public class Program {
public static String reverseMiddleWords(String s) {
String[] words = s.split("\\s+");
if (words.length < 3) {
return s; // nothing to reverse
}
// Reverse characters of middle words
for (int i = 1; i < words.length - 1; i++) {
words[i] = new StringBuilder(words[i]).reverse().toString();
}
return String.join(" ", words);
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
String input = "Hello how are you today";
System.out.println(reverseMiddleWords(input));
}
}
/*
run:
Hello woh era uoy today
*/