diff --git a/java/BuddyString.java b/java/BuddyString.java
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+package org.problems.strings;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+
+public class BuddyString {
+
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
+        buddyStrings("abcde", "ebcda");
+    }
+    public static boolean buddyStrings(String s, String goal) {
+
+        if (s.length() != goal.length())
+            return false;
+        boolean isBuddyString = true;
+        int count = 0;
+        ArrayList<Integer> list = new ArrayList<>();
+        for (int i = 0; i < s.length(); i++) {
+            if (s.charAt(i) != goal.charAt(i)) {
+                count++;
+                list.add(i);
+            }
+        }
+        if (count == 2) {
+            if (s.charAt(list.get(0)) != goal.charAt(list.get(1)))
+                isBuddyString = false;
+        }
+        return isBuddyString;
+    }
+}