Anagram Check in Java: Explanation & Practice

Problem summary

Write a program that checks if two strings are anagrams (same characters, different order).

Starter code

public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        String s1 = "listen";
        String s2 = "silent"; // Test case 1
        
        // Check if anagrams
        // Print: Are anagrams: <true/false>
    }
}

Expected output and test cases

• listen/silent are anagrams

  Are anagrams: true

• triangle/integral

  Are anagrams: true

• hello/world not anagrams

  Are anagrams: false

Hints

1. Sort both strings and compare
2. Or count character frequencies
3. Must have same length first

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