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+public class mergeString { 
+  
+    // Function for alternatively merging two strings 
+    public static String merge(String s1, String s2) 
+    { 
+        // To store the final string 
+        StringBuilder result = new StringBuilder(); 
+  
+        // For every index in the strings 
+        for (int i = 0; i < s1.length() || i < s2.length(); i++) { 
+  
+            // First choose the ith character of the 
+            // first string if it exists 
+            if (i < s1.length()) 
+                result.append(s1.charAt(i)); 
+  
+            // Then choose the ith character of the 
+            // second string if it exists 
+            if (i < s2.length()) 
+                result.append(s2.charAt(i)); 
+        } 
+  
+        return result.toString(); 
+    } 
+  
+    // Driver code 
+    public static void main(String[] args) 
+    { 
+        String s1 = "geeks"; 
+        String s2 = "forgeeks"; 
+        System.out.println(merge(s1, s2)); 
+    } 
+}