https://www.codewars.com/kata/550f22f4d758534c1100025a/train/java
package codewar;
import java.util.*;
public class DirReduction{
public static String[] dirReduc(String[] arr){
List<String> list = new ArrayList<String>();
for(String x : arr){
list.add(x);
}
while(true){
int len = list.size();
for(int I = 0; I < list.size() - 1; i++){
if("NORTH".equals(list.get(i)) && "SOUTH".equals(list.get(i+1))||
"SOUTH".equals(list.get(i)) && "NORTH".equals(list.get(i+1))||
"EAST".equals(list.get(i)) && "WEST".equals(list.get(i+1))||
"WEST".equals(list.get(i)) && "EAST".equals(list.get(i+1))){
list.remove(i);
list.remove(i);
break;
}
}
if( len == list.size()){
break;
}
}
return list.toArray(new String[0]);
}
}