Reverse an Array-java

My Thought Process (Java DSA) When I first looked at this problem on GeeksforGeeks, it seemed very simple. But instead of jumping directly into code, I tried to understand what is actually happenin...

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Reverse an Array-java

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My Thought Process (Java DSA) When I first looked at this problem on GeeksforGeeks, it seemed very simple. But instead of jumping directly into code, I tried to understand what is actually happening when we "reverse" an array. Problem Statement We are given an array of integers arr[]. The task is to reverse the array in-place, meaning we should not use any extra space. Initial Thinking If I take an example: arr = [1, 4, 3, 2, 6, 5] The reversed array should be: [5, 6, 2, 3, 4, 1] At first, I thought about creating a new array and filling it from the end. But then I noticed the constraint: modify the array in-place. So using extra space is not a good approach here. Key Observation Reversing an array means: First element goes to last Second element goes to second last And so on... So instead of moving everything, I can just swap elements from both ends. Approach (Two Pointer Technique) I used two pointers: left starting from index 0 right starting from index n - 1 Then I keep swapping: a

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