Challenge #458: Masking Alternating Characters

[JeffF]

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[TurboToad]

The description of the challenge didn't seem to match up with the expected output...

Here's my take on the solution, 1 tool 😁.

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This closely matches the output example but the 2nd string results are slightly different, regex_replace([Data], "\w(\w)?", '*$1'):
Data
*L*X*N*E* *B*N*J*
*L*E*Y* *E*I*N*R
*N*L*T*C *P*

This seems closer to the ask, regex_replace([Data], "(\w)\w?", '$1*')
Data
A*E*A*D*R* A*I*A*M*
A*T*R*X* D*S*G*E*
A*A*Y*I* A*P*

[BSilverblatt]

Solution attached:

[JacobAnugrah]

Hello Alex Najm,

I was able to complete the challenge to meet the requirements mentioned, however there seems to be a difference in the output file saved on the challenge.

It reflects as: 

*L*X*N*E* *B*N*J*
A*T*R*X *E*I*N*R
*N*L*T*C *P*

INSTEAD OF:

*L*X*N*E* *B*N*J*
*L*E*Y* *E*I*N*R
*N*L*T*C *P*

[Sebastian_Chaieb2]

My Solution attached

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[Alice_Bataillion]

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Not sure it's the most efficient way, but it works!

[JBevan89]

please see my solution

[bpeveto]

Fun with RegEx.

[a640687]

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My asterisks for some of the words aren't exactly the same as the original solution, but it does fulfil the challenge based on the criteria listed above, including not taking out spaces, so I accept it.  Looking at the challenge creators workflow, there isn't a rhyme to why one character is masked vs another, since sometimes it counts the space and sometimes it doesn't, so I think what I have done is fine.

[Powerhouse_21]

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