QuestionC.java

package Q1_04_Palindrome_Permutation;

public class QuestionC {
	/* Toggle the ith bit in the integer. */
	public static int toggle(int bitVector, int index) {
		if (index < 0) return bitVector;
		
		int mask = 1 << index;
		if ((bitVector & mask) == 0) {
			bitVector |= mask;
		} else {
			bitVector &= ~mask;
		}
		return bitVector;
	}
	
	/* Create bit vector for string. For each letter with value i,
	 * toggle the ith bit. */
	public static int createBitVector(String phrase) {
		int bitVector = 0;
		for (char c : phrase.toCharArray()) {
			int x = Common.getCharNumber(c);
			bitVector = toggle(bitVector, x);
		}
		return bitVector;
	}
	
	/* Check that exactly one bit is set by subtracting one from the 
	 * integer and ANDing it with the original integer. */
	public static boolean checkExactlyOneBitSet(int bitVector) {
		return (bitVector & (bitVector - 1)) == 0;
	}
	
	public static boolean isPermutationOfPalindrome(String phrase) {
		int bitVector = createBitVector(phrase);
		return bitVector == 0 || checkExactlyOneBitSet(bitVector);
	}
	
	public static void main(String[] args) {
		String pali = "Rats live on no evil star";
		System.out.println(isPermutationOfPalindrome(pali));
	}

}