public class DiagonalPrinter {
public static void main(String[] args) {
String text = "HELLO WORLD";
// Start with an empty string for spaces and the full text
printTextDiagonallyRecursivelyLTR("", text);
}
/**
* Prints text diagonally from left to right using recursion.
* @param spaces The current indentation (accumulated spaces)
* @param word The remaining part of the string to print
*/
public static void printTextDiagonallyRecursivelyLTR(String spaces, String word) {
// Base Case: If the word is empty, stop the recursion
if (word.length() > 0) {
// Print the current indentation followed by the first character
System.out.println(spaces + word.charAt(0));
// Recursive Call:
// 1. Add one space to the 'spaces' string
// 2. Pass the rest of the word (index 1 to the end)
printTextDiagonallyRecursivelyLTR(spaces + " ", word.substring(1));
}
}
}
/*
run:
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*/
