Class AtbashCipher

src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/ciphers/AtbashCipher.java:26–101

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 upp

 * @see <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atbash">Atbash Cipher (Wikipedia)</a>
 */
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.