package com.thealgorithms.ciphers; /** * The Atbash cipher is a classic substitution cipher that substitutes each letter * with its opposite letter in the alphabet. * * For example: * - 'A' becomes 'Z', 'B' becomes 'Y', 'C' becomes 'X', and so on. * - Similarly, 'a' becomes 'z', 'b' becomes 'y', and so on. * * The cipher works identically for both uppercase and lowercase letters. * Non-alphabetical characters remain unchanged in the output. * * This cipher is symmetric, meaning that applying the cipher twice will return * the original text. Therefore, the same function is used for both encryption and decryption. * *
Usage Example:
*
* AtbashCipher cipher = new AtbashCipher("Hello World!");
* String encrypted = cipher.convert(); // Output: "Svool Dliow!"
*
*
* @author Krounosity
* @see Atbash Cipher (Wikipedia)
*/
public class AtbashCipher {
private String toConvert;
public AtbashCipher() {
}
/**
* Constructor with a string parameter.
*
* @param str The string to be converted using the Atbash cipher
*/
public AtbashCipher(String str) {
this.toConvert = str;
}
/**
* Returns the current string set for conversion.
*
* @return The string to be converted
*/
public String getString() {
return toConvert;
}
/**
* Sets the string to be converted using the Atbash cipher.
*
* @param str The new string to convert
*/
public void setString(String str) {
this.toConvert = str;
}
/**
* Checks if a character is uppercase.
*
* @param ch The character to check
* @return {@code true} if the character is uppercase, {@code false} otherwise
*/
private boolean isCapital(char ch) {
return ch >= 'A' && ch <= 'Z';
}
/**
* Checks if a character is lowercase.
*
* @param ch The character to check
* @return {@code true} if the character is lowercase, {@code false} otherwise
*/
private boolean isSmall(char ch) {
return ch >= 'a' && ch <= 'z';
}
/**
* Converts the input string using the Atbash cipher.
* Alphabetic characters are substituted with their opposite in the alphabet,
* while non-alphabetic characters remain unchanged.
*
* @return The converted string after applying the Atbash cipher
*/
public String convert() {
StringBuilder convertedString = new StringBuilder();
for (char ch : toConvert.toCharArray()) {
if (isSmall(ch)) {
convertedString.append((char) ('z' - (ch - 'a')));
} else if (isCapital(ch)) {
convertedString.append((char) ('Z' - (ch - 'A')));
} else {
convertedString.append(ch);
}
}
return convertedString.toString();
}
}