Implementing a Pure Angular Pipe for String Reversal
This challenge focuses on understanding and implementing Angular pipes, specifically a pure pipe, to transform data within your templates. You'll create a pipe that reverses a given string, providing a practical example of how pipes can enhance template readability and reusability by encapsulating data transformation logic.
Problem Description
You are tasked with creating a custom Angular pipe named ReverseStringPipe. This pipe should take a string as input and return the reversed version of that string.
Key Requirements:
- Pure Pipe: The pipe must be implemented as a "pure" pipe. This means its
transformmethod will only be called when Angular detects a change to the input value. For a pure pipe, the input should be immutable. transformMethod: The pipe must have atransformmethod that accepts a single string argument.- Return Value: The
transformmethod must return a new string that is the reverse of the input string. - Angular Integration: The pipe should be usable within Angular templates by importing it into the relevant module and then applying it using the pipe syntax (
| reverseString).
Expected Behavior:
When applied to a string in an Angular template, the pipe should display the reversed string.
Edge Cases to Consider:
- Empty String: How should the pipe handle an empty input string?
- Strings with Spaces: The reversal should work correctly with strings containing spaces.
- Special Characters and Numbers: The pipe should correctly reverse strings containing special characters and numbers.
Examples
Example 1:
Input String: "hello"
Output String: "olleh"
Explanation: The pipe takes the string "hello" and returns its reversed version, "olleh".
Example 2:
Input String: "Angular is fun!"
Output String: "!nuf si ralugnA"
Explanation: The pipe correctly reverses a string with spaces and punctuation.
Example 3:
Input String: ""
Output String: ""
Explanation: An empty input string should result in an empty output string.
Constraints
- The input to the pipe will always be a string or
undefined. - The pipe's
transformmethod should not mutate the original input string. - The pipe should be implemented in TypeScript.
Notes
- Remember to decorate your class with
@Pipeand provide anameproperty for the pipe. - The
pure: trueoption in the@Pipedecorator is the default, but it's good practice to be aware of it. - Consider how you might approach reversing a string in JavaScript/TypeScript. A common approach involves splitting the string into an array of characters, reversing the array, and then joining it back into a string.