a-zA-Z]/.test(str[i])) {
18 str[i] = reversedAlpha[idxRA++];
19 }
20 }
21
22 return str.join('');
23}
24
25function reverseArray(arr) {
26 let start = 0;
27 let end = arr.length - 1;
28
29 while (start <= end) {
30 const temp = arr[start];
31 arr[start] = arr[end];
32 arr[end] = temp;
33
34 start++;
35 end--;
36 }
37
38 return arr;
39}
40
41try {
42 assertIsFunction(
43 reverseOnlyAlphabetical,
44 'reverseOnlyAlphabetical is a function'
45 );
46
47 console.log('PASSED: ' + 'Expect `reverseOnlyAlphabetical` is a function');
48} catch (err) {
49 console.log(err);
50}
51
52try {
53 assert.equal(
54 reverseOnlyAlphabetical('sea!$hells3'),
55 'sll!$ehaes3',
56 "reverseOnlyAlphabetical('sea!$hells3') should equal 'sll!$ehaes3'"
57 );
58
59 console.log(
60 'PASSED: ' +
61 "Expect `reverseOnlyAlphabetical('sea!$hells3')` to return `'sll!$ehaes3'`"
62 );
63} catch (err) {
64 console.log(err);
65}
66
67try {
68 assert.equal(
69 reverseOnlyAlphabetical('1kas90jda3'),
70 '1adj90sak3',
71 "reverseOnlyAlphabetical('1kas90jda3') should return '1adj90sak3'"
72 );
73
74 console.log(
75 'PASSED: ' +
76 "Expect `reverseOnlyAlphabetical('1kas90jda3')` to return `'1adj90sak3'`"
77 );
78} catch (err) {
79 console.log(err);
80}
81
82function assertIsFunction(f) {
83 return typeof f === 'function';
84}
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51
var assert = require('assert');
function reverseOnlyAlphabetical(str) {
return str;
}
try {
assertIsFunction(
reverseOnlyAlphabetical,
'reverseOnlyAlphabetical is a function'
);
console.log('PASSED: ' + 'Expect `reverseOnlyAlphabetical` is a function');
} catch (err) {
console.log(err);
}
try {
assert.equal(
reverseOnlyAlphabetical('sea!$hells3'),
'sll!$ehaes3',
"reverseOnlyAlphabetical('sea!$hells3') should equal 'sll!$ehaes3'"
);
console.log(
'PASSED: ' +
"Expect `reverseOnlyAlphabetical('sea!$hells3')` to return `'sll!$ehaes3'`"
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