import java.util.*; public class Zipper { public String zipString(String iniString) { // write code here char a = iniString.charAt(0); int num = 1; StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder(); for (int i = 1; i < iniString.length(); i++) { if (iniString.charAt(i) == a) { num++; } else { sb.append(a); sb.append(num); a = iniString.charAt(i); num = 1; } if (i == iniString.length() - 1) { sb.append(a); sb.append(num); } } return (iniString.length() < sb.length() ? iniString : sb.toString()); } }