Version 2.0 - Refactored: Eliminate need for ArrayList + Documented Code

Eobard/src/eobard/Eobard.java

@@ -1,36 +1,51 @@
+// Package declaration
 package eobard;
 
-import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.List;
-
+// Import dialog box library
 import javax.swing.JOptionPane;
 
+// Class declaration
 public class Eobard {
 	
+	// init main
 	public static void main(String[] args) {
 		
+		// Receives and stores string from user
 		String stringToReverse = JOptionPane.showInputDialog(null, "String To Reverse:");
 		
-		String result = stringReverser(stringToReverse).toString();
+		// Calls stringReverser method and stores output as String
+		String result = stringReverser(stringToReverse);
 		
+		// Displays result to user
 		JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, result);
 		
 	}
 	
+	// Main string reverser method (functionality of program)
 	public static String stringReverser(String stringMessenger) {
 		
-		List<Character> stringReverserList = new ArrayList<>();
+		// Declare character array that is equal to the length of the string
+		char[] stringReverserArray = new char[stringMessenger.length()];
 		
-		for(int i = stringMessenger.length() - 1; i > -1; i--) {
-			stringReverserList.add(stringMessenger.charAt(i));
-		}
-		for(int i = 0; i < stringReverserList.size(); i++) {
-			stringMessenger += stringReverserList.get(i);
+		// Declares 'i' to count down, and j to count up, thus, allowing the program to manipulate characters both forward and backward
+		// // includes correction for zero index(s)
+		for(int i = stringMessenger.length() - 1, j = 0; i > -1; i--) {
+			
+			// Adds characters from the length of the string to zero to the index of stringReverserList in the reverse counting direction
+			stringReverserArray[j++] = (stringMessenger.charAt(i));
+			
+			// Appends characters from stringReverserList to the String later to be returned.
+			stringMessenger += stringReverserArray[j - 1];
+			
 		}
+		
+		// Purges first half of string (unreversed section)
 		stringMessenger = stringMessenger.substring((stringMessenger.length() / 2), stringMessenger.length());
 		
+		// Returns string in question
 		return stringMessenger;
 		
 	}
 
+// %end
 }

README.md

@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 # Eobard
-Java application that reverses any given text. Built for practice.
 
-This task can be done in half the lines and much less complexity by using the "StringBuilder" calss, but I wanted to build it on my own to get un-rusty from basic Java, so the only thing I allowed myself to use was basic programmatic operations and ArrayList.
+This task can be done in much less lines and much less visual complexity by using the "StringBuilder" class, but I wanted to build it on my own to practice writing Java, so the only thing I allowed myself to use is basic programmatic operations.
+
+Changelog:
+
+- Version 2.0 - The much unexpected release! Eobard is now completely refactored and documented. This version eliminates the need for the "ArrayList" library, and now the only non-default library used is JOptionPane. I also fixed the readme a bit. 
+- Version 1.0 - Initial Release
 
 Screenshots:
 
@@ -13,18 +17,18 @@ To run:
 
 1. Download .jar
 2. Open shell
-3. cd to download directory
+3. cd to clone directory
 4. Type "java -jar Eobard.jar"
 5. Profit?
 
 
-Below is a much simpler way to do this. Enjoy: 
+Below is a much simpler way to do this yourself using the StringBuilder class. Enjoy: 
 
 ================================================
 
 	import javax.swing.JOptionPane;
 
-	public class TestingGrounds {
+	public class ReverseAString {
 
 		public static void main(String[] args) {