Solved Problems

Output a string to the console

Write the string "Hello World!" to STDOUT
clojure
(println "Hello World!")
cpp
std::cout << "Hello World" << std::endl;
std::printf("Hello World\n");
Console::WriteLine(L"Hello World");
erlang
io:format("Hello, World!~n").
fantom
echo("Hello World!")
fsharp
printfn "Hello World!"
groovy
println "Hello World!"
haskell
main = putStrLn "Hello World!"
ocaml
print_string "Hello world!\n";;
print_endline "Hello world!";;
Printf.printf "Hello world!\n";;
python
print "Hello World!"
ruby
puts "Hello World!"
$stdout<<"Hello World!"
scala
println("Hello World!")
printf("Hello World!\n")

Retrieve a string containing ampersands from the variables in a url

My PHP script first does a query to obtain customer info for a form. The form has first name and last name fields among others. The customer has put entries such as "Ron & Jean" in the first name field in the database. Then the edit form script is called with variables such as

"http://myserver.com/custinfo/edit.php?mode=view&fname=Ron & Jean&lname=Smith".

The script variable for first name $_REQUEST['firstname'] never gets beyond the "Ron" value because of the ampersand in the data.

I have tried various functions like urldecode but all to no avail. I even tried encoding the url before the view screen is painted so that the url looks like "http://myserver/custinfo/edit.php?mode=view&fname="Ronxxnbsp;xxamp;xxnbsp;Jean"&lname=SMITH". (sorry I had to add the xx to replace the ampersand or it didn't display meaningful url contents the browser sees.)

Of course this fails for the same reasons. What is a better approach?
clojure
(->> {"mode" "view"
"fname" "Ron & Jean"
"lname" "Smith"}
(map #(str (URLEncoder/encode (first %) "UTF-8")
"="
(URLEncoder/encode (second %) "UTF-8")))
(reduce (fn [url e] (str url "&" e))
"http://myserver.com/custinfo/edit.php"))
cpp
QUrl url("http://myserver.com/custinfo/edit.php");
url.addQueryItem("mode", "view");
url.addQueryItem("fname", "Ron & Jean");
url.addQueryItem("lname", "Smith");
QByteArray encodedUrl = url.toEncoded();
erlang
% encode ampersand in your string using %XX where XX is hex code for ampersand
% optionally encode spaces for completeness sake to keep URL solid
URL = "http://myserver.com/custinfo/edit.php?mode=view&fname=Ron%20%26%20Jean&lname=Smith",
{_, Query} = string:tokens(URL, "?"),
KeyValuePairs = string:tokens(Query, "&"),...
fantom
encoded := `http://myserver.com/custinfo/edit.php`.plusQuery(
["fname":"Ron & Jean", "lname":"Smith"]).encode
echo(encoded)
fsharp
//the problem arises due to the fact that you've attempted to apply HTML entities encoding rather than URL encoding to your data!
//in F#, for example, assuming you would call this function with fname and lname parameters, this would produce the desired output
let getProperUrl fname lname = sprintf "http://myserver.com/custinfo/edit.php?mode=view&fname=%s&lname=%s" (HttpUtility.UrlEncode fname) (HttpUtility.UrlEncode lname)
// Example that shows encoding and decoding:
let queryString =
let fname = HttpUtility.UrlEncode("Ron & James")
let lname = HttpUtility.UrlEncode("Smith & Jones")
sprintf "http://myserver.com/custinfo/edit.php?mode=view&fname=%s&lname=%s" fname lname
/// All parameters in the URL as a lookup map
let parameters =
let paramStart = queryString.IndexOf('?')
if paramStart < 0 then
Map.empty
else
let values =
queryString.Substring(paramStart + 1)
|> HttpUtility.ParseQueryString
values.AllKeys
|> Seq.map (fun key -> key, values.[key])
|> Map.ofSeq
let fname = parameters.TryFind("fname")
let lname = parameters.TryFind("lname")
groovy
// Given the nature of the question text, I am assuming the question
// is how to produce a application/x-www-form-urlencoded compliant string

def basename = 'http://somedomain.com/somebase/'
def parameter = 'Bart & Lisa'
// equivalent to php
println basename + URLEncoder.encode(parameter)
// recommended approach is to specify encoding
println basename + URLEncoder.encode(parameter, "UTF-8")
haskell
import Network.CGI

query = "http://myserver.com/custinfo/edit.php?" ++ formEncode [("mode", "view"), ("fname", "Ron & Jan"), ("lname","Smith")]
ocaml
let query =
Netencoding.Url.mk_url_encoded_parameters [
"mode", "view";
"fname", "Ron & Jean";
"lname", "Smith";
]

let url =
"http://myserver.com/custinfo/edit.php?" ^ query
python
# I'm not really sure this is what the site is for,
# but the one unsolved problem for python was grating me.
# Anyway, I think this is what you're looking for.

from urllib import urlencode

query_dict = {'mode': 'view',
'fname': 'Ron & Jean',
'lname': 'Smith'}

print urlencode(query_dict.items())

# Which will be 'lname=Smith&mode=view&fname=Ron+%26+Jean'.
ruby
gem 'uri-query_params'
require 'uri/query_params'

url = URI("http://myserver.com/custinfo/edit.php?mode=view&fname=Ron%20&%20Jean&lname=Smith")
url.query_params['fname']
# => "Ron & Jean"
url = "http://myserver.com/custinfo/edit.php?mode=view&fname=Ron & Jean&lname=Smith"
url = URI.parse(URI.encode(url))
scala
import java.net.URLEncoder

val params = Map("mode"->"view", "fname"->"Ron & Jean", "lname"->"Smith")
var url = ""

for ((k, v) <- params) { url += URLEncoder.encode(k) + "=" + URLEncoder.encode(v) }

println(url)
import java.net.URLEncoder
val params = Map("mode"->"view", "fname"->"Ron & Jean", "lname"->"Smith")
(for ((k, v) <- params) yield URLEncoder.encode(k) + "=" + URLEncoder.encode(v) ).mkString("&")

Define a string containing special characters

Define the literal string "\#{'}${"}/"
clojure
(def special "\\#{'}${\"}/")
cpp
std::string special = "\\#{'}${\"}/";
String^ special = L"\\#{'}${\"}/";
erlang
Special = "\\#{'}\${\"}/",
fantom
special := Str<|\#{'}${"}/|>
fsharp
let special = "\#{'}${\"}/"
groovy
special = "\\#{'}\${\"}/"
special = '\\#{\'}${"}/'
special = /\#{'}${'$'}{"}\//
haskell
putStrLn "\"\\#{'}${\"}/\""
let special = "\\#{'}${\"}/"
ocaml
"\\#{'}${\"}/"
python
# yes, Python has way too many forms of string literals :)
print "\\#{'}${\"}/"
print "\\#{'}${"'"'"}/"
print r"""\#{'}${"}/"""
print '\\#{\'}${"}/'
print '\\#{'"'"'}${"}/'
print r'''\#{'}${"}/'''
ruby
special = '\#{\'}${"}/'
scala
val special = "\\#{'}${\"}/"
val special2 = """\#{'}${"}/"""

Define a multiline string

Define the string:
"This
Is
A
Multiline
String"
clojure
(def multiline "This\nIs\nA\nMultiline\nString")
cpp
std::string text =
"This\n"
"Is\n"
"A\n"
"Multiline\n"
"String";
String^ text = L"This\nIs\nA\nMultiline\nString";
std::string text = "This\nIs\nA\nMultiline\nString";
erlang
Text = "This\nIs\nA\nMultiline\nString",
fantom
s := "This
Is
A
Multiline
String"
fsharp
let multiline = "This\nIs\nA\nMultiline\nString"
let multiline = "This
Is
A
Multiline
String"
groovy
def text =
"""This
Is
A
Multiline
String"""
def text = "This\nIs\nA\nMultiline\nString"
haskell
s = "This \
\Is \
\A \
\Multiline \
\String"
ocaml
"This\nIs\nA\nMultiline\nString"
"This
Is
A
Multiline
String"
python
text = """This
Is
A
Multiline
String"""
# with proper indentation
text = (
"This\n"
"Is\n"
"A\n"
"Multiline\n"
"String"
)
ruby
text = <<"HERE"
This
Is
A
Multiline
String
HERE
text = "This\nIs\nA\nMultiline\nString"
scala
val text = """This
Is
A
Multiline
String"""
val text = "This\nIs\nA\nMultiline\nString"

Define a string containing variables and expressions

Given variables a=3 and b=4 output "3+4=7"
clojure
(format "%d + %d = %d" a b (+ a b))
cpp
Console::WriteLine(L"{0}+{1}={2}", a, b, a+b);
std::printf("%d+%d=%d\n", a, b, a+b);
std::cout << boost::format("%|1|+%|1|=%|1|") % a % b % (a+b) << std::endl;
erlang
A = 3, B = 4,
io:format("~B+~B=~B~n", [A, B, (A+B)]).
fantom
echo("$a+$b=${a+b}")
fsharp
let a, b = 3, 4
let mystr = sprintf "%d+%d=%d" a b (a+b)
printfn "%s" mystr
groovy
println "$a+$b=${a+b}"
printf "%d+%d=%d\n", a, b, a + b
haskell
import Text.Printf

main = do
let a = 3
let b = 4
printf "%d+%d=%d" a b (a + b)
a = 3
b = 4
s = show a ++ "+" ++ show b ++ "=" ++ show (a + b)
main = putStrLn s
ocaml
Printf.printf "%d+%d=%d" a b (a+b);;
Printf.printf "%d+%d=%d" a b (a+b);;
python
class EvalDict(dict):
def __getitem__(s, k):
return eval(k, s)

a=3; b=4
"%(a)d+%(b)d=%(a+b)d" % EvalDict(locals())
a=3; b=4
"%d+%d=%d" % (a, b, a+b)
ruby
puts "#{a}+#{b}=#{a+b}"
puts "#{a}+#{b}=%s" % (a + b)
scala
printf("%d+%d=%d\n", a, b, a + b)
"%d+%d=%d".format(a, b, a + b)
s"$a + $b = ${a+b}"

Reverse the characters in a string

Given the string "reverse me", produce the string "em esrever"
clojure
(require '[clojure.contrib.str-utils2 :as str])
(str/reverse "reverse me")
(apply str (reverse "reverse me"))
cpp
String^ s = "reverse me";
array<Char>^ sa = s->ToCharArray();
Array::Reverse(sa);
String^ sr = gcnew String(sa);
std::string s = "reverse me";
std::reverse(s.begin(), s.end());
std::string s = "reverse me";
std::string sr(s.rbegin(), s.rend());
std::string s = "reverse me";
std::swap_ranges(s.begin(), (s.begin() + s.size() / 2), s.rbegin());
erlang
Reversed = lists:reverse("reverse me"),
Reversed = revchars("reverse me"),
fantom
"reverse me".reverse
fsharp
let reversed = new String (Array.rev ("reverse me".ToCharArray()))
let word = "reverse me"
//reverse the word
let reversedword =
word.ToCharArray()
|> Array.fold(fun acc x -> x::acc) []
groovy
reversed = "reverse me".reverse()
haskell
reverse "reverse me"
ocaml
let reverse str =
let len = String.length str in
let res = String.create len in
for i = 0 to pred len do
let j = pred len - i in
res.[i] <- str.[j]
done;
(res)
let rev_char str =
let l = Str.split (Str.regexp "") str in
List.fold_left (fun a b -> b ^ a) "" l
;;
python
"reverse me"[::-1]
ruby
puts "reverse me".reverse
scala
val reversed = "reverse me".reverse

Reverse the words in a string

Given the string "This is a end, my only friend!", produce the string "friend! only my end, the is This"
clojure
(require '[clojure.contrib.str-utils2 :as str])
(str/join " " (reverse (str/split "this is the end, my only friend!" #" ")))
(apply str (interpose " " (reverse (re-seq #"[^\s]+" "This is the end, my only friend!"))))
cpp
array<Char>^ sep = {L' '};
array<String^>^ words =
String(L"This is the end, my only friend!").Split(sep, StringSplitOptions::RemoveEmptyEntries);

Array::Reverse(words); String^ newwords = String::Join(L" ", words);
std::string words = "This is the end, my only friend!"; std::vector<std::string> swv;

boost::split(swv, words, boost::is_any_of(" ")); std::reverse(swv.begin(), swv.end());
std::string newwords = (std::for_each(swv.begin(), swv.end(), StringTAndJ())).value();
erlang
Reversed = string:join(lists:reverse(string:tokens("This is the end, my only friend!", " ")), " "),
fantom
"This is a end, my only friend!".split.reverse.join(" ")
fsharp
let reversed = String.Join(" ", Array.rev("This is the end, my only friend!".Split [|' '|]))
groovy
reversed = "This is the end, my only friend!".split().reverse().join(' ')
reversed = "This is the end, my only friend!".tokenize(' ').reverse().join(' ')
def revdelim(c, s) { StringUtils.reverseDelimited(s, c) }
revwords = this.&revdelim.curry(" " as char)
reversed = revwords("This is the end, my only friend!")
reversed = StringUtils.reverseDelimited("This is the end, my only friend!", " " as char)
haskell
unwords (reverse (words "This is the end, my only friend!"))
ocaml
let rev_words str =
let l = Str.split (Str.regexp " ") str in
String.concat " " (List.rev l)
;;
python
' '.join(reversed("This is a end, my only friend!".split()))
ruby
reversed = text.split.reverse.join(' ')
scala
"This is the end, my only friend!".split(" ").reverse.reduceLeft( (x,y) => x+' '+y )
val reversed = revwords("This is the end, my only friend!")
(("This is the end, my only friend!" split " ") reverse) mkString " "
val reversedText = text.split(" ").reverse.mkString(" ")

Text wrapping

Wrap the string "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. " repeated ten times to a max width of 78 chars, starting each line with "> ", yielding this result:

> The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. The quick brown fox jumps
> over the lazy dog. The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. The
> quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. The quick brown fox jumps
> over the lazy dog. The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. The
> quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. The quick brown fox jumps
> over the lazy dog. The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. The
> quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
clojure
(doseq [line (re-seq #".{0,70} "
(apply str
(repeat 10 "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. ")))]
(println ">" line))
cpp
String^ input = ::copies("The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. ", 10);
String^ sep = " "; String^ prefix = "> ";

String^ wrapped = textwrap(input, 74 - prefix->Length, sep, prefix);
Console::WriteLine("{0}", wrapped);
void rep(ostream &os, const string& str, int times)
{
while (times--)
os << str;
}

void wrap(ostream &os, const string& str, const string &prefix, int width)
{
int line_len = width;
bool first_word = true;

width -= prefix.size();
BOOST_FOREACH(string word, tokenizer<char_separator<char>>(str, char_separator<char>(" ")))
{
line_len += word.size();
if (line_len++ < width)
os << ' ';
else {
if (first_word)
first_word = false;
else
os << endl;
os << prefix;
line_len = word.size();
}
os << word;
}
os << endl;
}

int main()
{
stringstream input;

rep(input, "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. ", 10);
wrap(cout, input.str(), "> ", 72);
}
erlang
TextWrap = textwrap(string:copies(Input, 10), 73 - length(Prefix)),
lists:foreach(fun (Line) -> io:format("~s~n", [string:concat(Prefix, Line)]) end, string:tokens(TextWrap, "\n")).
fantom
buf := Buf()
10.times { buf.writeChars("The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. ") }
buf.flip

out := Env.cur.out
sep := ">"; max := 72 - sep.size - 1
acc := 0; Str? s := null
while ((s = buf.readStrToken) != null)
{
if (acc == 0)
out.print(sep)

acc += s.size
if (acc > max)
{
out.print("\n$sep")
acc = s.size
}
out.print(" $s")
buf.readStrToken(4096) { !it.isSpace }
acc++
}
fsharp
let prefix = "> "
let input = "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. "

(String.split ['\n'] (textwrap (copies input 10) (73 - prefix.Length))) |> List.iter (fun line -> printfn "%s%s" prefix line)
let output maxWidth (s: string) =
let rec wrap = function
| lineSoFar, ([| |]: string array)-> printfn "%s" lineSoFar
| ">" as lineSoFar, (words: string array) ->
// Handle this case separately, thus we can also deal with
// cases where a word is longer then the max width
wrap (lineSoFar + " " + words.[0], Array.sub words 1 (words.Length - 1))
| lineSoFar, words when words.[0].Length + lineSoFar.Length >= maxWidth ->
printfn "%s" lineSoFar
wrap (">", words)
| lineSoFar, words ->
wrap(lineSoFar + " " + words.[0], Array.sub words 1 (words.Length - 1))
wrap (">", s.Split([| ' ' |]))

[| for i in 1 .. 10 do yield "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog." |]
|> String.concat " "
|> output 78
groovy
// no built-in fill, define one using brute force approach
def fill(text, width=80, prefix='') {
width = width - prefix.size()
def out = []
List words = text.replaceAll("\n", " ").split(" ")
while (words) {
def line = ''
while (words) {
if (line.size() + words[0].size() + 1 > width) break
if (line) line += ' '
line += words[0]
words = words.tail()
}
out += prefix + line
}
out.join("\n")
}
println fill('The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. ' * 10, 72, '> ')
// no built-in fill, define one using lastIndexOf
def fill(text, width=80, prefix='') {
def out = ''
def remaining = text.replaceAll("\n", " ")
while (remaining) {
def next = prefix + remaining
def found = next.lastIndexOf(' ', width)
if (found == -1) remaining = ''
else {
remaining = next.substring(found + 1)
next = next[0..found]
}
out += next + '\n'
}
out
}
println fill('The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. ' * 10, 72, '> ')
prefix = '> '
input = 'The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. '
wrap(input * 10, 72 - prefix.size()).eachLine{ println prefix + it }
haskell
import Data.List (intercalate)

-- our list of words ["The", "quick", "brown", ...]
dogs = concat$ replicate 10$ words "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog."

-- ["The", "The quick", "The quick brown", ...]
concats = scanl1 (\s v -> s ++ " " ++ v)

-- takes list of words, returns list of lines
wordwrap :: Int -> [String] -> [String]
wordwrap maxwidth [] = []
wordwrap maxwidth ws = sentence : (wordwrap maxwidth restwords)
where
zipped = zip (concats ws) ws
(sentences, rest) = span (\(s,w) -> (length s) <= maxwidth) zipped
sentence = last (map fst sentences)
restwords = map snd rest

main = putStrLn ("> " ++ intercalate "\n> " (wordwrap 76 dogs))
ocaml
(* ocamlbuild -no-hygiene textwrap.native && ./textwrap.native *)

let wrap s prefix width =
let width = width - (String.length prefix) in
let len = String.length s in
let rec loop start =
if start >= len then
[]
else
let stop = min (len - start) width in
let sub = String.sub s start stop in
(prefix ^ sub) :: loop (start+stop)
in
loop 0
in

let wrap_and_print s prefix width =
List.iter print_endline (wrap s prefix width)
in
let s = ref "" in
for i = 1 to 10 do
s := !s ^ "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. "
done;
wrap_and_print !s "> " 78


python
import textwrap
print textwrap.fill("The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. " * 10,
72, initial_indent="> ", subsequent_indent="> ")
ruby
prefix = "> "
string = "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. " * 10
width = 78
realwidth = width - prefix.length
print string.gsub(/(.{1,#{realwidth}})(?: +|$)\n?|(.{#{realwidth}})/, "#{prefix}\\1\\2\n")
scala
val prefix = "> " ; val input = "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog."

WordUtils.wrap(input * 10, 72 - prefix.length).split("\n") foreach {(x) => printf("%s%s\n", prefix, x)}
def wrap(words: List[String]): List[List[String]] = words match {
case Nil => Nil
case _ =>
val output = (words.inits.dropWhile { _.mkString(" ").length > 78 }) next;
output :: wrap(words.drop(output.length))
}

wrap(("The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. " * 10) split(" ") toList) foreach {
words => println("> " + words.mkString(" "))
}

Remove leading and trailing whitespace from a string

Given the string "  hello    " return the string "hello".
clojure
(use 'clojure.contrib.str-utils2)
(trim " hello ")
(clojure.string/trim " hello ")
(.trim " hello ")
cpp
String^ s = " hello "; String^ trimmed = s->Trim();
erlang
Trimmed = string:strip(S),
fantom
s := " hello ".trim
fsharp
let s = " hello "
let trimmed = s.Trim()
let trimmed = " hello ".Trim()
groovy
assert "hello" == " hello ".trim()
haskell
unwords (words " hello ")
ocaml
let left_pos s len =
let rec aux i =
if i >= len then None
else match s.[i] with
| ' ' | '\n' | '\t' | '\r' -> aux (succ i)
| _ -> Some i
in
aux 0

let right_pos s len =
let rec aux i =
if i < 0 then None
else match s.[i] with
| ' ' | '\n' | '\t' | '\r' -> aux (pred i)
| _ -> Some i
in
aux (pred len)

let trim s =
let len = String.length s in
match left_pos s len, right_pos s len with
| Some i, Some j -> String.sub s i (j - i + 1)
| None, None -> ""
| _ -> assert false

let () =
let res = trim " hello " in
print_endline res
python
assert 'hello' == ' hello '.strip()
ruby
puts " hello ".strip
" hello ".strip!
scala
val s = " hello ".trim

Simple substitution cipher

Take a string and return the ROT13 and ROT47 (Check Wikipedia) version of the string.
For example:
String is: Hello World #123
ROT13 returns: Uryyb Jbeyq #123
ROT47 returns: w6==@ (@C=5 R`ab
clojure
(use 'clojure.contrib.cond)

(defn rot13 [s]
(reduce str
(map #(char (let [c (bit-and (int (char %)) 0xDF)]
(+ % (cond-let [i]
(and (>= c (int \A)) (<= c (int \M))) 13
(and (>= c (int \N)) (<= c (int \Z))) -13
true 0))))
(map #(int (char %)) s))))

(defn rot47 [s]
(reduce str
(map #(char (+ % (cond-let [i]
(and (>= % (int \!)) (<= % (int \O))) 47
(and (>= % (int \P)) (<= % (int \~))) -47
true 0)))
(map #(int (char %)) s))))
cpp
#include <algorithm>
#include <iostream>
#include <cctype>
using namespace std;

int rot13(int c) {
if (!isalpha(c)) {
return c;
} else {
char start = islower(c) ? 'a' : 'A';
return ((c - start) + 13) % 26 + start;
}
}

int rot47(int c) {
if (c < 33 || c > 126) {
return c;
} else {
return ((c - 33) + 47) % 94 + 33;
}
}

int main(int argc, char **argv) {
for (int i = 0; i < argc; ++i) {
string original = argv[i];

string rot13enc = original;
transform(original.begin(), original.end(), rot13enc.begin(), rot13);

string rot47enc = original;
transform(original.begin(), original.end(), rot47enc.begin(), rot47);

cout << "original: " << original << endl
<< "rot 13: " << rot13enc << endl
<< "rot 47: " << rot47enc << endl;
}
return 0;
}
erlang
rot13(Str) ->
lists:map(fun(A) ->
if
A >= $A, A =< $Z -> ((A - $A + 13) rem 26) + $A;
A >= $a, A =< $z -> ((A - $a + 13) rem 26) + $a;
true -> A
end
end, Str).

rot47(Str) ->
lists:map(fun(A) ->
if
A >= $!, A =< $~ ->
((A - $! + 47) rem 94) + $!;
true -> A
end
end, Str).
fantom
rot := |Str s, |Int c -> Int| remap -> Str|
{
rs := ""
s.each { rs += remap(it).toChar }
return rs
}

rot13 := |Str s -> Str|
{
rot(s) |Int c -> Int|
{
lc := c.lower
c += (lc >= 'a' && lc <= 'm') ? 13
: ((lc >= 'n' && lc <= 'z') ? -13 : 0)
return c
}
}

rot47 := |Str s -> Str|
{
rot(s) |Int c -> Int|
{
c += (c >= '!' && c <= 'O') ? 47
: ((c >= 'P' && c <= '~') ? -47 : 0)
return c
}
}

s := "Hello World #123"
echo("s=$s")
echo("rot13=${rot13(s)}")
echo("rot47=${rot47(s)}")
fsharp
#light

let rotChar (s:int) (l:int) (h:int) (c:char) =
let charCode = int c
let letterCount = h - l + 1
let newCharCode = (charCode - l + s) % letterCount + l
char newCharCode

let rot13 (text:string) =
let rotChar13 = function
| (c:char) when 'A' <= c && c <= 'Z' -> rotChar 13 (int 'A') (int 'Z') c
| c when 'a' <= c && c <= 'z' -> rotChar 13 (int 'a') (int 'z') c
| c -> c
new string([| for c in text -> rotChar13 c|])

let rot47 (text:string) =
let rotChar47 = function
| ' ' as c -> c
| c -> rotChar 47 (int '!') (int '~') c
new string([| for c in text -> rotChar47 c |])
groovy
char rot13(s) {
char c = s
switch(c) {
case 'A'..'M': case 'a'..'m': return c+13
case 'N'..'Z': case 'n'..'z': return c-13
default : return c
}
}
String.metaClass.rot13 = {
delegate.collect(this.&rot13).join()
}

from = '!"#$%&\'()*+,-./0123456789:;<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\\]^_`abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{|}~'
to = 'PQRSTUVWXYZ[\\]^_`abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{|}~!"#$%&\'()*+,-./0123456789:;<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNO'
String.metaClass.rot47 = {
delegate.collect{ int found = from.indexOf(it); found < 0 ? it : to[found] }.join()
}

assert 'Hello World #123'.rot13() == 'Uryyb Jbeyq #123'
assert 'Hello World #123'.rot47() == 'w6==@ (@C=5 R`ab'
haskell
import Char

ebg13 c | isAlpha c && toLower c <= 'm' = chr ((ord c) + 13)
| isAlpha c && toLower c > 'm' = chr ((ord c) - 13)
| otherwise = c
rot13 str = map ebg13 str

ebg47 c | c > ' ' && c <= 'N' = chr ((ord c) + 47)
| c > 'N' && c <= '~' = chr ((ord c) - 47)
| otherwise = c
rot47 str = map ebg47 str
ocaml
let rot_char13 c = match c with
| 'A'..'M' | 'a'..'m' -> Char.chr ((Char.code c) + 13)
| 'N'..'Z' | 'n'..'z' -> Char.chr ((Char.code c) - 13)
| _ -> c

let rot_char47 c = match c with
| '!'..'N' -> Char.chr ((Char.code c) + 47)
| 'O'..'~' -> Char.chr ((Char.code c) - 47)
| _ -> c

let rot f str =
let len = String.length str in
let res = String.create len in
for i = 0 to pred len do
res.[i] <- f str.[i]
done;
(res)

let rot13 = rot rot_char13
let rot47 = rot rot_char47
python
# rot13, readable
rot13_tbl = string.maketrans("ABCDEFGHIJKLMabcdefghijklmNOPQRSTUVWXYZnopqrstuvwxyz", "NOPQRSTUVWXYZnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMabcdefghijklm")
string.translate("Hello World #123", rot13_tbl)


#
# "a bad programmer can write bad code in any language"
#

# rot13, "clever"
string.translate("Hello World #123", string.maketrans(string.lowercase+string.uppercase, string.lowercase[13:]+string.lowercase[:13]+string.uppercase[13:]+string.uppercase[:13]))

# rot47, very "clever"
''.join([ord(c) in range(33,127) and chr(((ord(c)-33+47)%(127-33))+33) or c for c in "Hello World #123"])

"Hello World #123".encode('rot13')
ruby
rot13 = "Hello World #123".tr!("A-Za-z", "N-ZA-Mn-za-m")
rot47 = "Hello World #123".tr!("\x21-\x7e", "\x50-\x7e\x21-\x4f")
scala
val uppers = 'A' to 'Z'
val lowers = 'a' to 'z'

val alpha13 = (uppers ++ lowers).mkString
val beta13 = ((uppers drop 13) ++ (uppers take 13) ++ (lowers drop 13) ++ (lowers take 13)).mkString

val alpha47 = """!"#$%&'()*+,-./0123456789:;<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_`abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{|}~"""
val beta47 = """PQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_`abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{|}~!"#$%&'()*+,-./0123456789:;<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNO"""

// generic translation function
def rot (alpha: String, beta: String)(c: Char) = if (alpha contains c) beta(alpha indexOf c) else c

// specific translation functions curried with the respective alphabets
val rot13 = rot(alpha13, beta13) _
val rot47 = rot(alpha47, beta47) _

assert(("Hello World #123" map rot13).toString == "Uryyb Jbeyq #123")
assert(("Hello World #123" map rot47).toString == "w6==@ (@C=5 R`ab")

Make a string uppercase

Transform "Space Monkey" into "SPACE MONKEY"
clojure
(.toUpperCase "Space Monkey")
cpp
String(L"Space Monkey").ToUpper();
std::string s = "Space Monkey";
std::transform(s.begin(), s.end(), s.begin(), std::toupper);
std::string s = "Space Monkey";
boost::to_upper(s);
erlang
io:format("~s~n", [string:to_upper("Space Monkey")]).
fantom
s := "Space Monkey".localeUpper
fsharp
printfn "%s" ("Space Monkey".ToUpper())
printfn "%s" (String.uppercase "Space Monkey")
groovy
println "Space Monkey".toUpperCase()
haskell
toUpperCase oldstring converted = if oldstring == ""
then converted
else toUpperCase (tail(oldstring)) (converted ++ [Char.toUpper(head(oldstring))])

toUpperCase "Space Monkey" ""
toUpperCase = map Char.toUpper

toUpperCase "Space Monkey"
ocaml
String.uppercase "Space Monkey";;
python
"Space Monkey".upper()
ruby
uppper = text.upcase
scala
println("Space Monkey".toUpperCase)

Make a string lowercase

Transform "Caps ARE overRated" into "caps are overrated"
clojure
(.toLowerCase "Caps ARE overRated")
cpp
std::string s = "Caps ARE overRated";
std::string sl(boost::to_lower_copy(s));
String(L"Caps ARE overRated").ToLower();
erlang
io:format("~s~n", [string:to_lower("Caps ARE overRated")]).
fantom
s := "Caps ARE overRated".localeLower
fsharp
printfn "%s" ("Caps ARE overRated".ToLower())
printfn "%s" (String.lowercase "Caps ARE overRated")
groovy
println "Caps ARE overRated".toLowerCase()
haskell
import Char
str = map toLower "Caps ARE overRated"
ocaml
String.lowercase "Caps ARE overRated";;
python
"Caps ARE overRated".lower()
ruby
"Caps ARE overRated".downcase
scala
"Caps ARE overRated".toLowerCase

Capitalise the first letter of each word

Transform "man OF stEEL" into "Man Of Steel"
clojure
(use 'clojure.contrib.str-utils2)
(join " " (map capitalize (split "man OF stEEL" #" ")))
cpp
std::string words = "mAn OF stEEL";
std::transform(words.begin(), words.end(), words.begin(), ToCaps<>());
StringBuilder^ sb = gcnew StringBuilder(L"man OF stEEL");

for (int i = 0, isFirst = 1; i < sb->Length; ++i)
{
sb[i] = Char::IsWhiteSpace(sb[i]) ? (isFirst = 1, sb[i]) : isFirst ? (isFirst = 0, Char::ToUpper(sb[i])) : Char::ToLower(sb[i]);
}
std::string words = "mAn OF stEEL";
std::vector<std::string> swv;

boost::split(swv, words, boost::is_any_of(" "));
std::string newwords = (std::for_each(swv.begin(), swv.end(), StringTAndJ(WordToCaps))).value();
erlang
Caps = string:join(lists:map(fun(S) -> to_caps(S) end, string:tokens("man OF stEEL", " ")), " "),
fantom
"man OF stEEL".split.map { it.localeLower.localeCapitalize }.join(" ")
fsharp
let words = String.Join(" ", Array.map (fun (s : String) -> (String.capitalize (s.ToLower()))) ("man OF stEEL".Split [|' '|]))
let wordlst = List.map (fun s -> (String.capitalize (String.lowercase s))) (String.split [' '] "man OF stEEL")
let words = new StringBuilder(List.hd wordlst)
for (s : String) in (List.tl wordlst) do (words.Append(" ").Append(s))
// Previous solutions used old library functions, here's something that works with F# 2.0
let s= "man OF stEEL"
let UpperFirst = function | "" -> "" | s -> s.Substring(0,1).ToUpper() + s.Substring(1).ToLower()
s.Split(' ') |> Array.map UpperFirst |> String.concat " "
let culture = System.Globalization.CultureInfo.GetCultureInfo("en-US")
let titleCase = culture.TextInfo.ToTitleCase "man oF sTeel"
groovy
def capitalize(s) { s[0].toUpperCase() + s[1..-1].toLowerCase() }
caps = "man OF stEEL".replaceAll(/\w+/) { w -> capitalize(w) }
caps = "man OF stEEL".replaceAll(/\w+/) { w -> StringUtils.capitalize(w.toLowerCase()) }
caps = WordUtils.capitalizeFully("man OF stEEL")
haskell
import Data.Char

capitalizeWords = unwords . map capitalizeWord . words
where capitalizeWord [] = []
capitalizeWord (c:cs) = toUpper c : map toLower cs
ocaml
let capitalize_words str =
let len = String.length str in
let res = String.copy str in
let rec aux i do_up =
if i >= len then res else
match str.[i] with
| ' ' | '\n' | '\t' | '\r' -> aux (succ i) true
| _ ->
res.[i] <-
(if do_up then Char.uppercase else Char.lowercase) str.[i];
aux (succ i) false
in
aux 0 true

let () =
print_endline (capitalize_words "man OF stEEL")
python
from string import capwords
capwords("man OF stEEL")
' '.join(s.capitalize() for s in "man OF stEEL".split())
"man OF stEEL".title()
ruby
caps = text.gsub(/\w+/) { $&.capitalize }
caps = text.split.each{|i| i.capitalize!}.join(' ')
text.split.map(&:capitalize) * ' '
scala
def capitalize(s: String) = { s(0).toUpperCase + s.substring(1, s.length).toLowerCase }

"man OF stEEL".split("\\s") foreach {(x) => text.append(capitalize(x)).append(" ")}
val text = WordUtils.capitalizeFully("man OF stEEL")
val text = StringUtils.join("man OF stEEL".split("\\s") map {(x) => StringUtils.capitalize(x.toLowerCase) + " "})
// can be solved without external libraries
(("man OF stEEL" toLowerCase) split " " map (_ capitalize)).mkString(" ")
// This is just a slightly more compact form of the previous solution (my fav).
// It would be nice if split defaulted to whitespace (precompiled reg ex).
"man OF stEEL".toLowerCase.split(" ").map(_.capitalize) mkString " "

Find the distance between two points

clojure
(defstruct point :x :y)

(defn distance
"Euclidean distance between 2 points"
[p1 p2]
(Math/pow (+ (Math/pow (- (:x p1) (:x p2)) 2)
(Math/pow (- (:y p1) (:y p2)) 2))
0.5))

(distance (struct point 0 0) (struct point 1 1)) ; => 1.4142135623730951
(defn distance
"Euclidean distance between 2 points"
[[x1 y1] [x2 y2]]
(Math/sqrt
(+ (Math/pow (- x1 x2) 2)
(Math/pow (- y1 y2) 2))))

(distance [2 2] [3 3])
cpp
Point p1 = {34, 78}, p2 = {67, -45};
double distance = ::distance(p1, p2);
Console::WriteLine("{0,3:F2}", distance);
erlang
Distance = distance({point, 34, 78}, {point, 67, -45}),
io:format("~.2f~n", [Distance]).
Distance = distance(point:new(34, 78), point:new(67, -45)),
io:format("~.2f~n", [Distance]).
fantom
px1 := 34.0f; py1 := 78.0f; px2 := 67.0f; py2 := -45.0f
distance := |Float x1, Float y1, Float x2, Float y2 -> Float|
{ ((x2-x1).pow(2.0f) + (y2-y1).pow(2.0f)).sqrt }

distance(px1, py1, px2, py2)
fsharp
let distance' = distance (34, 78) (67, -45)
printfn "%3.2f" distance'
groovy
distance = distance(x1, y1, x2, y2)
distance = sqrt((x2-x1)*(x2-x1)+(y2-y1)*(y2-y1))
haskell
data Floating n => Point2 n = Point2 n n

distance :: Floating n => Point2 n -> Point2 n -> n
distance (Point2 x1 y1) (Point2 x2 y2) = sqrt (x'*x' + y'*y')
where
x' = x1 - x2
y' = y1 - y2


-- > distance (Point2 5 10) (Point2 3 5)
-- 5.385...
-- > distance (Point2 1 1) (Point2 2 2)
-- 1.414...
ocaml
type point = { x:float; y:float };;
let distance a b = sqrt((a.x -. b.x)**2. +. (a.y -. b.y)**2.);;
python
# problem description doesn't say 2D points ;)
from math import sqrt
print sqrt(sum((x-y)**2 for x,y in zip(a, b)))
from math import hypot
print hypot(x2-x1, y2-y1)
ruby
# the hypotenuse sqrt(x**2+y**2)
distance = Math.hypot(x2-x1,y2-y1)
scala
val distance$ = distance((34, 78), (67, -45))
println(distance$)
val distance$ = distance(new Point(34, 78), new Point(67, -45))
println(distance$)
def distance (p1: (Int, Int), p2: (Int, Int)) = {
val (p1x, p1y) = p1
val (p2x, p2y) = p2
val dx = p1x - p2x
val dy = p1y - p2y
Math.sqrt(dx*dx + dy*dy)
}
println(distance((34, 78), (67, -45)))

def euclideanDistance(point1: List[Double], point2: List[Double]): Double = {
sqrt(point1.zip(point2).foldLeft(0.0){case(sum,(v1,v2)) => sum + pow(v1-v2, 2)})
}

Zero pad a number

Given the number 42, pad it to 8 characters like 00000042
clojure
(defn pad
([x] (if (> 8 (.length (str x))) (pad (str 0 x)) (str x)))
)
(defn pad [x]
(format "%08d" x))
(format "%08d" 42)
cpp
String^ formatted = Convert::ToString(42)->PadLeft(8, '0');
String^ formatted = String::Format("{0,8:D8}", 42);
std::printf("%08d", 42);
std::ostringstream os;
os << std::setw(8) << std::setfill('0') << 42 << std::ends;
std::cout << os.str() << std::endl;
std::cout << boost::format("%|08|") % 42 << std::endl;
erlang
Formatted = io_lib:format("~8..0B", [42]),
io:format("~8..0B~n", [42]).
fantom
formatted := 42.toStr.padl(8, '0')
formatted := 42.toLocale("00000000")
fsharp
printfn "%08d" 42
let formatted = sprintf "%08d" 42
printfn "%s" formatted
let buffer = new StringBuilder()
Printf.bprintf buffer "%08d" 42
printfn "%s" (buffer.ToString())
let formatted = String.Format("{0,8:D8}", 42)
Console.WriteLine(formatted)
let formatted = Convert.ToString(42).PadLeft(8, '0')
Console.WriteLine(formatted)
groovy
formatted = new DecimalFormat('00000000').format(42)
formatted = 42.toString().padLeft(8, '0')
// to stdout
printf "%08d\n", 42
// to a string
formatted = sprintf("%08d", 42)
formatted = String.format("%08d", 42)
haskell
import Text.Printf

printf "%08d" 42
ocaml
Printf.printf "%08d" 42;;
let s = Printf.sprintf "%08d" 42 in
print_string s;;
python
"%08d" % 42
ruby
42.to_s.rjust(8,"0")
"%08d" % 42
scala
val formatted = String.format("%08d", int2Integer(42))
printf("%08d\n", 42)
println("%08d".format(42))

Right Space pad a number

Given the number 1024 right pad it to 6 characters "1024  "
clojure
(let [s (str 1024)
l (count s)]
(str s (reduce str (repeat (- 6 l) " "))))
cpp
String^ formatted = Convert::ToString(1024)->PadRight(6);
String^ formatted = String::Format("{0,-6:D}", 1024);
std::printf("%-6d\n", 1024);
std::ostringstream os;
os << std::setw(6) << std::setfill(' ') << std::left << 1024 << std::ends;
std::cout << os.str() << std::endl;
std::cout << boost::format("%|-6|") % 1024 << std::endl;
erlang
Formatted = io_lib:format("~-6B", [1024]),
io:format("~-6B~n", [1024]).
fantom
formatted := 1024.toStr.padr(6)
fsharp
printfn "%-6d" 1024
let formatted = String.Format("{0,-6:D}", 1024)
Console.WriteLine(formatted)
let formatted = Convert.ToString(1024).PadRight(6)
Console.WriteLine(formatted)
groovy
println 1024.toString().padRight(6)
formatted = sprintf("%-6d", 1024)
haskell
let s = show 1024
p = 6
in s ++ (replicate (p - length s) ' ')
import Text.Printf

main = do
putStrLn $ printf "%-6d" (1024::Int)
ocaml
Printf.printf "%-6i" 1024;;
python
"%-6s" % 1024
str(1024).rjust(6)
'{0: <6}'.format(1024)
ruby
1024.to_s.ljust(6)
scala
val formatted = String.format("%-6d", int2Integer(1024))
printf("%-6d\n", 1024)
println("%-6d".format(1024))

Format a decimal number

Format the number 7/8 as a decimal with 2 places: 0.88
clojure
(format "%3.2f" (/ 7.0 8))
(* 0.01 (Math/round (* 100 (float (/ 7 8)))))
cpp
String^ formatted = String::Format("{0,3:F2}", result);
Console::WriteLine("{0,3:F2}", (7. / 8.));
std::printf("%3.2f\n", result);
std::ostringstream os;
os.width(3); os.fill('0'); os.setf(std::ios::fixed|std::ios::showpoint); os.precision(2);
os << result << std::ends;
std::cout << os.str() << std::endl;
std::cout << boost::format("%|3.2f|") % result << std::endl;
erlang
Formatted = io_lib:format("~.2f", [7/8]),
io:format("~.2f~n", [7/8]).
fantom
formatted := (7.0/8.0).toLocale("0.00")
fsharp
printfn "%3.2f" (0.7 / 0.8)
let formatted = String.Format("{0,3:F2}", (0.7 / 0.8))
Console.WriteLine(formatted)
groovy
def result = 7/8
println result.round(new MathContext(2))
def result = 7/8
printf "%.2g", result
new Double(7/8).round(2)
haskell
import Text.Printf

printf "%3.2f" (7/8)
main = putStrLn $ Numeric.showFFloat (Just 2) (7/8) ""
ocaml
Printf.printf "%4.2f" (7. /. 8.);;
let s = Printf.sprintf "%4.2f" (7. /. 8.) in
print_string s;;
python
"%.2f" % (7 / 8.0)
round(7./8., 2)
ruby
(7.0/8.0*100).round/100.0
(7.0/8.0).round(2)
scala
val formatted = String.format("%3.2f", double2Double(7./8.))
printf("%3.2f\n", 7./8.)

Left Space pad a number

Given the number 73 left pad it to 10 characters "        73"
clojure
(let [s (str 73)
l (count s)]
(str (reduce str (repeat (- 10 l) " ")) s ))
cpp
String^ formatted = Convert::ToString(73)->PadLeft(10);
String^ formatted = String::Format("{0,10:D}", 73);
std::printf("%10d\n", 73);
std::ostringstream os;
os << std::setw(10) << std::setfill(' ') << 73 << std::ends;
std::cout << os.str() << std::endl;
std::cout << boost::format("%|10|") % 73 << std::endl;
erlang
Formatted = io_lib:format("~10B", [73]),
io:format("~10B~n", [73]).
fantom
formatted := 73.toStr.padl(10)
fsharp
let formatted = sprintf "%10d" 73
printfn "%s" formatted
let formatted = String.Format("{0,10:D}", 73)
Console.WriteLine(formatted)
let formatted = Convert.ToString(73).PadLeft(10)
Console.WriteLine(formatted)
groovy
println 73.toString().padLeft(10)
printf "%10d\n", 73
haskell
import Text.Printf

formatted :: String
formatted = printf "%10d" 73
ocaml
Printf.printf "%10d" 73;;
python
"%10s" % 73
ruby
73.to_s.rjust(10)
scala
val formatted = String.format("%10d", int2Integer(73))
printf("%10d\n", 73)

Generate a random integer in a given range

Produce a random integer between 100 and 200 inclusive
clojure
(+ (rand-int (- 201 100)) 100)
cpp
Random^ rnd = gcnew Random;
int rndInt = rnd->Next(100, 201);
std::srand(std::time(NULL));

unsigned lb = 100, ub = 200;
unsigned rnd = lb + (rand() % ((ub - lb) + 1));
typedef boost::uniform_int<> Distribution;
typedef boost::mt19937 RNG;

Distribution distribution(100, 200);
RNG rng; rng.seed(std::time(NULL));
boost::variate_generator<RNG&, Distribution> generator(rng, distribution);

unsigned rnd = generator();
erlang
RandomInt = gen_rand_integer(100, 200),
fantom
r := Int.random(100..200)
fsharp
let rnd = new Random()
let rndInt = rnd.Next(100, 201)
groovy
random = new Random()
randomInt = random.nextInt(200-100+1)+100
haskell
import System.Random

randInRange :: Int -> Int -> IO Int
randInRange a b = getStdRandom $ randomR (a, b)

main = randInRange 100 200 >>= print
import System.Random

main = randomRIO (1,100) >>= print
ocaml
Random.self_init ();;
let a = 100 and b = 200 in
Random.int ( b - a + 1 ) + a;;
python
import random
random.randint(100, 200)
# uses best entropy source available (e.g. /dev/urandom, CryptGenRandom, ...)

import random
print random.SystemRandom().randint(100,200)
ruby
randomInt = rand(200-100+1)+100;
scala
val rnd = new GenRandInt(100, 200)
val randomInt = rnd.next
val rnd = new scala.util.Random
val range = 100 to 200
println(range(rnd.nextInt(range length)))

Generate a repeatable random number sequence

Initialise a random number generator with a seed and generate five decimal values. Reset the seed and produce the same values.
clojure
(dotimes [_ 2]
(let [r (java.util.Random. 12345)]
(dotimes [_ 5]
(println (.nextInt r 100))))
(println))
cpp
void printAction(int i) { Console::Write("{0} ", i); }

array<int>^ genFillRand(array<int>^ arr, Random^ rnd, int lb, int ub)
{
for (int i = 0; i < arr->Length; ++i) arr[i] = rnd->Next(lb, ub + 1); return arr;
}

int main()
{
array<int>^ arr1 = genFillRand(gcnew array<int>(5), gcnew Random(12345), 100, 200);
array<int>^ arr2 = genFillRand(gcnew array<int>(5), gcnew Random(12345), 100, 200);

Action<int>^ print = gcnew Action<int>(printAction);
Array::ForEach<int>(arr1, print); Console::WriteLine();
Array::ForEach<int>(arr2, print); Console::WriteLine();
}
typedef boost::uniform_int<> Distribution;
typedef boost::mt19937 RNG;

Distribution distribution(100, 200);
RNG rng;
boost::variate_generator<RNG&, Distribution> generator(rng, distribution);

rng.seed(42L);
std::generate_n(std::ostream_iterator<unsigned>(std::cout, " "), 5, generator);

rng.seed(42L);
std::cout << std::endl;
std::generate_n(std::ostream_iterator<unsigned>(std::cout, " "), 5, generator);
erlang
setRNG(RNGState),
io:format("~w~n", [lists:map(fun (_) -> gen_rand_integer(100, 200) end, lists:seq(1, 5))]),

setRNG(RNGState),
io:format("~w~n", [lists:map(fun (_) -> gen_rand_integer(100, 200) end, lists:seq(1, 5))]).
fantom
rand := Random.makeSeeded(12345)
first := Int[,].fill(0,5).map { rand.next(100..200) }

rand2 := Random.makeSeeded(12345)
second := Int[,].fill(0,5).map { rand2.next(100..200) }
fsharp
let (seed, lb, ub) = (12345, 100, 200)

let mutable rnd = new Random(seed)
for i = 1 to 5 do printf "%d " (rnd.Next(lb, ub + 1)) done ; printfn ""

rnd <- new Random(seed)
for i = 1 to 5 do printf "%d " (rnd.Next(lb, ub + 1)) done ; printfn ""
groovy
random = new Random(12345)
orig = (1..5).collect { random.nextInt(200-100+1)+100 }
random = new Random(12345)
repeat = (1..5).collect { random.nextInt(200-100+1)+100 }
assert orig == repeat
haskell
import System.Random
import Control.Monad (forM_)

main = do
printRands
printRands

where printRands = forM_ [1..5] (\i -> print (randInt i))
randInt i = fst $ randomR (100, 200) (mkStdGen i) :: Int
import System.Random

gen1 = mkStdGen 12345
gen2 = mkStdGen 12345

main = do
print $ take 5 (randoms gen1 :: [Float])
print $ take 5 (randoms gen2 :: [Float])

ocaml
let random_stream seed =
Random.init seed;
let state = ref (Random.get_state ()) in
Stream.from
(fun x ->
Random.set_state !state;
let res = Random.float 1. in
state := Random.get_state ();
Some res);;

Stream.npeek 5 (random_stream 1);;
Stream.npeek 5 (random_stream 1);;
python
import random

random.seed(12345)
list1 = [random.randint(1,10) for x in range(5)]

random.seed(12345)
list2 = [random.randint(1,10) for x in range(5)]

assert(list1==list2)
ruby
srand(12345)
first = (1..5).collect {rand}
srand(12345)
second = (1..5).collect {rand}
puts first == second
scala
val rnd = new scala.util.Random(12345)
(1 until 6) foreach { (_) => printf("%d ", 100 + rnd.nextInt(200)) } ; println()

rnd.setSeed(12345)
(1 until 6) foreach { (_) => printf("%d ", 100 + rnd.nextInt(200)) } ; println()

Check if a string matches a regular expression

Display "ok" if "Hello" matches /[A-Z][a-z]+/
clojure
(if (re-matches #"[A-Z][a-z]+" "Hello")
(println "ok"))
cpp
if ((gcnew Regex("[A-Z][a-z]+"))->IsMatch("Hello")) Console::WriteLine("ok");
if (Regex::IsMatch("Hello", "[A-Z][a-z]+")) Console::WriteLine("ok");
Regex^ rx = gcnew Regex("[A-Z][a-z]+");
if (rx->IsMatch("Hello")) Console::WriteLine("ok");
cmatch what;
if (regex_match("Hello", what, regex("[A-Z][a-z]+")))
cout << "ok" << endl;
erlang
String = "Hello", Regexp = "[A-Z][a-z]+",
is_match(String, Regexp) andalso (begin io:format("ok~n"), true end).
case re:run("Hello", "[A-Z][a-z]+") of {match, _} -> ok end.
fantom
if (Regex<|[A-Z][a-z]+|>.matches("Hello"))
echo("ok")
fsharp
if (Regex.IsMatch("Hello", "[A-Z][a-z]+")) then printfn "ok"
groovy
if ("Hello" =~ /[A-Z][a-z]+/) println 'ok'
if ("Hello".find(/[A-Z][a-z]+/)) println 'ok'
// with precompiled regex
def regex = ~/[A-Z][a-z]+/
if ("Hello".find(regex)) println 'ok'
// with precompiled regex
def regex = ~/[A-Z][a-z]+/
if ("Hello".matches(regex)) println 'ok'
if ("Hello".matches("[A-Z][a-z]+")) println 'ok'
haskell
import Text.Regex.Posix
main = if "Hello" =~ "[A-Z][a-z]+" then putStrLn "OK" else return ()
ocaml
if Str.string_match (Str.regexp "[A-Z][a-z]+") "Hello" 0
then print_string "ok";;
python
found = re.match(r'[A-Z][a-z]+', 'Hello')
if found:
print 'ok'
ruby
puts "ok" if ("Hello"=~/^[A-Z][a-z]+$/)
scala
if ("Hello".matches("[A-Z][a-z]+")) println("ok")

Check if a string matches with groups

Display "two" if "one two three" matches /one (.*) three/
clojure
(if-let [groups (re-matches #"one (.*) three" "one two three")]
(println (second groups)))
cpp
Match^ match = Regex::Match("one two three", "one (.*) three");
if (match->Success) Console::WriteLine("{0}", match->Groups[1]->Captures[0]);
cmatch what;
if (regex_match("one two three", what, regex("one (.*) three")))
cout << what[1] << endl;
erlang
case re:run("one two three", "one (.*) three", [{capture, [1], list}]) of {match, Res} -> hd(Res) end.
fantom
m := Regex<|one (.*) three|>.matcher("one two three")
if (m.matches)
echo("${m.group(1)}")
fsharp
let regmatch = (Regex.Match("one two three", "one (.*) three"))
if regmatch.Success then (printfn "%s" (regmatch.Groups.[1].Captures.[0].ToString()))
groovy
matcher = ("one two three" =~ /one (.*) three/)
if (matcher) println matcher[0][1]
match = "one two three".find("one (.*) three") { it[1] }
if (match) println match
haskell
import Text.Regex
main = case matchRegex (mkRegex "one (.*) three") "one two three" of
Nothing -> return ()
Just (x:_) -> putStrLn x
ocaml
#load "str.cma" ;;

let s = "one two three" in
if Str.string_match (Str.regexp "one \\(.*\\) three") s 0 then
print_string (Str.matched_group 1 s)
python
match = re.match(r'one (.*) three', 'one two three')
if match:
print match.group(1)
ruby
puts $1 if "one two three"=~/^one (.*) three$/
scala
val m = Pattern.compile("one (.*) three").matcher("one two three")
if (m.matches) println(m.group(1))

Check if a string contains a match to a regular expression

Display "ok" if "abc 123 @#$" matches /\d+/
clojure
(if (re-find #"\d+" "abc 123 @#$")
(println "ok"))
cpp
if (Regex::IsMatch("abc 123 @#$", "\\d+")) Console::WriteLine("ok");
erlang
% Erlang uses 'egrep'-compatible regular expressions, so shortcuts like '\d' not supported
String = "abc 123 @#$", Regexp = "[0-9]+",
is_match(String, Regexp) andalso (begin io:format("ok~n"), true end).
case re:run("abc 123 @#$", "\\d+") of {match, _} -> ok end.
fantom
m := Regex<|\d+|>.matcher("abc 123 @#\$")
if (m.find)
echo("ok")
fsharp
if (Regex.IsMatch("abc 123 @#$", "\\d+")) then printfn "ok"
groovy
if ('abc 123 @#$' =~ /\d+/) println 'ok'
if ('abc 123 @#$'.find(/\d+/)) println 'ok'
haskell
import Text.Regex
main = case matchRegex (mkRegex "\d+") "abc 123 @#$" of
Nothing -> putStrLn "not ok"
Just _ -> putStrLn "ok"
ocaml
#load "str.cma" ;;

let re = Str.regexp "[0-9]+" in
try let _ = Str.search_forward re "abc 123 @#$" 0 in
print_string "ok"
with _ -> ()
python
found = re.search(r'\d+', 'abc 123 @#$')
if found:
print 'ok'
ruby
puts "ok" if (text=~/\d+/)
scala
if (Pattern.compile("\\d+").matcher("abc 123 @#$").find) println("ok")

Loop through a string matching a regex and performing an action for each match

Create a list [fish1,cow3,boat4] when matching "(fish):1 sausage (cow):3 tree (boat):4" with regex /\((\w+)\):(\d+)/
clojure
(let [matcher (re-matcher #"\((\w+)\):(\d+)" "(fish):1 sausage (cow):3 tree (boat):4")]
(loop [match (re-find matcher)
lst []]
(if match
(recur (re-find matcher) (conj lst (str (second match) (nth match 2))))
lst)))
cpp
Match^ match = Regex::Match("(fish):1 sausage (cow):3 tree (boat):4", "\\((\\w+)\\):(\\d+)");

while (match->Success)
{
list->Add(match->Groups[1]->Captures[0]->ToString() + match->Groups[2]->Captures[0]->ToString());
match = match->NextMatch();
}
erlang
solve(S) ->
R = "\\((\\w+?)\\):(\\d+)",
{match, M} = re:run(S,R, [global, {capture, all_but_first, list}]),
[ A++N || [A, N] <- M].
fantom
m := Regex<|\((\w+)\):(\d+)|>.matcher(s)
list := Str[,]
while (m.find) { list.add("${m.group(1)}${m.group(2)}") }
fsharp
let list = new ResizeArray<string>()
let mutable regmatch = (Regex.Match("(fish):1 sausage (cow):3 tree (boat):4", "\\((\\w+)\\):(\\d+)"))

while regmatch.Success do
list.Add(regmatch.Groups.[1].Captures.[0].ToString() ^ regmatch.Groups.[2].Captures.[0].ToString())
regmatch <- regmatch.NextMatch()
done

for word in list do printfn "%s" word done
// A solution without mutation:
let results =
Regex.Matches("(fish):1 sausage (cow):3 tree (boat):4", "\\((\\w+)\\):(\\d+)")
|> Seq.cast
|> Seq.map (fun (regmatch: Match) ->
regmatch.Groups.[1].Captures.[0].ToString() + regmatch.Groups.[2].Captures.[0].ToString()
)
|> List.ofSeq
groovy
list = (text =~ /\((\w+)\):(\d+)/).collect{ it[1] + it[2] }
list = []
text.eachMatch(/\((\w+)\):(\d+)/){
list << it[1] + it[2]
}
list = []
text.eachMatch(/\((\w+)\):(\d+)/){ m, name, number ->
list << "$name$number"
}
list = (text =~ /\((\w+)\):(\d+)/).collect{ all, name, num -> "$name$num" }
list = text.findAll(regex){ _, name, num -> "$name$num" }
list = text.findAll(regex){ it[1] + it[2] }
haskell
import Text.Regex

getParenNum s = case matchRegexAll re s of
Nothing -> []
Just (_,_,after,[word,num]) -> (word ++ num):getParenNum after where
re = mkRegex "\\((\\w+)\\):([[:digit:]]+)"

main = putStrLn (show (getParenNum "(fish):1 sausage (cow):3 tree (boat):4"))
ocaml
let result =
let str = "(fish):1 sausage (cow):3 tree (boat):4" in
let ms = Pcre.exec_all ~pat:"\\((\\w+)\\):(\\d+)" str in
Array.to_list (
Array.map (fun m ->
let s = Pcre.get_substrings m in
Printf.sprintf "%s%s" s.(1) s.(2);
) ms
)
python
map(''.join, re.findall(r"\((\w+)\):(\d+)", "(fish):1 sausage (cow):3 tree (boat):4"))
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
(''.join(m.groups()) for m in re.finditer(r"\((\w+)\):(\d+)", "(fish):1 sausage (cow):3 tree (boat):4"))
ruby
list = text.scan(/\((\w+)\):(\d+)/).collect{|x| x.join}
list=[]
text.scan(/\((\w+)\):(\d+)/) {
list << $1+$2
}
scala
val m = Pattern.compile("\\((\\w+)\\):(\\d+)").matcher("(fish):1 sausage (cow):3 tree (boat):4")
var list : List[String] = Nil

while (m.find) list = (m.group(1) + m.group(2)) :: list ; list = list.reverse

Define an empty list

Assign the variable "list" to a list with no elements
clojure
(list)
'()
cpp
Generic::List<String^>^ list = gcnew Generic::List<String^>();
std::list<std::string> list;
erlang
List = [],
fantom
list := [,]
fsharp
let list = []
let list = List.empty
let list = new Generic.List<string>()
let list = new Generic.LinkedList<string>()
groovy
list = []
// if a special kind of list is required
list = new LinkedList() // java style
LinkedList list = [] // statically typed
// using 'as' operator
list = [] as java.util.concurrent.CopyOnWriteArrayList

haskell
let list = []
ocaml
let list = [];;
python
list = []
ruby
list = []
list = Array.new
scala
val list = Nil
val list = List()
val list : List[String] = List()

Define a static list

Define the list [One, Two, Three, Four, Five]
clojure
(def a '[One Two Three Four Five])
cpp
array<String^>^ input = {"One", "Two", "Three", "Four", "Five"};
Generic::List<String^>^ list = gcnew Generic::List<String^>((Generic::IEnumerable<String^>^) input);
Generic::List<String^>^ list = gcnew Generic::List<String^>();

list->Add("One");
list->Add("Two");
list->Add("Three");
list->Add("Four");
list->Add("Five");
std::string input[] = {"One", "Two", "Three", "Four", "Five"};
std::list<std::string> list(input, input + 5);
std::list<std::string> list;

list.push_back("One");
list.push_back("Two");
list.push_back("Three");
list.push_back("Four");
list.push_back("Five");
list<string> lst = { "One", "Two", "Three", "Four", "Five" };
list<string> lst;
lst += "One", "Two", "Three", "Four", "Five";
erlang
List = [one, two, three, four, five],
List = ['One', 'Two', 'Three', 'Four', 'Five'],
fantom
list := ["One", "Two", "Three", "Four", "Five"]
fsharp
let list = ["One"; "Two"; "Three"; "Four"; "Five"]
let list = (new Generic.LinkedList<string>([|"One"; "Two"; "Three"; "Four"; "Five"|]))
let list = (new Generic.LinkedList<string>())

list.AddFirst("One") ; list.AddLast("Five") ; list.AddBefore(list.Find("Five"), "Four")
list.AddAfter(list.Find("One"), "Two") ; list.AddAfter(list.Find("Two"), "Three")
let list = (new Generic.List<string>())

[|"One"; "Two"; "Three"; "Four"; "Five"|] |> Array.iter (fun x -> list.Add(x))
groovy
list = ['One', 'Two', 'Three', 'Four', 'Five']
// other variations
List<String> numbers1 = ['One', 'Two', 'Three', 'Four', 'Five']
String[] numbers2 = ['One', 'Two', 'Three', 'Four', 'Five']
numbers3 = new LinkedList(['One', 'Two', 'Three', 'Four', 'Five'])
numbers4 = ['One', 'Two', 'Three', 'Four', 'Five'] as Stack // Groovy 1.6+
haskell
let a = ["One", "Two", "Three", "Four", "Five"]
ocaml
let list = [ "One"; "Two"; "Three"; "Four"; "Five" ];;
python
list = ['One', 'Two', 'Three', 'Four', 'Five']
print list
ruby
list = ['One', 'Two', 'Three', 'Four', 'Five']
list = %w(One Two Three Four Five)
scala
val list = "One" :: "Two" :: "Three" :: "Four" :: "Five" :: Nil
val list = List("One", "Two", "Three", "Four", "Five")
val list: List[String] = List("One", "Two", "Three", "Four", "Five")

Join the elements of a list, separated by commas

Given the list [Apple, Banana, Carrot] produce "Apple, Banana, Carrot"
clojure
(apply str (interpose ", " '("Apple" "Banana" "Carrot")))
cpp
String^ result = String::Join(L", ", fruit->ToArray());
string fruits[] = {"Apple", "Banana", "Carrot"};
string result = boost::algorithm::join(fruits, ", ");
erlang
Result = string:join(Fruit, ", "),
Result = lists:foldl(fun (E, Acc) -> Acc ++ ", " ++ E end, hd(Fruit), tl(Fruit)),
Result = lists:flatten([ hd(Fruit) | [ ", " ++ X || X <- tl(Fruit)]]).
fantom
["Apple", "Banana", "Carrot"].join(", ")
fsharp
let result = String.Join(", ", [|"Apple"; "Banana"; "Carrot"|])
let result = (List.fold_left (fun acc item -> acc ^ (", " ^ item)) (List.hd fruit) (List.tl fruit))
let result = (List.fold_left (fun (acc : StringBuilder) (item : string) -> acc.Append(", ").Append(item)) (new StringBuilder(List.hd fruit)) (List.tl fruit)).ToString()
groovy
string = fruit.join(', ')
string = fruit.toString()[1..-2]
haskell
import Data.List

let join = intercalate ", " ["Apple", "Banana", "Carrot"]
ocaml
let () =
let lst = ["Apple"; "Banana"; "Carrot"] in
let str = String.concat ", " lst in
print_endline str
python
print ", ".join(['Apple', 'Banana', 'Carrot'])
ruby
string = fruit.join(', ')
scala
val result =
((fruit.tail foldLeft (new StringBuilder(fruit.head))) {(acc, e) => acc.append(", ").append(e)}).toString
val result = fruit.mkString(",")
val fruit = List[String]("Apple", "Banana", "Carrot")
println(fruit.mkString(", "))

Join the elements of a list, in correct english

Create a function join that takes a List and produces a string containing an english language concatenation of the list. It should work with the following examples:
join([Apple, Banana, Carrot]) = "Apple, Banana, and Carrot"
join([One, Two]) = "One and Two"
join([Lonely]) = "Lonely"
join([]) = ""
clojure
(defn join [lst]
(cond
(= (count lst) 0) ""
(= (count lst) 1) (first lst)
(= (count lst) 2) (str (first lst) " and " (second lst))
(> (count lst) 2) (loop [lst lst sb (StringBuilder.)]
(if (empty? lst)
(.toString sb)
(recur (rest lst) (.append sb (cond
(> (count lst) 2) (str (first lst) ", ")
(> (count lst) 1) (str (first lst) ", and ")
(= (count lst) 1) (str (first lst)))))))))
(defn join
([lst]
(join lst false))
([lst is-long]
(condp = (count lst)
0 ""
1 (first lst)
2 (str (first lst) (if is-long ",") " and " (second lst))
(str (first lst) ", " (join (rest lst) true)))))
cpp
Console::WriteLine(join(fruit));
string join(const vector<string> &s, int b=0)
{
switch (s.size() - b)
{
case 0: return "";
case 1: return s[b];
case 2: return s[b] + (s.size() > 2 ? "," : "") + " and " + s[b+1];
default: return s[b] + ", " + join(s, b+1);
}
}
erlang
io:format("~s~n", [join(Fruit)]).

% ------

join([]) -> "";
join([W|Ws]) -> join(Ws, W).

join([], S) -> S;
join([W], S) -> join([], S ++ " and " ++ W);
join([W|Ws], S) -> join(Ws, S ++ ", " ++ W).
%% According to the reference manual, "string is not a data type in Erlang."
%% Instead it has lists of integers. But I/O functions in general accept
%% IO lists, where an IO list is either a list of IO lists or an integer.
%% This gives you O(1) string concatenation.

-module(commalist).
-export([join/1]).

join([]) -> "";
join([W]) -> W;
join([W1, W2]) -> [W1, " and ", W2];
join([W1, W2, W3]) -> [W1, ", ", W2, ", and ", W3];
join([W1|Ws]) -> [W1, ", ", join(Ws)].

fantom
join := |List list -> Str|
{
switch(list.size)
{
case 0: return ""
case 1: return list[0]
case 2: return list.join(" and ")
default: return list[0..-2].join(", ") + ", and " + list[-1]
}
}

echo(join(["Apple", "Banana", "Carrot"]))
echo(join(["One", "Two"]))
echo(join(["Lonely"]))
echo(join([,]))
fsharp
let join list =
let rec join' list' s =
match list' with
| [] -> s
| [w] -> join' [] (s ^ " and " ^ w)
| w :: ws -> join' ws (s ^ ", " ^ w)
match list with
| [] -> ""
| w :: ws -> join' ws w

// ------

printfn "%s" (join fruit)
groovy
def join(list) {
if (!list) return ''
switch(list.size()) {
case 1:
return list[0]
case 2:
return list.join(' and ')
default:
return list[0..-2].join(', ') + ', and ' + list[-1]
}
}
ArrayList.metaClass.joinEng = { ->
def closureMap = [0: { -> delegate.join(' and ')}, 1 : {-> delegate.join(' and ')}].withDefault { k -> { -> delegate[0..-2].join(', ') + ', and ' + delegate[-1] } }
if (delegate.size()) closureMap[delegate.size()-1].call()
else ""
}

assert ["a"].joinEng() == "a"
assert ["a", "b"].joinEng() == "a and b"
assert ["a", "b", "c"].joinEng() == "a, b, and c"
assert [].joinEng() == ""
haskell
join [] = ""
join [x] = x
join [x,y] = x ++ " and " ++ y
join [x,y,z] = x ++ ", " ++ y ++ ", and " ++ z
join (x:xs) = x ++ ", " ++ join xs
ocaml
let join list =
let rec join' list acc =
match list with
| [] -> ""
| [single] -> single
| one::[two] ->
if acc = "" then one ^ " and " ^ two
else acc ^ one ^ ", and " ^ two
| first::others -> join' others (acc ^ first ^ ", ")
in
join' list ""
python
def join(*x):
if len(x) <= 2:
return ' and '.join(x)
else:
return ', '.join(x[:-1] + ('and ' + x[-1],))

if __name__ == "__main__":
assert join("Apple", "Banana", "Carrot") == "Apple, Banana, and Carrot"
assert join("One", "Two") == "One and Two"
assert join("Lonely") == "Lonely"
assert join(*[]) == ""
ruby
def join(arr)
return '' if not arr
case arr.size
when 0 then ''
when 1 then arr[0]
when 2 then arr.join(' and ')
else arr[0..-2].join(', ') + ', and ' + arr[-1]
end
end
scala
def join(list : List[String]) : String = list match {
case List() => ""
case List(x) => x
case List(x,y) => x + " and " + y
case List(x,y,z) => x + ", " + y + ", and " + z
case _ => list(0) + ", " + join(list.tail)
}
def join(list : List[String]) : String = list match {
case List() => ""
case List(x) => x
case List(x,y) => x + " and " + y
case List(x,y,z) => x + ", " + y + ", and " + z
case x::xs => x + ", " + join(xs)
}
def join[T](list : List[T]) = list match {
case xs if xs.size < 3 => xs.mkString(" and ")
case xs => xs.init.mkString(", ") + ", and " + xs.last
}

Produce the combinations from two lists

Given two lists, produce the list of tuples formed by taking the combinations from the individual lists. E.g. given the letters ["a", "b", "c"] and the numbers [4, 5], produce the list: [["a", 4], ["b", 4], ["c", 4], ["a", 5], ["b", 5], ["c", 5]]
clojure
(defn combine [lst1 lst2]
(mapcat (fn [x] (map #(list % x) lst1)) lst2))
(mapcat (fn [x] (map #(list % x) ["a", "b", "c"])) [4, 5])
cpp
Specialized::StringCollection^ combinations = gcnew Specialized::StringCollection;

for each(int number in numbers)
for each(String^ letter in letters)
combinations->Add(makeCombo(letter, number));
string letters[] = { "a", "b", "c" };
int numbers[] = { 4, 5 };
list<pair<string,int> > combo;

for (int n = 0; n < sizeof numbers / sizeof *numbers; n++)
for (int l = 0; l < sizeof letters / sizeof *letters; l++)
combo.push_back(make_pair(letters[l], numbers[n]));

cout << combo << endl;
erlang
Combinations =
lists:foldl(fun (Number, Acc) -> Acc ++ lists:map(fun (Letter) -> {Letter, Number} end, Letters) end, [], Numbers),
Combinations = lists:keysort(2, sofs:to_external(sofs:product(sofs:set(Letters), sofs:set(Numbers))))
[[A, B] || A <- ["a", "b", "c"], B <- [4, 5]].

fantom
[4,5].each |Int i| { ["a","b","c"].each |Str s| { r.add([i,s]) } }
fsharp
let combinations = (List.fold_left (fun acc number -> acc @ (List.map (fun letter -> (letter, number)) letters)) [] numbers)
let combinations aa bb =
aa
|> List.map (fun a -> bb |> List.map (fun b -> (a, b)))
|> List.concat
groovy
letters = ['a', 'b', 'c']
numbers = [4, 5]
combos = [letters, numbers].combinations()
haskell
comb :: [(String, Int)]
comb = do
b <- [4,5]
a <- ["a","b","c"]
return (a,b)

main = mapM_ print comb
comb :: [(String, Int)]
comb = [(a, b) | b <- [4,5], a <- ["a","b","c"]]

main = print comb
ocaml
let combinations =
let l1 = ["a"; "b"; "c"]
and l2 = [4; 5] in
List.rev (
List.fold_left (fun acc y ->
List.fold_left (fun acc2 x ->
(x, y)::acc2
) acc l1
) [] l2
)
python
[(x, y) for y in [1,2] for x in ['a','b','c']]
import itertools
[x for x in itertools.product(["a", "b", "c"], [4, 5])]
ruby
common = [] ; [4, 5].each {|n| ['a', 'b', 'c'].each {|l| common << [l, n]}}
scala
val combinations =
(numbers foldLeft List[Pair[String, Int]]()) { (acc : List[Pair[String, Int]], number : Int) =>
acc ::: (letters map { (letter : String) => Pair(letter : String, number : Int) }) }
def product(set1 : List[_], set2 : List[_]) : List[Pair[_, _]] =
{
val p = new mutable.ArrayBuffer[Pair[_, _]]()
for (e1 <- set1) for (e2 <- set2) p += Pair(e1, e2)
p.toList
}

// ------

val combinations =
product(numbers, letters) map { (c) => c match { case Pair(number, letter) => Pair(letter, number) } }
val letters = List('a', 'b', 'c')
val numbers = List(4, 5)
for { l <- letters; n <- numbers } yield (l,n)

From a List Produce a List of Duplicate Entries

Taking a list:
["andrew", "bob", "chris", "bob"]

Write the code to produce a list of duplicates in the list:
["bob"]
clojure
(->> '("andrew" "bob" "chris" "bob")
(group-by identity)
(filter #(> (count (second %)) 1))
(map first))
cpp
vector<string> lst = { "andrew", "bob", "chris", "bob" };
vector<string> lst_no_dups;
vector<string> tmp;
vector<string> dups;

sort(lst.begin(), lst.end());
unique_copy(lst.begin(), lst.end(), back_inserter(lst_no_dups));
set_difference(lst.begin(), lst.end(),
lst_no_dups.begin(), lst_no_dups.end(),
back_inserter(tmp));
unique_copy(tmp.begin(), tmp.end(), back_inserter(dups));

cout << dups << endl;
list<string> lst = { "andrew", "bob", "chris", "bob" };
map<string,int> num_identical;
list<string> dups;

for (auto &s: lst)
num_identical[s]++;
for (auto &n: num_identical)
if (n.second > 1)
dups.push_back(n.first);
cout << dups << endl;
erlang
{_, Result} = lists:foldl(
fun(X, {Uniq, Dupl}) -> case lists:member(X, Uniq) of
true -> {Uniq,[X | Dupl]};
_ -> {[X | Uniq], Dupl}
end
end,
{[], []},
List),
Fun = fun
([X | Xs], F) -> case lists:member(X, Xs) of
true -> [X | F(Xs, F)];
_ -> F(Xs, F)
end;
([], _) -> []
end,
Result = Fun(List, Fun).
fantom
nameCounts := Str:Int[:] { def = 0 }
["andrew", "bob", "chris", "bob"].each |Str v| { nameCounts[v]++ }
results := nameCounts.findAll |Int v, Str k->Bool| { v > 1 }.keys
echo(results.join(","))
fsharp
["andrew"; "bob"; "chris"; "bob"]
|> Seq.countBy id
|> Seq.filter (fun (k,n) -> n > 1)
|> Seq.map fst
|> Seq.toList
groovy
def input = ["andrew", "bob", "chris", "bob"]

def output = input.findAll{input.count(it)>1}.unique()

assert output == ["bob"]
haskell
import Data.List

input = ["andrew", "bob", "chris", "bob"]
output = [ head l | l <- group (sort input), length l > 1]
ocaml
let rem v lst =
let rec aux acc = function
| [] -> List.rev acc
| x::xs ->
if compare v x = 0
then aux acc xs
else aux (x::acc) xs
in
aux [] lst

(** in case of a match, returns a list with the duplicate(s) removed *)
let rec mem_rem v lst =
let rec aux acc = function
| [] -> None
| x::xs ->
if compare v x = 0
then Some(List.rev_append acc (rem v xs))
else aux (x::acc) xs
in
aux [] lst

let duplicates lst =
let rec aux acc = function
| [] -> List.rev acc
| x::xs ->
match mem_rem x xs with
| Some ret -> aux (x::acc) ret
| None -> aux acc xs
in
aux [] lst

let () =
let lst = ["andrew"; "bob"; "chris"; "bob"; "mike"; "peter"; "bob"] in
let dup = duplicates lst in
List.iter print_endline dup
(* Using standard (functorized) sets *)

module SetTools(ASet: Set.S) =
struct
let find_duplicates l =
let rec aux l seen acc =
match l with
| [] -> acc
| h :: q ->
if ASet.mem h seen then
aux q seen (h :: acc)
else
aux q (ASet.add h seen) acc in
aux l (ASet.empty) []
end

module StringSet = Set.Make(String)

module StringSetTools = SetTools(StringSet)

StringSetTools.find_duplicates ["andrew"; "bob"; "chris"; "bob"];;
python
import itertools
input = ["andrew", "bob", "chris", "bob"]
input.sort()
output = [k for k, g in itertools.groupby(input, lambda x: x) if len(list(g)) > 1]
ruby
foo = ['andrew', 'bob', 'chris', 'bob']
foo.inject({}) {|h,v| h[v]=h[v].to_i+1; h}.reject{|k,v| v==1}.keys
scala
List("andrew", "bob", "chris", "bob")
.groupBy(identity)
.filter( person => person._2.size > 1)
.map(_._1)
val l = List("andrew", "bob", "chris", "bob")
l.diff(l.distinct)

Fetch an element of a list by index

Given the list [One, Two, Three, Four, Five], fetch the third element ('Three')
clojure
(nth '[One Two Three Four Five] 2)
cpp
String^ result = list[2];
erlang
Result = lists:nth(3, List),
Result = element(3, list_to_tuple(List)),
{Left, _} = lists:split(3, List), Result = lists:last(Left),
Result = nth0(2, List),
fantom
["One", "Two", "Three", "Four", "Five"][2]
["One", "Two", "Three", "Four", "Five"].get(2)
fsharp
let result = List.nth ["One"; "Two"; "Three"; "Four"; "Five"] 2
groovy
list = ['One', 'Two', 'Three', 'Four', 'Five']
result = list[2] // index starts at 0
haskell
let a = [1..5]
let b = a !! 2
print b
ocaml
let third = List.nth [ "One"; "Two"; "Three"; "Four"; "Five" ] 3;;
python
list = ['One', 'Two', 'Three', 'Four', 'Five']
list[2]
ruby
list = ['One', 'Two', 'Three', 'Four', 'Five']
list[2]
['One', 'Two', 'Three', 'Four', 'Five'].fetch(2)
list = ['One', 'Two', 'Three', 'Four', 'Five']
list.at(2)
['One', 'Two', 'Three', 'Four', 'Five'][2] # <= note the [2] at end of array
scala
val result = list(2)

Fetch the last element of a list

Given the list [Red, Green, Blue], access the last element ('Blue')
clojure
(last '[One Two Three Four Five])
cpp
String^ result = list[list->Count - 1];
string last_elem = lst.back();
erlang
Result = lists:last(List),
Result = last(List),
Result = hd(lists:reverse(List)),
Result = lists:nth(length(List), List),
fantom
["Red", "Green", "Blue"][-1]
["One", "Two", "Three", "Four", "Five"].last
fsharp
let last list =
let rec last' list' =
match list' with
| [x] -> x
| x :: xs -> last' xs
if List.is_empty list then failwith "empty list" else last' list

// ------

let result = last list
let result = (List.nth list ((List.length list) - 1))
let result = (List.hd (List.rev list))
groovy
list = ['Red', 'Green', 'Blue']
result = list[-1]
haskell
last ["Red", "Green", "Blue"]
ocaml
let list = [ "Red"; "Green"; "Blue" ] in
let last = List.nth list ( (List.length list) - 1 );;
let list = [ "Red"; "Green"; "Blue" ] in
let last = List.hd (List.rev list);;
let list_last l =
let rec aux h q =
match q with
| [] -> h
| h :: q -> aux h q in
match l with
| [] -> invalid_arg "list_last"
| h :: q -> aux h q
;;
list_last ["Red"; "Green"; "Blue"]
python
list = ['Red', 'Green', 'Blue']
list[-1]
ruby
['Red', 'Green', 'Blue'][-1]
['Red', 'Green', 'Blue'].at(-1)
['Red', 'Green', 'Blue'].last
['Red', 'Green', 'Blue'].fetch(-1)
scala
val result = list.last
val result = (list.drop(list.length - 1)).head

Find the common items in two lists

Given two lists, find the common items. E.g. given beans = ['broad', 'mung', 'black', 'red', 'white'] and colors = ['black', 'red', 'blue', 'green'], what are the bean varieties that are also color names?
clojure
(use 'clojure.set)

(let [beans '[broad mung black red white]
colors '[black red blue green]]
(intersection (set beans) (set colors)))
cpp
array<String^>^ inbeans = {"broad", "mung", "black", "red", "white"};
Generic::ICollection<String^>^ beans = makeSET<String^>(gcnew Generic::List<String^>((Generic::IEnumerable<String^>^) inbeans));

array<String^>^ incolors = {"black", "red", "blue", "green"};
Generic::ICollection<String^>^ colors = makeSET<String^>(gcnew Generic::List<String^>((Generic::IEnumerable<String^>^) incolors));

Generic::ICollection<String^>^ result = intersectSET<String^>(beans, colors);
erlang
Beans = sets:from_list([broad, mung, black, red, white]), Colors = sets:from_list([black, red, blue, green]),

Common = sets:to_list(sets:intersection(Beans, Colors)),
fantom
beans := ["broad", "mung", "black", "red", "white"]
colors := ["black", "red", "blue", "green"]
echo(beans.intersection(colors))
fsharp
let beans = (Set.of_list ["broad"; "mung"; "black"; "red"; "white"])
let colors = (Set.of_list ["black"; "red"; "blue"; "green"])
let common = (Set.intersect beans colors)
let beans = Set ["broad"; "mung"; "black"; "red"; "white"]
let colors = Set ["black"; "red"; "blue"; "green"]
let common = Set.intersect beans colors
// Iterates elements of
// list1 across Elements of list2 returning a list of string options
// as generated by List.tryFind
let findCommon(list1 : 'a list, list2 : 'a list) : 'a list =
list1 |> List.map(fun y -> list2 |> List.tryFind(fun x -> y = x))
// Iterates elements of string option list generated above
// returning a string list containing common elements of List1 and List2
|> List.fold(fun acc x -> if x <> None then x.Value::acc else acc) []
// reverse order of list (can't seem to make List.foldBack work for this
|> List.rev

let beans = ["broad"; "mung"; "black"; "red"; "white"]
let colors = ["black"; "red"; "blue"; "green"]
printfn "%A" (findCommon(beans, colors)) ;;
groovy
beans = ['broad', 'mung', 'black', 'red', 'white']
colors = ['black', 'red', 'blue', 'green']
common = beans.intersect(colors)
assert common == ['black', 'red']
haskell
import Data.List

beans = ["broad", "mung", "black", "red", "white"]
colors = ["black", "red", "blue", "green"]

main = print (intersect beans colors)
ocaml
let beans = ["broad"; "mung"; "black"; "red"; "white"]

let colors = ["black"; "red"; "blue"; "green"]

let f common c = if List.mem c beans then c::common else common

let common = List.fold_left f [] colors;;

(* common will contain a list with the common elements *)
(* using standard (functorized) sets *)

module SetTools(ASet: Set.S) =
struct
let of_list l =
List.fold_left (fun acc e -> ASet.add e acc) ASet.empty l

let find_common l1 l2 =
ASet.elements (ASet.inter (of_list l1) (of_list l2))
end

module StringSet = Set.Make(String)

module StringSetTools = SetTools(StringSet)
;;
let beans = ["broad"; "mung"; "black"; "red"; "white"] in
let colors = ["black"; "red"; "blue"; "green"] in
StringSetTools.find_common beans colors;;
python
beans = ['broad', 'mung', 'black', 'red', 'white']
colors = ['black', 'red', 'blue', 'green']

common = [b for b in beans if b in colors]
beans = ['broad', 'mung', 'black', 'red', 'white']
colors = ['black', 'red', 'blue', 'green']

common = set(beans) & set(colors)
ruby
common = (beans.intersection(colors)).to_a
scala
val beans = "broad" :: "mung" :: "black" :: "red" :: "white" :: Nil
val colors = "black" :: "red" :: "blue" :: "green" :: Nil
val common = beans intersect colors

Display the unique items in a list

Display the unique items in a list, e.g. given ages = [18, 16, 17, 18, 16, 19, 14, 17, 19, 18], display the unique elements, i.e. with duplicates removed.
clojure
;; returns a set
(set [18, 16, 17, 18, 16, 19, 14, 17, 19, 18])
;;#{14 16 17 18 19}

;; returns a lazy sequence of the unique elements
(distinct [18, 16, 17, 18, 16, 19, 14, 17, 19, 18])
;;(18 16 17 19 14)


cpp
array<int>^ input = {18, 16, 17, 18, 16, 19, 14, 17, 19, 18};
Generic::List<int>^ ages = gcnew Generic::List<int>((Generic::IEnumerable<int>^) input);

Generic::ICollection<int>^ result = makeSET<int>(ages);
list<int> input;
input += 18, 16, 17, 18, 16, 19, 14, 17, 19, 18;
input.sort();
unique_copy(input.begin(), input.end(), ostream_iterator<int>(cout, "\n"));
erlang
Ages = sets:to_list(sets:from_list([18, 16, 17, 18, 16, 19, 14, 17, 19, 18])), io:format("~w~n", [Ages]).
lists:usort([18, 16, 17, 18, 16, 19, 14, 17, 19, 18]).
fantom
uniqueAges := [18, 16, 17, 18, 16, 19, 14, 17, 19, 18].unique
echo(uniqueAges)
fsharp
(Set.ofList [18; 16; 17; 18; 16; 19; 14; 17; 19; 18]) |> Set.iter (fun age -> printf "%d, " age)
groovy
ages = [18, 16, 17, 18, 16, 19, 14, 17, 19, 18]
println ages.unique()
ages = [18, 16, 17, 18, 16, 19, 14, 17, 19, 18]
unique = ages as Set
println unique
haskell
import Data.List

ages = [18, 16, 17, 18, 16, 19, 14, 17, 19, 18]

uniqueAges = nub ages
ocaml
let ages = [18; 16; 17; 18; 16; 19; 14; 17; 19; 18]

let f res e = if List.mem e res then res else e::res

let unique = List.fold_left f [] ages;;
(* using standard (functorized) sets *)

module SetTools(ASet: Set.S) =
struct
let of_list l =
List.fold_left (fun acc e -> ASet.add e acc) ASet.empty l

let unique l =
ASet.elements (of_list l)
end

module Integer =
struct
type t = int
let compare (x:t) y = Pervasives.compare x y
end

module IntegerSet = Set.Make(Integer)
module IntegerSetTools = SetTools(IntegerSet)
;;
IntegerSetTools.unique [18; 16; 17; 18; 16; 19; 14; 17; 19; 18];;
python
ages = [18, 16, 17, 18, 16, 19, 14, 17, 19, 18]

unique_ages = list(set(ages))
ruby
ages = [18, 16, 17, 18, 16, 19, 14, 17, 19, 18]
p ages.uniq
ages = [18, 16, 17, 18, 16, 19, 14, 17, 19, 18]
ages.uniq!
p ages
ages = (Set.new [18, 16, 17, 18, 16, 19, 14, 17, 19, 18]).to_a
p ages
scala
val ages = (18 :: 16 :: 17 :: 18 :: 16 :: 19 :: 14 :: 17 :: 19 :: 18 :: Nil) removeDuplicates

Remove an element from a list by index

Given the list [Apple, Banana, Carrot], remove the first element to produce the list [Banana, Carrot]
clojure
(let [fruit ["Apple" "Banana" "Carrot"]
index 0]
(concat
(take index fruit)
(drop (+ index 1) fruit)))
cpp
fruit->RemoveAt(0);
erlang
Result = tl(List),
[_|Result] = List,
N = 1, {Left, Right} = lists:split(N - 1, List), Result = Left ++ tl(Right),
Result = drop(1, List),
fantom
list := ["Apple", "Banana", "Carrot"]
list.removeAt(0)
fsharp
let split_at list n =
let rec split_at' list' n' left right =
match list' with
| [] -> (List.rev left, List.rev right)
| x :: xs -> if n' <= n then split_at' xs (n' + 1) (x :: left) right else split_at' xs (n' + 1) left (x :: right)
split_at' list 0 [] []

// ------

let (_, right) = split_at fruit 0
let drop list n =
if n <= 0 then
list
else
let (_, right) = split_at list (n - 1)
right

// ------

let result = (drop fruit 1)
groovy
// to produce a new list
newlist = list.tail() // for 'Apple' at start
newlist = list - 'Apple' // for 'Apple' anywhere
// mutate original list
list.remove(0)
haskell
deleteNth n xs | n > 0 = take (n-1) xs ++ drop n xs

main = print $ deleteNth 1 [1..3]
fruit :: [String]
fruit = ["Apple", "Banana", "Carrot"]

main :: IO ()
main = putStrLn $ show $ tail fruit
ocaml
let delete_at i al =
if i < 0 || i >= List.length al then
invalid_arg "delete_at"
else
let rec del i l =
match l with
| [] -> []
| h::t when i = 0 -> t
| h::t -> h :: del (i-1) t
in
del i al
;;
let rem_first l =
match l with
| [] -> []
| h::t -> t
;;
List.tl ["Apple"; "Banana"; "Carrot"]
python
myList = ['Apple', 'Banana', 'Carrot']
print myList
del myList[0]
# or
myList.pop(0) # returns 'Apple'
print myList
ruby
['Apple', 'Banana', 'Carrot'].shift
fruit.delete_at(0)
scala
val (fl, fr) = fruit.splitAt(0) ; fruit = fl ::: fr.tail
fruit = fruit.tail
fruit = fruit.drop(1)
fruits = fruits.remove(fruits.indexOf(_) == 0)

Remove the last element of a list

clojure
(pop ["Apple" "Banana" "Carrot"])
cpp
fruit->RemoveAt(fruit->Count - 1);
erlang
Result = init(List),
Result = take(length(List) - 1, List),
Result = lists:reverse(tl(lists:reverse(List))),
fantom
list := ["Apple", "Banana", "Carrot"]
list.removeAt(-1)
list := ["Apple", "Banana", "Carrot"]¨
list.pop
fsharp
let take list n =
if n <= 0 then
list
else
let (left, _) = split_at list (n - 1)
left

// ------

let result = (take fruit ((List.length fruit) - 1))
let but_last list =
let rec but_last' list' acc =
match list' with
| [x] -> List.rev acc
| x :: xs -> but_last' xs (x :: acc)
if List.is_empty list then [] else but_last' list []

// ------

let result = (but_last fruit)
groovy
list = ['Apple', 'Banana', 'Carrot']
// to produce a new list
newlist = list[0,1]
// to modify original list
list.remove(2)
haskell
ages = [1,2,3,4]

init ages
ocaml
let remove_last list =
match (List.rev list) with
| h::t -> List.rev t
| [] -> []
let remove_last lst =
List.rev (List.tl (List.rev lst))
let list_remove_last l =
let rec aux h q acc =
match q with
| [] -> List.rev acc
| h2 :: q -> aux h2 q (h :: acc) in
match l with
| [] -> invalid_arg "list_remove_last"
| h :: q -> aux h q []
python
myList = ['Apple', 'Banana', 'Carrot']
myList.pop()

ruby
list = ['Apple', 'Banana', 'Carrot']
list.delete_at(-1)
list = ['Apple', 'Banana', 'Carrot']
list.pop
scala
fruit = fruit.init
fruit = fruit.take(fruit.length - 1)

Rotate a list

Given a list ["apple", "orange", "grapes", "bananas"], rotate it by removing the first item and placing it on the end to yield ["orange", "grapes", "bananas", "apple"]
clojure
(let [fruit ["apple" "orange" "grapes" "bananas"]]
(concat (rest fruit) [(first fruit)])
cpp
fruit->Add(fruit[0]); fruit->RemoveAt(0);
rotate(fruit.begin(), fruit.begin()+1, fruit.end());
erlang
N = 1, {Left, Right} = lists:split(N, List), Result = Right ++ Left,
N = 1, Result = rotate(N, List),
fantom
list := ["apple", "orange", "grapes", "bananas"]
list.add(list.removeAt(0))
fsharp
let rotate list n =
if n <= 0 then
list
else
let (left, right) = split_at list (n - 1)
right @ left

// ------

let result = (rotate fruit 1)
groovy
first = items.head()
items = items.tail() + first
items = items[1..-1] + items[0]
items = items + items.remove(0)
haskell
main = print $ rotate ["apple", "orange", "grapes", "bananas"]

rotate xs | length xs < 2 = xs
| otherwise = tail xs ++ [head xs]
ocaml
let rotate list =
match list with
| head::tail -> tail@[head]
| [] -> []
python
l = ["apple", "orange", "grapes", "bananas"]
first, l = l[0], l[1:] + l[:1]
fruit = ['apple', 'orange', 'grapes', 'bananas']
fruit.append(fruit.pop(0))
ruby
items = ["apple", "orange", "grapes", "bananas"]
items << first = items.shift

# items is rotated
# first contains the first value in the list
scala
items = items.tail ::: List(items.head)
items = (items.head :: ((items.tail).reverse)).reverse

Gather together corresponding elements from multiple lists

Given several lists, gather together the first element from every list, the second element from every list, and so on for all corresponding index values in the lists. E.g. for these three lists, first = ['Bruce', 'Tommy Lee', 'Bruce'], last = ['Willis', 'Jones', 'Lee'], years = [1955, 1946, 1940] the result should produce 3 actors. The middle actor should be Tommy Lee Jones.
clojure
(defn gatherer [listOfLists]
(if (empty? (first listOfLists))
() ; the base case for recursion
(cons
(map first listOfLists) ; get the first element of each of the lists
(gatherer (map rest listOfLists)) ; gather all the subsequent ones
)
)
)

(def firstnames '("Bruce" "Tommy Lee" "Bruce"))
(def lastnames '("Willis" "Jones" "Lee"))
(def years '(1955 1946 1940))

(println (gatherer [firstnames lastnames years]))

; -> ((Bruce Willis 1955) (Tommy Lee Jones 1946) (Bruce Lee 1940))
(def firstnames ["Bruce" "Tommy Lee" "Bruce"])
(def lastnames ["Willis" "Jones" "Lee"])
(def years [1955 1946 1940])
(println (map (fn [f l y] [f l y]) firstnames lastnames years))
cpp
array<String^>^ first = {"Bruce", "Tommy Lee", "Bruce"}; array<String^>^ last = {"Willis", "Jones", "Lee"}; array<String^>^ years = {"1955", "1946", "1940"};

array<String^>^ result = zip<String^>(",", first, last, years);
list<string> first = { "Bruce", "Tommy Lee", "Bruce" };
list<string> last = {"Willis", "Jones", "Lee"};
list<int> years = {1955, 1946, 1940};
list<tuple<string,string,int> > actors;

for (firstIt = first.begin(), lastIt = last.begin(), yearIt = years.begin();
firstIt != first.end() && lastIt != last.end() && yearIt != years.end();
++firstIt, ++lastIt, ++yearIt)
actors.push_back(make_tuple(*firstIt, *lastIt, *yearIt));
erlang
First = ['Bruce', 'Tommy Lee', 'Bruce'], Last = ['Willis', 'Jones', 'Lee'], Years = [1955, 1946, 1940],

Result = lists:zip3(First, Last, Years),
fantom
r := [,]
first.size.times |Int i| { r.add([first[i], last[i], years[i]]) }

echo(r)
fsharp
let result = (List.zip3 first last years)
groovy
first = ['Bruce', 'Tommy Lee', 'Bruce']
last = ['Willis', 'Jones', 'Lee']
years = [1955, 1946, 1940]
actors = [first, last, years].transpose()
assert actors.size() == 3
assert actors[1] == ['Tommy Lee', 'Jones', 1946]
haskell
import Prelude hiding (last)

first = ["Bruce", "Tommy Lee", "Bruce"]
last = ["Willis", "Jones", "Lee"]
years = [1955, 1946, 1940]

actors = zip3 first last years
ocaml
let rec combine3 f l y =
match f, l, y with
| [], [], [] -> []
| fh :: fq, lh :: lq, yh :: yq ->
(fh, lh, yh) :: combine3 fq lq yq
| _ -> invalid_arg "combine3"
;;
let first = ["Bruce"; "Tommy Lee"; "Bruce"] in
let last = ["Willis"; "Jones"; "Lee"] in
let years = [1955; 1946; 1940] in
combine3 first last years
python
first = ['Bruce', 'Tommy Lee', 'Bruce']
last = ['Willis', 'Jones', 'Lee']
years = [1955, 1946, 1940]

actors = zip(first, last, years)

assert len(actors) == 3
assert actors[1] == ('Tommy Lee', 'Jones', 1946)
ruby
first = ['Bruce', 'Tommy Lee', 'Bruce']; last = ['Willis', 'Jones', 'Lee']; years = [1955, 1946, 1940]

result = first.zip(last, years)
first = ['Bruce', 'Tommy Lee', 'Bruce']; last = ['Willis', 'Jones', 'Lee']; years = [1955, 1946, 1940]

result = [first, last, years].transpose
scala
def zip3(l1 : List[_], l2 : List[_],l3 : List[_]) : List[Tuple3[_, _, _]] =
{
def zip3$ (l1$ : List[_], l2$ : List[_], l3$ : List[_], acc : List[Tuple3[_, _, _]]) : List[Tuple3[_, _, _]] = l1$ match
{
case Nil => acc reverse
case l1$head :: l1$tail => zip3$(l1$tail, l2$.tail, l3$.tail, Tuple3(l1$head, l2$.head, l3$.head) :: acc)
}

zip3$(l1, l2, l3, List[Tuple3[_,_,_]]())
}

// ------

val result = zip3(first, last, years)
val first = List("Bruce", "Tommy Lee", "Bruce")
val last = List("Willis", "Jones", "Lee")
val years = List(1955, 1946, 1940)
val results = (first, last, years).zipped.toList
println(results)

List Combinations

Given two source lists (or sets), generate a list (or set) of all the pairs derived by combining elements from the individual lists (sets). E.g. given suites = ['H', 'D', 'C', 'S'] and faces = ['2', '3', '4', '5', '6', '7', '8', '9', '10', 'J', 'Q', 'K', 'A'], generate the deck of 52 cards, confirm the deck size and check it contains an expected card, say 'Ace of Hearts'.
clojure
(def suites ["H" "D" "C" "S"])
(def faces [2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "J" "Q" "K" "A"])
(defn listCards [] (for [s suites f faces] [f s]))
(some (partial = ["A" "H"]) (listCards))
; -> true
(count (listCards))
; -> 52
cpp
Specialized::StringCollection^ cards = gcnew Specialized::StringCollection;

for each(String^ suite in suites)
for each(String^ face in faces)
cards->Add(makeCard(suite, face));

Console::WriteLine("Deck has {0} cards", cards.Count);
if (cards->Contains(makeCard("h", "A"))) Console::WriteLine("Deck contains 'Ace of hearts'"); else Console::WriteLine("'Ace of hearts' not in deck");
auto suites = {"h", "d", "c", "s"};
auto faces = {"2", "3", "4", "5", "6", "7", "8", "9", "10", "J", "Q", "K", "A"};
list<card> cards;

for (auto s: suites)
for (auto f: faces)
cards.push_back(make_pair(s,f));

cout << "Deck has " << cards.size() << " cards." << endl;

card ace_of_harts = make_pair("h", "A");
if (end(cards) != find_if(begin(cards), end(cards),
[&](const card& c) { return c == ace_of_harts; }))
cout << "Deck contain 'Ace of Harts'" << endl;
else
cout << "Deck lacks 'Ace of Harts'" << endl;
erlang
Cards = lists:foldl(fun (Suite, Acc) -> Acc ++ lists:flatmap(fun (Face) -> [{Suite, Face}] end, Faces) end, [], Suites),

io:format("Deck has ~B cards~n", [length(Cards)]),
IsMember = lists:member({h, 'A'}, Cards),
io:format("~s~n", [if IsMember -> "Deck contains 'Ace of Hearts'" ; true -> "'Ace of Hearts' not in deck" end]),
Cards = sofs:to_external(sofs:product(sofs:set(Suites), sofs:set(Faces))),

io:format("Deck has ~B cards~n", [length(Cards)]),
IsMember = lists:member({h, 'A'}, Cards),
io:format("~s~n", [if IsMember -> "Deck contains 'Ace of Hearts'" ; true -> "'Ace of Hearts' not in deck" end]),
Deck2 = [{S, V} || S <- [d, c, h, s], V <- [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 'J', 'Q', 'K', 'A']],
52 = length(Deck2),
true = lists:member({h, 'A'}, Deck2).

fantom
r := [,]
["2","3","4","5","6","7","8","9","10","J","Q","K","A"].each |Str c|
{ ["H","D","C","S"].each |Str s| { r.add([c,s]) } }

q := ["A","H"]
result := r.contains(q)
echo("Deck size=${r.size}, contains $q? -> $result")
fsharp
let cards = (List.fold_left (fun acc suite -> acc @ (List.map (fun face -> (suite, face)) faces)) [] suites)

printfn "Deck has %d cards" (List.length cards)
printfn "%s" (if (List.exists (fun e -> e = ("h", "A")) cards) then "Deck contains 'Ace of Hearts'" ; else "'Ace of Hearts' not in deck")
let product (set1 : List<'a>) (set2 : List<'a>) : List<'a * 'a> =
let p = new ResizeArray<'a * 'a>()
for e1 in set1 do for e2 in set2 do p.Add(e1, e2) done done
Array.to_list (p.ToArray())

// ------

let cards = product suites faces

printfn "Deck has %d cards" (List.length cards)
printfn "%s" (if (List.exists (fun e -> e = ("h", "A")) cards) then "Deck contains 'Ace of Hearts'" ; else "'Ace of Hearts' not in deck")
let deck =
suites
|> List.map (fun s -> faces |> List.map (fun f -> (s, f)))
|> List.concat

printfn "Deck has %d cards" (List.length deck)
match deck |> List.exists (fun e -> e = ("h", "A")) with
| true -> printfn "Deck contains 'Ace of Hearts'"
| _ -> printfn "'Ace of Hearts' not in deck"
groovy
faces = ['2', '3', '4', '5', '6', '7', '8', '9', '10', 'J', 'Q', 'K', 'A']
suites = ['H', 'D', 'C', 'S']
deck = [faces, suites].combinations()
assert deck.size() == 52
assert ['A', 'H'] in deck
haskell
import Data.List

suites = ["H", "D", "C", "S"]
faces = ["2", "3", "4", "5", "6", "7", "8", "9", "10", "J", "Q", "K", "A"]

main = do
let cards = [(s,f) | s <- suites, f <- faces ]
print (length cards)
print $ hasCard ("H", "A") "Ace of Hearts" cards
where hasCard t name cards = (if elem t cards then "Contains "
else "Does not contain") ++ name
ocaml
let suites = ["H"; "D"; "C"; "S"]
let faces = ["2";"3";"4";"5";"6";"7";"8";"9";"10";"J";"Q";"K";"A"]

let desk =
List.fold_left (fun acc y ->
List.fold_left (fun acc2 x ->
(x, y)::acc2
) acc faces
) [] suites

let () =
assert (List.length desk = 52);
if List.mem ("A", "H") desk
then print_endline "Ace of Hearts found!"
else print_endline "Ace of Hearts not found :("
python
suites = ('H', 'D', 'C', 'S')
faces = ('2', '3', '4', '5', '6', '7', '8', '9', '10', 'J', 'Q', 'K', 'A')
deck = [(face,suite) for suite in suites for face in faces]
assert len(deck) == 52
assert ('A', 'H') in deck
ruby
suites.each {|s| faces.each {|f| cards << [s, f]}}
puts "Deck %s \'Ace of Hearts\'" % if cards.include?(['h', 'A']) then "contains" else "does not contain" end
scala
def product(set1 : List[_], set2 : List[_]) : List[Pair[_, _]] =
{
val p = new mutable.ArrayBuffer[Pair[_, _]]()
for (e1 <- set1) for (e2 <- set2) p += Pair(e1, e2)
p.toList
}

// ------

val cards = product(suites, faces)

printf("Deck has %d cards\n", cards.length)
if (cards.contains(Pair("h", "A"))) println("Deck contains 'Ace of Hearts'")
else println("'Ace of Hearts' not in this deck")

Perform an operation on every item of a list

Perform an operation on every item of a list, e.g.
for the list ["ox", "cat", "deer", "whale"] calculate
the list of sizes of the strings, e.g. [2, 3, 4, 5]
clojure
(map count ["ox" "cat" "deer" "whale"])
cpp
list<string> words;

words.push_back("ox");
words.push_back("cat");
words.push_back("deer");
words.push_back("whale");

for (list<string>::iterator it = words.begin(); it != words.end(); ++it)
cout << it->size() << ' ';
cout << endl;
auto words = { "ox", "cat", "deer", "whale" };
list<size_t> word_sizes;

transform(begin(words),
end(words),
back_inserter(word_sizes),
[](const string& s) { return s.size(); });
erlang
lists:map(fun (X) ->length(X) end, List).
fantom
["ox", "cat", "deer", "whale"].map { it.size }
fsharp
let lengths = List.map String.length ["ox"; "cat"; "deer"; "whale"]
groovy
animals = ["ox", "cat", "deer", "whale"]
assert animals*.size() == [2, 3, 4, 5]
haskell
map length ["ox", "cat", "deer", "whale"]
ocaml
List.map String.length ["ox"; "cat"; "deer"; "whale"];;
python
print map(lambda x: len(x), ["ox", "cat", "deer", "whale"])
print [len(x) for x in ['ox', 'cat', 'deer', 'whale']]
ruby
["ox", "cat", "deer", "whale"].map{|i| i.length}
scala

val sizes = List("ox", "cat", "deer", "whale") map {_ size}
assert(sizes == List(2, 3, 4, 5))

Split a list of things into numbers and non-numbers

Given a list that might contain e.g. a string, an integer, a float and a date,
split the list into numbers and non-numbers.
clojure
(def jumble [3 "Bill" 5.7 '("A" "B" "C")]) ; int, string, float, list

(defn numberNonNumberSorter [jumbledList]
(if (empty? jumbledList)
(hash-map :numbers [], :nonnumbers []) ; recursion base case - return two empty lists
(let [head (first jumbledList)] ; let <head> be the first element in the list
(let [tailresult (numberNonNumberSorter (rest jumbledList))] ; tailresult applies recursively to the remainder
(if (number? head) ; is head a number?
(hash-map
:numbers (cons head (tailresult :numbers)) ; add <head> to the numbers
:nonnumbers (tailresult :nonnumbers)) ; leave nonnumbers the same
(hash-map
:numbers (tailresult :numbers) ; leave numbers the same
:nonnumbers (cons head (tailresult :nonnumbers))) ; add <head> to nonnumbers
)
)
)
)
)

(println (numberNonNumberSorter jumble))

; -> {:nonnumbers (Bill (A B C)), :numbers (3 5.7)}
(group-by number? ["hello" 42 3.14 (Date.)])
cpp
typedef variant<int,float,string,date> dynamic;

class is_number : public static_visitor<bool>
{
public:
bool operator()(int &) const {
return true;
}
bool operator()(float &) const {
return true;
}
bool operator()(string &) const {
return false;
}
bool operator()(date &) const {
return false;
}
};

int main()
{
list<dynamic> lst;
list<dynamic> numbers;
list<dynamic> non_numbers;

lst += "hello", 3.14f, 42, date(2011,Aug,23);

BOOST_FOREACH(dynamic v, lst)
if (apply_visitor(is_number(), v))
numbers += v;
else
non_numbers += v;
#include <iostream>
#include <list>

#include <boost/any.hpp>
#include <boost/date_time/gregorian/gregorian.hpp>
#include <boost/foreach.hpp>

using namespace boost;
using namespace boost::gregorian;
using namespace std;

int main()
{
list<any> lst;
list<any> numbers;
list<any> non_numbers;

lst.push_back(string("hello"));
lst.push_back(42);
lst.push_back(3.14f);
lst.push_back(date(day_clock::local_day()));

BOOST_FOREACH(const any &a, lst)
try
{
numbers.push_back(any_cast<int>(a));
}
catch (bad_any_cast &e)
{
try
{
numbers.push_back(any_cast<float>(a));
}
catch (bad_any_cast &e)
{
non_numbers.push_back(a);
}
}

// float and int are now in 'numbers' and the rest in 'non_numbers'
}
erlang
% Wrapped call to the auxiliary function
number_split(Xs) ->
number_split(Xs, [], []).

% The auxiliary function
number_split([], Num, NonNum) ->
{Num, NonNum};
number_split([X|Xs], Num, NonNum) ->
case is_number(X) of
true ->
number_split(Xs, [X|Num], NonNum);
false ->
number_split(Xs, Num, [X|NonNum])
end.
List = ["hello", 25, 3.14, calendar:local_time()],
{Numbers, NonNumbers} = lists:partition(fun(E) -> is_number(E) end, List)
fantom
things := ["hello", 25, 3.14, Time.now]
numbers := things.findType(Num#)
nonNumbers := things.exclude { numbers.contains(it) }
fsharp
let (things:obj list) = [ "hello"; 25; 3.14; System.DateTime.Now ]

let isNumber (x:obj) =
match x with
| :? int | :? float | :? byte | :? decimal | :? int16 | :? int64 -> true
| _ -> false

let numbers, nonNumbers = things |> List.partition isNumber
groovy
now = new Date()
things = ["hello", 25, 3.14, now]
(numbers, others) = things.split{ it instanceof Number }
assert numbers == [25, 3.14]
assert others == ["hello", now]
haskell
import Data.List (partition)

type Date = String
data Things = TS String | TI Int | TD Date
deriving Show

main = do
let myList = [TI 1, TI 23, TS "Joe", TD "23/04/2009"]
print $ partition isNumber myList

where isNumber (TS _) = False
isNumber (TI _) = True
isNumber (TD _) = False
ocaml
(* OCaml is a strongly statically typed language so it is not possible to mix
items of different types in a single list.
So here we use a list of strings, some of these strings represent a number *)

let is_a_number v =
try ignore(float_of_string v); true
with _ -> false

let numbers, others =
List.partition is_a_number ["Joe"; "3.14"; "8"; "hello"; "23/04/2009"]

(* ========================================================================== *)
(* If we really want to mix items of several types, we can declare a variant: *)

type item = Int of int | Float of float | String of string | Char of char

let is_a_number = function
| Float _ | Int _ -> true
| String _ | Char _ -> false

let numbers, others =
List.partition is_a_number [String "Joe"; Float 3.14; Int 8; Char 'Z']
python
import re
data = '34234aff340980adf0e0fa0fefl' ## or ''.join(array)

nonDigits = re.findall(re.compile('\D'), data)
digits = re.findall(re.compile('\d'), data)


ruby
now=Time.now
things=["hello", 25, 3.14, now]

numbers=things.select{|i| i.is_a? Numeric}
others=things-numbers
now=Time.now
things=["hello", 25, 3.14, now]

numbers, others=things.partition{|i| i.is_a? Numeric}
scala
val now = new java.util.Date()
val result = List("hello", 25, 3.14, now) partition { _.isInstanceOf[Number] }
assert(result == (List(25, 3.14), List("hello", now)))

Test if a condition holds for all items of a list

Given a list, test if a certain logical condition (i.e. predicate) holds for all items of the list.
clojure
(every? #(> % 1) [2 3 4])
cpp
template <typename InputIterator, typename Predicate>
bool match_all(InputIterator first, InputIterator last, Predicate pred)
{
return find_if(first, last, !pred(_1)) == last;
}
erlang
Result = lists:all(Pred, List).
fantom
echo([2,3,4].all{ it>1 })
fsharp
let rec IsAll predicate source =
let mutable acc = true
for e in source do
acc <- acc && (predicate e)
acc
groovy
[2,3,4].every{it > 1}
haskell

all (> 1) [2, 3, 4]
ocaml
(* from the interactive loop *)
# List.for_all (fun x -> x > 1) [2; 3; 4] ;;
- : bool = true
python
all(x > 1 for x in [2,3,4])
ruby
[2, 3, 4].all? { |x| x > 1 }
scala
List(2, 3, 4).forall { _ > 1 }
List(2, 3, 4).forall { x => x > 1 }

Test if a condition holds for any items of a list

Given a list, test if a certain logical condition (i.e. predicate) holds for any items of the list.
clojure
; The standard library in Clojure has "not-any?" but (oddly enough) no "any?"
(defn any? [pred coll]
((complement not-any?) pred coll))

(any? #(> % 3) [2 3 4])
(some #(> % 3) [2 3 4])
cpp
template <typename InputIterator, typename Predicate>
bool match_any(InputIterator first, InputIterator last, Predicate pred)
{
return find_if(first, last, pred) != last;
}
erlang
Result = lists:any(Pred, List).
fantom
echo([2,3,4].any{ it==4 })
fsharp
let rec IsAny predicate source =
match source with
| [] -> false
| h::t ->
if (predicate h) then true
else (IsAny predicate t )
groovy
[2,3,4].any{it > 3}
haskell
any (> 1) [1, 2, 3]
ocaml
(* from the interactive loop: *)
# List.exists (fun x -> x > 3) [2; 3; 4] ;;
- : bool = true
python
any(x > 3 for x in [2, 3, 4])
ruby
[2, 3, 4].any? { |x| x > 3 }
scala
List(2, 3, 4).exists { _ > 3 }
List(2, 3, 4).exists { x => x > 3 }

Define an empty map

clojure
(def m {})
cpp
Hashtable^ hash = gcnew Hashtable;
Generic::Dictionary<String^, String^>^ dict = gcnew Generic::Dictionary<String^, String^>();
std::map<int, std::string> m;
erlang
Map = dict:new(),
Map = orddict:new(),
Map = gb_trees:empty(),
Map = ets:new(the_map_name, [set, private, {keypos, 1}]),
fantom
map := [:]
fsharp
let map = Map.empty
let map = new Generic.Dictionary<string, string>()
let map = new Hashtable()
groovy
def map = [:]
Map map = new HashMap();
haskell
import qualified Data.Map as M

emptyMap = M.empty

ocaml
module StringMap = Map.Make (String)
let m = StringMap.empty
let m = Hashtbl.create 42
python
map = {}
ruby
map = {}
scala
val map = mutable.Map.empty
val map = mutable.HashMap.empty[String, Int]
val map = Map()

Define an unmodifiable empty map

clojure
; Clojure maps are immutable
(def m {})
cpp
const std::map<T1,T2> immutable_map_instance_of_type_t1_to_t2;
erlang

% Erlang data structures are immutable - updating a 'map' sees a modified copy created
Map = dict:new(),
fantom
map := [:].ro
fsharp
// Most native fsharp data structures are immutable - updating a 'map' sees a modified copy created
let map = Map.empty
groovy
empty = Collections.EMPTY_MAP
map = [:].asImmutable()
def empty = MapUtils.EMPTY_SORTED_MAP
def empty = ImmutableMap.of()
haskell
import qualified Data.Map as Map

output :: Map.Map k v
output = Map.empty
ocaml
(* OCaml maps are functional data structures (so are immutable) *)
module StringMap = Map.Make (String)
let m = StringMap.empty
python
import collections
EmptyDict = collections.namedtuple("EmptyDict", "")
e = EmptyDict()
ruby
map = {}.freeze
scala
val map = immutable.Map.empty
val map = immutable.TreeMap.empty[String, Int]
val map = Map()

Define an initial map

Define the map {circle:1, triangle:3, square:4}
clojure
(def m '{circle 1 triangle 1 square 4})
cpp
Hashtable^ shapes = gcnew Hashtable;

shapes->Add("circle", 1);
shapes->Add("triangle", 3);
shapes->Add("square", 4);
Generic::Dictionary<String^, int>^ shapes = gcnew Generic::Dictionary<String^, int>();

shapes->Add("circle", 1);
shapes->Add("triangle", 3);
shapes->Add("square", 4);
map<string, int> shapes;

shapes["circle"] = 1;
shapes["triangle"] = 3;
shapes["square"] = 4;
erlang
Map = dict:from_list([{circle, 1}, {triangle, 3}, {square, 4}]),
Map0 = dict:new(),

% Erlang variables are 'single-assignment' i.e. they cannot be reassigned
Map1 = dict:store(circle, 1, Map0),
Map2 = dict:store(triangle, 3, Map1),
Map3 = dict:store(square, 4, Map2),
Map0 = gb_trees:empty(),

Map1 = gb_trees:enter(circle, 1, Map0),
Map2 = gb_trees:enter(triangle, 3, Map1),
Map3 = gb_trees:enter(square, 4, Map2),
Map = gb_trees:from_orddict(lists:keysort(1, [{circle, 1}, {triangle, 3}, {square, 4}])),
Map = ets:new(the_map_name, [ordered_set, private, {keypos, 1}]),
ets:insert(Map, [{circle, 1}, {triangle, 3}, {square, 4}]),
fantom
map := ["circle":1, "triangle":2, "square":4]
fsharp
let shapes = Map.ofList [("circle", 1); ("triangle", 3); ("square", 4)]
let shapes = Map.empty.Add("circle", 1).Add("triangle", 3).Add("square", 4)
let shapes = new Generic.Dictionary<string, int>()
shapes.Add("circle", 1)
shapes.Add("triangle", 3)
shapes.Add("square", 4)
let shapes = Map [("circle", 1); ("triangle", 3); ("square", 4)]
groovy
shapes = [circle:1, triangle:3, square:4]
// if you require a specific type of map ...
LinkedHashMap shapes1 = [circle:1, triangle:3, square:4]
Properties shapes2 = [circle:1, triangle:3, square:4]
TreeMap shapes3 = [circle:1, triangle:3, square:4]
shapes4 = [circle:1, triangle:3, square:4] as ConcurrentHashMap // as variation
haskell
import qualified Data.Map as M

initialMap = M.fromList [("circle", 1), ("triangle", 3), ("square", 4)]

ocaml
module StringMap = Map.Make (String)

let m0 = StringMap.empty

let m1 = StringMap.add "circle" 1 m0
let m2 = StringMap.add "triangle" 3 m1
let m3 = StringMap.add "square" 4 m2
let m = Hashtbl.create 42;;

Hashtbl.replace m "circle" 1;;
Hashtbl.replace m "triangle" 3;;
Hashtbl.replace m "square" 4;;
python
shapes = {'circle': 1, 'square': 4, 'triangle': 2}
ruby
shapes = {'circle'=>1, 'triangle'=>3, 'square'=>4}
shapes = Hash['circle', 1, 'triangle', 3, 'square', 4]
shapes = { :circle => 1, :triangle => 3, :square => 4 }
scala
val shapes = immutable.TreeMap("circle" -> 1, "triangle" -> 3, "square" -> 4)
val shapes = mutable.Map.empty[String, Int]

shapes += "circle" -> 1
shapes += "triangle" -> 3
shapes += "square" -> 4
var shapes = immutable.Map.empty[String, Int]

shapes = shapes + ("circle" -> 1)
shapes = shapes + ("triangle" -> 3)
shapes = shapes + ("square" -> 4)
val shapes = immutable.Map(
"circle" -> 1,
"triangle" -> 3,
"square" -> 4
)
val map = Map("circle" -> 1, "triangle" -> 3, "square" -> 4)

Check if a key exists in a map

Given a map pets {joe:cat,mary:turtle,bill:canary} print "ok" if an pet exists for "mary"
clojure
(if (contains? '{joe cat mary turtle bill canary} 'mary)
(println "ok"))
cpp
if (pets->ContainsKey("mary")) Console::WriteLine("ok");
if (pets.find("mary") != pets.end()){
std::cout << "ok" << std::endl;
}
if (pets.count("mary") > 0)
cout << "ok" << endl;
erlang
dict:is_key(mary, Pets) andalso begin io:format("ok~n"), true end.
IsMember = ets:member(Pets, mary), if (IsMember) -> io:format("ok~n") ; true -> false end.
case gb_trees:lookup(mary, Pets) of none -> false ; _ -> io:format("ok~n") end.
fantom
map := ["joe":"cat", "mary":"turtle", "bill":"canary"]
if (map.containsKey("mary")) echo("ok")
fsharp
if (Map.mem "mary" pets) then printfn "ok"
if pets.ContainsKey("mary") then printfn "ok"
groovy
pets = [joe:'cat', mary:'turtle', bill:'canary']
if(pets.containsKey('mary')) println 'ok'
pets = [joe:'cat', mary:'turtle', bill:'canary']
if(pets.mary) println 'ok'
haskell
import qualified Data.Map as M
import Control.Monad (when)

pets = M.fromList [("joe", "cat"), ("mary", "turtle"), ("bill", "canary")]

checkMary = when (M.member "mary" pets) (print "ok")

ocaml
module StringMap = Map.Make (String)

let map =
List.fold_left (fun map (key, value) ->
StringMap.add key value map
) StringMap.empty [("joe", "cat"); ("mary", "turtle"); ("bill", "canary")]

let () =
if StringMap.mem "mary" map
then print_endline "OK"
let () =
let map = Hashtbl.create 42 in
List.iter (fun (key, value) ->
Hashtbl.add map key value
) [("joe", "cat"); ("mary", "turtle"); ("bill", "canary")];

if Hashtbl.mem map "mary" then print_endline "OK"
python
pets = dict(joe='cat', mary='turtle', bill='canary')
if ("mary" in pets) print "ok"
ruby
puts "ok" if map.has_key?('mary')
puts "ok" if map['mary'] # Only works if map entry can't be nil or false
scala
if (pets.contains("mary")) println("ok")
map.get("mary").foreach(println("ok"))

Retrieve a value from a map

Given a map pets {joe:cat,mary:turtle,bill:canary} print the pet for "joe" ("cat")
clojure
(def pets '{joe cat mary turtle bill canary})

(println (get pets 'joe))
cpp
if (pets->ContainsKey("joe")) Console::WriteLine(pets["joe"]);
cout << pets["joe"] << endl;
erlang
dict:is_key(joe, Pets) andalso begin io:format("~w~n", [dict:fetch(joe, Pets)]), true end.
case dict:find(joe, Pets) of error -> false ; {ok, Pet} -> io:format("~w~n", [Pet]) end.
IsMember = ets:member(Pets, joe), if (IsMember) -> io:format("~w~n", [ets:lookup_element(Pets, joe, 2)]) ; true -> false end.
case ets:match(Pets, {joe, '$1'}) of [] -> false ; [[Pet]] -> io:format("~w~n", [Pet]) end.
case gb_trees:lookup(joe, Pets) of none -> false ; {value, Pet} -> io:format("~w~n", [Pet]) end.
fantom
map := ["joe":"cat", "mary":"turtle", "bill":"canary"]
pet := map["joe"]
echo("pet=$pet")
fsharp
if (Map.mem "joe" pets) then printfn "%s" (Map.find "joe" pets)
if (pets |> Map.exists (fun key _ -> key = "joe")) then printfn "%s" (Map.find "joe" pets)
let key = "joe"
match (pets |> Map.tryfind key) with
| Some(value) -> printfn "%s" value
| None -> printfn "Key %s not found" key
if pets.ContainsKey("joe") then printfn "%s" pets.["joe"]
if pets.ContainsKey("joe") then printfn "%s" (pets.["joe"] :?> string)
groovy
pets = [joe:'cat', mary:'turtle', bill:'canary']
assert pets['joe'] == 'cat'
assert pets.joe == 'cat'
haskell
import qualified Data.Map as M

pets = M.fromList [("joe", "cat"), ("mary", "turtle"), ("bill", "canary")]
retrieve = print $ M.findWithDefault "Not found" "joe" pets
ocaml
module StringMap = Map.Make (String)

let map =
List.fold_left (fun map (key, value) ->
StringMap.add key value map
) StringMap.empty [("joe", "cat"); ("mary", "turtle"); ("bill", "canary")]

let () =
try
let pet = StringMap.find "joe" map in
Printf.printf "Joe's pet is a %s.\n" pet
with Not_found ->
prerr_endline "No pet found for Joe."
let () =
let map = Hashtbl.create 42 in
List.iter (fun (key, value) ->
Hashtbl.add map key value
) [("joe", "cat"); ("mary", "turtle"); ("bill", "canary")];

try
let pet = Hashtbl.find map "joe" in
Printf.printf "Joe's pet is a %s.\n" pet
with Not_found ->
prerr_endline "No pet found for Joe."
python
print pets['joe']
ruby
puts map['joe']
scala
if (pets.contains("joe")) println(pets("joe"))
println(pets.getOrElse("joe", "*** no pet owned ***"))
pets("joe")

Add an entry to a map

Given an empty pets map, add the mapping from "rob" to "dog"
clojure
(assoc {} 'rob 'dog)
cpp
pets->Add("rob", "dog");
pets["rob"] = "dog";
erlang
Pets1 = dict:store(rob, dog, Pets0).
ets:insert(Pets, {rob, dog}).
Pets1 = gb_trees:enter(rob, dog, Pets0).
fantom
map["rob"] = "dog"
fsharp
pets <- (Map.add "rob" "dog" pets)
pets.Add("rob", "dog")
groovy
pets['rob'] = 'dog'
pets.rob = 'dog'
pets.put('rob', 'dog')
haskell
import qualified Data.Map as M

pets = M.insert "rob" "dog" M.empty
ocaml
module StringMap = Map.Make (String)

let pets = StringMap.add "rob" "dog" StringMap.empty
let () =
let map = Hashtbl.create 42 in
Hashtbl.replace map "rob" "dog"
python
pets['rob'] = 'dog'
ruby
pets['rob']='dog'
scala
pets += "rob" -> "dog"

Remove an entry from a map

Given a map pets {joe:cat,mary:turtle,bill:canary} remove the mapping for "bill" and print "canary"
clojure
; Maps are immutable
; The following expression will return a new map without the 'bill key
(let [pets '{joe cat mary turtle bill canary}]
(println (get pets 'bill))
(dissoc pets 'bill))
cpp
if (pets->ContainsKey("bill"))
{
String^ value = safe_cast<String^>(pets["bill"]); pets->Remove("bill");
Console::WriteLine("{0}", value);
}
erlang
Pet = dict:fetch(bill, Pets0), Pets1 = dict:erase(bill, Pets0), io:format("~w~n", [Pet]),
Pet = ets:lookup_element(Pets, bill, 2), ets:delete(Pets, bill), io:format("~w~n", [Pet]),
{value, Pet} = gb_trees:lookup(bill, Pets0), Pets1 = gb_trees:delete(bill, Pets0), io:format("~w~n", [Pet]),
fantom
pet := map.remove("bill")
echo ("pet=$pet")
fsharp
let key = "bill"
match (pets |> Map.tryFind key) with
| Some(value) -> pets <- (Map.remove key pets) ; printfn "%s : %s removed" key value
| None -> printfn "Key %s not found" key
let key = "bill"
let entry = if (pets.ContainsKey(key)) then Some(pets.[key]) ; else None
pets.Remove(key)

match entry with
| Some(value) -> printfn "%s" value
| None -> printfn "key not found"
groovy
pets = [joe:'cat', mary:'turtle', bill:'canary']
println pets.remove('bill')
haskell
import qualified Data.Map as M

main = do
let pets = M.fromList [("joe", "cat"), ("mary", "turtle"), ("bill", "canary")]
pets2 = M.delete "bill" pets
print $ maybe "" id (M.lookup "bill" pets)
print pets2
ocaml
module StringMap = Map.Make (String)

let pets =
List.fold_left (fun map (key, value) ->
StringMap.add key value map
) StringMap.empty [("joe", "cat"); ("mary", "turtle"); ("bill", "canary")]

let get_and_rem key m =
try
let value = StringMap.find key m in
let rm = StringMap.remove key m in
Some (value, rm)
with Not_found ->
None

let () =
let key = "bill" in
match get_and_rem key pets with
| Some (found, new_pets) ->
Printf.printf "%s : %s removed\n" key found
| None ->
Printf.printf "Key %s not found" key
let get_and_rem m key =
try
let value = Hashtbl.find m key in
Hashtbl.remove m key;
Some value
with Not_found ->
None

let () =
let pets = Hashtbl.create 42 in
List.iter (fun (key, value) ->
Hashtbl.add pets key value
) [("joe", "cat"); ("mary", "turtle"); ("bill", "canary")];

let key = "bill" in
match get_and_rem pets key with
| Some found ->
Printf.printf "%s : %s removed\n" key found
| None ->
Printf.printf "Key %s not found" key
python
print pets.pop('bill')
ruby
puts map.delete :bill
scala
val pet = pets("bill") ; pets -= "bill" ; println(pet)
println(pets.removeKey("bill") match { case Some(pet) => pet ; case None => "***" })

Create a histogram map from a list

Given the list [a,b,a,c,b,b], produce a map {a:2, b:3, c:1} which contains the count of each unique item in the list
clojure
(let [l '[a b a c b b]]
(loop [m {}
d (distinct l)]
(let [item (first d)]
(if (zero? (count d))
m
(recur
(assoc m
item
(count
(filter #(= item %) l)))
(rest d))))))
(->> [:a :b :a :c :b :b]
(group-by identity)
(reduce (fn [m e] (assoc m (first e) (count (second e)))) {}))
(reduce conj {} (for [[x xs] (group-by identity "abacbb")] [x (count xs)]))
(frequencies ["a","b","a","c","b","b"])
(frequencies '[a b a c b b])
cpp
for each(String^ entry in input) hash[entry] = hash->ContainsKey(entry)
? Convert::ToInt32(hash[entry]->ToString()) + 1 : 1;
for each(String^ entry in input) dict[entry] = dict->ContainsKey(entry) ? dict[entry] + 1 : 1;
map<string,int> hist;
for (auto e: { "a","b","a","c","b","b" })
++hist[e];
for (auto e: hist)
cout << e.first << " : " << e.second << endl;
erlang
% Imperative Solution
Histogram = histogram(List),
% Functional (1) Solution
Histogram = histogram(List),
lists:foldl(fun(Elem, OldDict) ->
dict:update_counter(Elem, 1, OldDict)
end,
dict:new(),
[a,b,a,c,b,b])).
fantom
list := ["a","b","a","c","b","b"]
map := [Str:Int][:]
list.each |Str s, Int i| { if(!map.containsKey(s)) map.add(s,1); else map[s] = ++map[s] }
echo (map)
fsharp
let histogram = (List.foldLeft (fun (acc : Map<char, int>) (e : char) -> if (Map.mem e acc) then (Map.add e ((Map.find e acc) + 1) acc) ; else (Map.add e 1 acc)) (Map.empty) list)
let histogram list =
let rec histogram' list' dict' =
match list' with
| [] -> dict'
| x :: xs ->
match Map.tryFind x dict' with
| Some(Value) -> histogram' xs (Map.add x (Value + 1) dict')
| None -> histogram' xs (Map.add x 1 dict')
histogram' list Map.empty

// ------

let histogram' = histogram list
let histogram = (List.foldLeft (fun (acc : Generic.Dictionary<char, int>) (e : char) -> (if acc.ContainsKey(e) then acc.[e] <- acc.[e] + 1 ; else acc.Add(e, 1)) ; acc) (new Generic.Dictionary<char, int>()) list)
let histogram =
list
|> Seq.groupBy (fun a -> a)
|> Seq.map(fun (key, elements) -> key, Seq.length elements)
|> Map.ofSeq
groovy
histogram = [:]
list.each { item ->
if (!histogram.containsKey(item)) histogram[item] = 0
histogram[item]++
}
histogram = [:]
list.each { histogram[it] = (histogram[it] ?: 0) + 1 }
haskell
import Data.List
import qualified Data.Map as Map

histogram :: Ord a => [a] -> Map.Map a Int
histogram xs = Map.fromList [ (head l, length l) | l <- group (sort xs) ]

output :: Map.Map String Int
output = histogram ["a","b","a","c","b","b"]
import Control.Arrow
import Data.List
import qualified Data.Map as Map
import System.Random

histogram :: Ord a => [a] -> Map.Map a Int
histogram = Map.fromList . map (head &&& length) . group . sort

main = print . histogram . take 1000 . randomRs (1::Int, 100) =<< newStdGen
ocaml
module StringMap = Map.Make (String)

let histogram lst =
List.fold_left (fun m v ->
let n =
if StringMap.mem v m
then succ (StringMap.find v m)
else 1
in
StringMap.add v n m
) StringMap.empty lst

let () =
let h = histogram ["a"; "b"; "a"; "c"; "b"; "b"] in
StringMap.iter (fun key value ->
Printf.printf " %s: %d\n" key value
) h
python
from collections import defaultdict
h = defaultdict(int)
for k in "abacbb":
h[k] += 1

h = {}
for k in "abacbb":
h[k] = h.setdefault(k, 0) + 1
from collections import Counter
h = Counter("abacbb")
print(h)
ruby
histogram = {}
list.each { |item| histogram[item] = (histogram[item] || 0) +1 }
list = %w{a b a c b b}

histogram = list.each_with_object(Hash.new(0)) do |item, hash|
hash[item] += 1
end

p histogram # => {"a"=>2, "b"=>3, "c"=>1}
list.inject(Hash.new(0)) {|h, item| h[item] += 1; h}
scala
list foreach { (x) => histogram += x -> (histogram.getOrElse(x, 0) + 1) }
val data = List("a", "b", "a", "c", "b", "b")
val keys = data removeDuplicates
val hist = Map.empty[String, Int] ++ keys.map{ k => (k, (data count (_==k)))}
assert(hist == Map("a"->2, "b"->3, "c"->1))
val histEntries = for {
key <- data.removeDuplicates
count = data.count(_ == key)
} yield (key -> count)
val hist = Map(histEntries: _*)
value.foldLeft(Map[T, Int]()){
(m, c) => m.updated(c, m.getOrElse(c, 0) + 1)
}

list.groupBy(identity).mapValues(_.size)

Categorise a list

Given the list [one, two, three, four, five] produce a map {3:[one, two], 4:[four, five], 5:[three]} which sorts elements into map entries based on their length
clojure
(loop [m {}
l ["one" "two" "three" "four" "five"]]
(if (zero? (count l))
m
(let [item (first l)
key (count item)]
(recur
(assoc m key (cons item (get m key [])))
(rest l)))))
(group-by count ["one" "two" "three" "four" "five"])
cpp
for each(String^ entry in input)
{
key = entry->Length;
if (!hash->ContainsKey(key)) hash[key] = gcnew ArrayList;
safe_cast<ArrayList^>(hash[key])->Add(entry);
}
erlang
% Imperative Solution
CatList = categorise(List),
% Functional (1) Solution
CatList = categorise(List),
fantom
list := ["one", "two", "three", "four", "five"]
map := [Int:List][:]
list.each { List l := map[it.size] ?: [,]; map[it.size] = l.add(it) }
echo(map)
fsharp
let catmap = (List.foldLeft (fun (acc : Map<int, List<string> >) (e : string) -> if (Map.mem e.Length acc) then (Map.add e.Length ((Map.find e.Length acc) @ [e]) acc) ; else (Map.add e.Length [e] acc)) (Map.empty) list)
let lengthMap =
["one"; "two"; "three"; "four"; "five"]
|> Seq.groupBy (fun s -> s.Length)
|> Seq.map (fun (length, entries) -> (length, entries |> List.ofSeq))
|> Map.ofSeq
groovy
map = ['one', 'two', 'three', 'four', 'five'].groupBy{ it.size() }
haskell
import qualified Data.Map as Map

groupInMapBy :: Ord k => (a -> k) -> [a] -> Map.Map k [a]
groupInMapBy f = foldr (\a -> Map.insertWith (++) (f a) [a]) Map.empty

output :: Map.Map Int [String]
output = groupInMapBy length ["one", "two", "three", "four", "five"]
import Data.List (groupBy, sortBy)
import Data.Function (on)

groupInPairsBy :: Ord k => (a -> k) -> [a] -> [(k, [a])]
groupInPairsBy f = map (\xs -> (f (head xs), xs)) .
groupBy ((==) `on` f) . sortBy (compare `on` f)

output :: [(Int, [String])]
output = groupInPairsBy length ["one", "two", "three", "four", "five"]
ocaml
let map =
List.fold_left (fun map v ->
let len = String.length v in
let before =
try IntMap.find len map
with Not_found -> [] in
IntMap.add len (v :: before) map
) IntMap.empty ["one"; "two"; "three"; "four"; "five"]
python
c = defaultdict(list)
for k in ["one", "two", "four", "three", "five"]:
c[len(k)].append(k)
from itertools import groupby
lst = ["one", "two", "four", "three", "five"]
c = dict((k, list(g)) for k,g in
groupby(sorted(lst, key=lambda x: len(x)), key=lambda x: len(x)))
print(c)
ruby
lengths = {}
list.each do |x|
len = x.size
lengths[len] = (lengths[len] || [])
lengths[len] << x
end
lengths = list.group_by {|x| x.size}
list.inject({}) { |h,x| (h[x.size]||=[]) << x; h }
scala
list foreach { (x) => map += x.length -> (x :: map.getOrElse(x.length, Nil)) }
list foreach { (x) => map += x.length -> (map.getOrElse(x.length, Nil) ::: List(x)) }
List("one", "two", "three", "four", "five") groupBy (_ size)

Perform an action if a condition is true (IF .. THEN)

Given a variable name, if the value is "Bob", display the string "Hello, Bob!". Perform no action if the name is not equal.
clojure
(def person "Bob")
(if (= person "Bob")
(println "Hello, Bob!"))
cpp
if (name == "Bob") Console::WriteLine("Hello, {0}!", name);
if (name == "Bob") std::cout << "Hello, " << name << "!" << std::endl;
erlang
if (Name == "Bob") -> io:format("Hello, ~s!~n", [Name]) ; true -> false end.
case Name of "Bob" -> io:format("Hello, ~s!~n", [Name]) ; _ -> false end.
Name == "Bob" andalso (begin io:format("Hello, ~s!~n", [Name]), true end).
fantom
if (name=="Bob") echo("Hello, Bob!")
fsharp
if name = "Bob" then printfn "Hello, %s!" name
name = "Bob" && begin printfn "Hello, %s!" name ; true end
groovy
if (name=='Bob')
println "Hello, Bob!"
haskell
name = "Bob"
main = if name == "Bob" then putStrLn "Hello, Bob!" else return ()
ocaml
if name = "Bob"
then print_string "Hello, Bob!"
python
if name == 'Bob':
print 'Hello, Bob!'
ruby
if (name=='Bob')
puts "Hello, Bob!"
end
puts "Hello, Bob!" if name=='Bob'
scala
val name = "Bob"
if (name.equals("Bob")) printf("Hello, %s!\n", name)
val name = "Bob"

// Scala supports operator overloading, so the following works correctly
if (name == "Bob") printf("Hello, %s!\n", name)

Perform different actions depending on a boolean condition (IF .. THEN .. ELSE)

Given a variable age, if the value is greater than 42 display "You are old", otherwise display "You are young"
clojure
(def age 41)
(if (> age 42) "You are old" "You are young")
cpp
if (age > 42) Console::WriteLine("You are old");
else Console::WriteLine("You are young");
Console::WriteLine("You are {0}", (age > 42 ? "old" : "young"));
std::printf("You are %s\n", (age > 42 ? "old" : "young"));
erlang
if Age > 42 -> io:format("You are old~n") ; true -> io:format("You are young~n") end.
Message = if Age > 42 -> "old" ; true -> "young" end, io:format("You are ~s~n", [Message]).
case Age > 42 of true -> io:format("You are old~n") ; false -> io:format("You are young~n") end.
case Age of _ when Age > 42 -> io:format("You are old~n") ; _ -> io:format("You are young~n") end.
Message = case Age of _ when Age > 42 -> "old" ; _ -> "young" end, io:format("You are ~s~n", [Message]).
Age > 42 andalso (begin io:format("You are old~n"), true end) orelse (begin io:format("You are young~n"), true end).
(fun (X) when X > 42 -> io:format("You are old~n"); (_) -> io:format("You are young~n") end)(Age).
(fun () when Age > 42 -> io:format("You are old~n"); () -> io:format("You are young~n") end)().
io:format("You are ~s~n", [if Age > 42 -> "old" ; true -> "young" end]).
fantom
if (age > 42)
echo("You are old")
else
echo("You are young")
echo((age > 42) ? "You are old" : "You are young")
fsharp
if age > 42 then printfn "You are old" else printfn "You are young"
let message = if age > 42 then "old" else "young"
printfn "You are %s" message
groovy
if (age > 42)
println "You are old"
else
println "You are young"
println "You are " + (age > 42 ? "old" : "young")
haskell
putStrLn ("You are " ++ if age > 42 then "old" else "young")
ocaml
if age > 42
then print_string "You are old"
else print_string "You are young"
python
if age > 42:
print 'You are old'
else:
print 'You are young'
print age > 42 and 'You are old' or 'You are young'
ruby
if (age > 42)
puts "You are old"
else
puts "You are young"
end
puts (age>42) ? "You are old" : "You are young"
puts "You are #{age > 42 ? "old" : "young"}"
scala
val age = 42
if (age > 42) println("You are old") else println("You are young")
println( "You are " + ( if ( age > 42 ) "old" else "young" ) )

Replacing a conditional with many branches with a switch/case statement

Many languages support more compact forms of branching than just if ... then ... else such as switch or case or match. Use such a form to add an appropriate placing suffix to the numbers 1..40, e.g. 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, ..., 11th, 12th, ... 39th, 40th
clojure
(def n 112)

(println (str n
(let [rem (mod n 100)]
(if (and (>= rem 11) (<= rem 13))
"th"
(condp = (mod n 10)
1 "st"
2 "nd"
3 "rd"
"th")))))
cpp
#include<iostream.h>
#include<conio.h>
void main()
{
clrscr();
int num,i,x;
cout<<"Enter the range:";
cin>>num;
for(i=1;i<=num;i++)
{
x=i%10;
switch(i)
{
case 11:
case 12:
case 13:cout<<i<<"th ";
continue;
}
switch(x)
{
case 1: cout<<i<<"st ";break;
case 2: cout<<i<<"nd ";break;
case 3: cout<<i<<"rd ";break;
default: cout<<i<<"th ";
}
}
getch();
}
erlang
Suffix = case Num of
N when N > 10, N < 20 -> "th";
N when N rem 10 =:= 1 -> "st";
N when N rem 10 =:= 2 -> "nd";
N when N rem 10 =:= 3 -> "rd";
_ -> "th"
end,
io_lib:format("~w~s", [Num, Suffix])
fantom
suffix := |Int n -> Str|
{
if ((4..20).contains(n % 100))
return "th"

switch((n.toStr)[-1])
{
case '1': return "st"
case '2': return "nd"
case '3': return "rd"
default: return "th"
}
}

(1..40).each { echo("$it${suffix(it)}") }
fsharp
let suffix = function
| n when n > 10 && n < 20 -> "th"
| n when n % 10 = 1 -> "st"
| n when n % 10 = 2 -> "nd"
| n when n % 10 = 3 -> "rd"
| _ -> "th"

seq { 1 .. 40 }
|> Seq.iter (fun n -> printfn "%i%s" n (suffix n))
groovy
def suffix(n) {
switch(n) {
case { n % 100 in 4..20 } : return 'th'
case { n % 10 == 1 } : return 'st'
case { n % 10 == 2 } : return 'nd'
case { n % 10 == 3 } : return 'rd'
default : return 'th'
}
}
(1..40).each { n ->
println "$n${suffix(n)}"
}
haskell
suffixed n = show n ++ suffix
where
suffix
| n `mod` 100 `div` 10 == 1 = "th"
| otherwise = case n `mod` 10 of
1 -> "st"
2 -> "nd"
3 -> "rd"
_ -> "th"


result = map suffixed [1..40]
ocaml
let numsuffix i =
match i with
| 11 | 12 | 13 -> "th"
| x when x mod 10 = 1 -> "st"
| x when x mod 10 = 2 -> "nd"
| x when x mod 10 = 3 -> "rd"
| _ -> "th"
;;
(* alternate implementation without using guards:
let numsuffix i =
match i with
| 11 | 12 | 13 -> "th"
| x -> match x mod 10 with
| 1 -> "st"
| 2 -> "nd"
| 3 -> "rd"
| _ -> "th"
*)

for i = 1 to 40 do
Printf.printf "%d%s " i (numsuffix i);
done;
print_newline ()
python
def affix(num):
num = num == 1 and str(num) + 'st' or num == 2 and str(num) + 'nd' or \
num == 3 and str(num) +'rd' or str(num) + 'th'
return num

print [affix(x) for x in xrange(1,41)]

ruby
def suffixed(number)
last_digit = number.to_s[-1..-1].to_i
suffix = case last_digit
when 1 then 'st'
when 2 then 'nd'
when 3 then 'rd'
else 'th'
end
suffix = 'th' if (11..13).include?(number)
"#{number}#{suffix}"
end

(1..40).each {|n| puts suffixed(n) }
scala
object FourToTwenties {
def unapply (n: Int) = (4 to 20).contains(n % 100)
}

def suffix (n: Int) = {
n match {
case FourToTwenties() => "th"
case n if n % 10 == 1 => "st"
case n if n % 10 == 2 => "nd"
case n if n % 10 == 3 => "rd"
case _ => "th"
}
}

for (n <- 1 to 40) {
println(n.toString + suffix(n))
}

Perform an action multiple times based on a boolean condition, checked before the first action (WHILE .. DO)

Starting with a variable x=1, Print the sequence "1,2,4,8,16,32,64,128," by doubling x and checking that x is less than 150.
clojure
(take-while #(< % 150) (iterate #(* 2 %) 1))
cpp
int x = 1;

while (x < 150) { x *= 2; Console::Write("{0},", x); }
Console::WriteLine();
for (int x = 1; x < 150; x *= 2) { std::cout << x << ","; }
std::cout << std::endl;
erlang
X = 1, print_while_X_less_150(X).
Pred = fun (X) -> X < 150 end,
Action = fun (X) -> io:format("~B,", [X]), X * 2 end,
X = 1,

while_do(Pred, Action, X).
fantom
x := 1
while (x < 150) {
Env.cur.out.print("$x,")
x *= 2
}
echo
fsharp
let mutable x = 1
while x < 150 do printf "%d, " x ; (x <- x * 2) done
// The problem is clearly geared towards imperative languages ;-)
// No need to mutate any variable, here's how to do it loop-free functional:
let rec powers2 i = seq { if i < 150 then yield i; yield! powers2 (i*2) }
powers2 1 |> Seq.iter (fun i -> printf "%i, " i)
groovy
x = 1
while (x < 150) {
print x + ","
x *= 2
}
println()
haskell
main :: IO ()
main = loop 1
where
loop x | x < 150 = do
putStr (show x ++ ",")
loop (x * 2)
loop _ = return ()
main = mapM_ print $ takeWhile (<150) $ iterate (* 2) 1
ocaml
let x = ref 1 ;;

while !x < 150 do
Printf.printf "%d," !x;
x := !x * 2;
done;

print_newline()
python
x = 1
while x < 150:
print '%s, ' % x,
x *= 2
ruby
x=1
while x < 150
puts x
x <<= 1
end
scala
var x = 1 ; while (x < 150) { printf("%d,", x) ; x *= 2 }

Perform an action multiple times based on a boolean condition, checked after the first action (DO .. WHILE)

Simulate rolling a die until you get a six. Produce random numbers, printing them until a six is rolled. An example output might be "4,2,1,2,6"
clojure
(loop [r (rand-int 6)]
(if (= r 5)
nil
(do
(println r)
(recur (rand-int 6)))))
cpp
Random^ rnd = gcnew Random;

int dice = rnd->Next(1, 7); Console::Write("{0}", dice);
do { Console::Write(",{0}", (dice = rnd->Next(1, 7))); } while (dice != 6);
Console::WriteLine();
erlang
Pred = fun (DiceRoll) -> DiceRoll =/= 6 end,
Action = fun (DiceRoll) -> io:format("~B,", [DiceRoll]), dice_roll() end,

do_while(Pred, Action, dice_roll()).
-module(dice).
-export([start/0]).

start() ->
roll(dice_roll()).

roll(6) ->
io:format("6~n", []);
roll(N) ->
io:format("~B,", [N]),
roll(dice_roll()).

dice_roll() -> random:uniform(6).
fantom
rnd := 0
while(rnd != 6) {
rnd = Int.random(1..6)
Env.cur.out.print(rnd)
if (rnd != 6)
Env.cur.out.print(",")
}
echo
fsharp
open System
let rand = Random()

Seq.initInfinite (fun _ -> rand.Next(1, 7))
|> Seq.takeWhile (fun x -> x < 6)
|> fun items -> String.Join(",", items)
|> function s when s = "" -> printfn "6" | s -> printfn "%s,6" s
groovy
// Groovy has no do..while; use a normal while
int dice = 0
while (dice != 6) {
dice = Math.random() * 6 + 1
print dice
if (dice != 6) print ','
}
haskell
import System.Random

diceRolls = do
gen <- newStdGen
print $ takeWhile (/=(6::Int)) (randomRs (1,6) gen)
ocaml
let () =
Random.self_init ();
let rec loop () =
let n = (Random.int 6) + 1 in
print_int n;
if n <> 6 then (print_char ','; loop ())
else print_newline ()
in
loop ()
python
import random, itertools

def dice():
while True:
yield random.randint(1,6)

print ", ".join(str(d) for d in itertools.takewhile(lambda x: x < 6, dice()))
ruby
# Ruby has no DO..WHILE construct. Need to write it as a WHILE
rnd = 0
while (rnd != 6)
rnd = rand(6)+1
print rnd
print "," if (rnd!=6)
end
begin
rnd = rand(6)+1
print rnd
print "," if rnd!=6
end while rnd != 6
# This uses Enumerators, ad it becomes almost functional style...

games = Enumerator.new do |yielder|
yielder.yield rand(6) + 1 while true
end

puts games.take_while {|roll| roll != 6}.join(",")
scala
val dice = new GenRandInt(1, 6) ; var rnd = 0 ; var fmt = ""
do { rnd = dice.next ; fmt = if (rnd != 6) "%d," else "%d" ; printf(fmt, rnd) } while (rnd != 6)

Perform an action a fixed number of times (FOR)

Display the string "Hello" five times like "HelloHelloHelloHelloHello"
clojure
(dotimes [_ 5]
(print "Hello"))
cpp
for(int i = 0; i < 5; ++i) Console::Write("Hello");
for(int i = 5; i > 0; --i) Console::Write("Hello");
dotimes(5, hello);
fill_n(ostream_iterator<string>(cout), 5, "Hello");
erlang
dotimes(5, fun () -> io:format("Hello") end).
lists:foreach(fun (_) -> io:format("Hello") end, lists:seq(1, 5)).
fantom
5.times { Env.cur.out.print("Hello") }
for (i := 0; i < 5; i++)
Env.cur.out.print("Hello")
(1..5).each { Env.cur.out.print("Hello") }
fsharp
for i = 1 to 5 do printf "Hello" done
dotimes 5 (fun () -> printf "Hello")
// Repetition via ranging over a List type(index ignored)
for _ in list do printf "Hello" done
// Repetition via ranging over a Sequence type(index ignored)
for _ in sequence do printf "Hello" done
// Repetition via ranging over an Array type(index ignored)
for _ in array do printf "Hello" done
groovy
println "Hello" * 5
5.times { print "Hello" }; println()
haskell
import Control.Monad

hi5 = replicateM_ 5 $ putStr "Hello"
ocaml
let rec write_hello = function
0 -> ()
| n ->
print_string "Hello" ;
write_hello (n-1)
;;
write_hello 5;;
let write_hello n =
for i = 1 to n do
print_string "Hello";
done

let () = write_hello 5
python
print "Hello" * 5
for i in range(5):
print "Hello"
ruby
puts "Hello"*5
5.times { print "Hello" }
scala
// Using overloaded '*' operator (String-specific)
print("Hello" * 5)
List.range(0, 5) foreach { (_) => print("Hello") }
for (_ <- List.range(0, 5)) print("Hello")
// Lazy version
for (_ <- Stream.range(0, 5)) print("Hello")
dotimes(5, _ => print("Hello"))
(0 until 5) foreach { (_) => print("Hello") }
5 times { print("Hello") }

Perform an action a fixed number of times with a counter

Display the string "10 .. 9 .. 8 .. 7 .. 6 .. 5 .. 4 .. 3 .. 2 .. 1 .. Liftoff!"
clojure
(dotimes [i 10]
(print (str (- 10 i) " .. ")))

(println "Liftoff!")
cpp
for(int i = 10; i != 0; --i) Console::Write("{0} .. ", i);
Console::WriteLine("Liftoff!");
erlang
fromto(10, 1, -1, fun (X) -> io:format("~B .. ", [X]) end), io:format("Liftoff!~n").
lists:foreach(fun (X) -> io:format("~B .. ", [X]) end, lists:seq(10, 1, -1)), io:format("Liftoff!~n").
fantom
(10..1).each { Env.cur.out.print("$it .. ") }
Env.cur.out.print("Liftoff!")
for (i := 10; i >= 1; i--)
Env.cur.out.print("$i .. ")
Env.cur.out.print("Liftoff!")
fsharp
for i = 10 downto 1 do printf "%d .. " i done
printfn "Liftoff!"
// Repetition via ranging over a Sequence type
for i in {10 .. -1 .. 1} do printf "%d .. " i done ; printfn "Liftoff!"
groovy
10.downto(1) { print it + " .. " }
println "Liftoff!"
haskell
countDown = mapM_ printN [10,9..1] >> putStr "Liftoff!"
where printN n = putStr $ show n ++ " .. "
ocaml
for i = 10 downto 1 do
Printf.printf "%d .. " i
done;
print_endline "Liftoff!"
python
print " .. ".join(str(i) for i in range(10, 0, -1)), ".. liftoff!"
ruby
10.downto(1) { |n| print n, " .. " }
puts "Liftoff!"
scala
for (i <- List.range(1, 11).reverse) printf("%d .. ", i) ; println("Liftoff!")
for (i <- List.range(-10, 0)) printf("%d .. ", (-i)) ; println("Liftoff!")
var i = 10 ; while (i > 0) { printf("%d .. ", i) ; i -= 1 } ; println("Liftoff!")
for (i <- -10 to -1) printf("%d .. ", (-i)) ; println("Liftoff!")

Read the contents of a file into a string

clojure
(slurp "/tmp/foobar")
cpp
IO::FileStream^ file; String^ buffer;

try
{
file = gcnew IO::FileStream("test.txt", IO::FileMode::Open);
buffer = gcnew String((gcnew IO::BinaryReader(file))->ReadChars(file->Length));
}
IO::StreamReader^ stream; String^ buffer;

try
{
stream = gcnew IO::StreamReader("test.txt");
buffer = stream->ReadToEnd();
}
String^ buffer = IO::File::ReadAllText("test.txt");
erlang
Text = readfile("Solution607.erl"),
Text = readfile("Solution608.erl"),
fantom
contents := File(`file.text`).readAllStr
fsharp
let file = new FileStream("test.txt", FileMode.Open)
let buffer = new String((new BinaryReader(file)).ReadChars(Convert.ToInt32(file.Length)))
let stream = new StreamReader("test.txt")
let buffer = stream.ReadToEnd()
let buffer = File.ReadAllText("test.txt")
groovy
contents = file.text
haskell
readFile "c:/tmp/myFile.txt"
ocaml
let read_file f =
let ic = open_in f in
let n = in_channel_length ic in
let s = String.create n in
really_input ic s 0 n;
close_in ic;
(s)

let file_contents = read_file "file.txt"
python
contents = open('myFile.txt', 'rt').read()
ruby
file = File.new("Solution108.rb")
whole_file = file.read
scala
val text = FileUtils.readFileToString(new File("Solution467.scala"))
val text = Source.fromFile("Solution1256.scala").mkString("")

Process a file one line at a time

Open the source file to your solution and print each line in the file, prefixed by the line number, like:
1> First line of file
2> Second line of file
3> Third line of file
clojure
(defn read-line-by-line [fn]
(reduce str (map (partial format "%d> %s\n")
(iterate inc 1)
(read-lines fn))))
cpp
IO::StreamReader^ stream; String^ ln; int i = 0;

try
{
stream = gcnew IO::StreamReader("test.txt");
while ((ln = stream->ReadLine())) Console::WriteLine("{0}> {1}", ++i, ln);
}
int i = 0;
for each(String^ line in IO::File::ReadAllLines("test.txt")) Console::WriteLine("{0}> {1}", ++i, line);
erlang
Reader = fun (IODevice) -> io:get_line(IODevice, "") end,
Worker = fun (Line, N) -> io:format("~B> ~s", [N, Line]), N + 1 end,

while_not_eof("Solution609.erl", Reader, Worker, 1).
Reader = fun (Filename) -> {ok, Contents} = file:read_file(Filename), Contents end,
Transformer = fun (Line, N) -> string:concat(string:concat(integer_to_list(N), "> "), Line) end,
Printer = fun (Line) -> io:format("~s~n", [Line]) end,

Lines = string:tokens(binary_to_list(Reader("Solution610.erl")), "\n"),
NewLines = lists:zipwith(Transformer, Lines, lists:seq(1, length(Lines))),
lists:foreach(Printer, NewLines).
fantom
File(`input.text`).readAllLines.each |Str s, Int i| { echo("${i+1}> $s") }
fsharp
let stream = new StreamReader("test.txt")
let mutable i = 1
let mutable line = stream.ReadLine()
while (line <> null) do printfn "%d> %s" i line ; line <- stream.ReadLine() ; i <- i + 1 done
stream.Close()
let proc_a_line (filename : string) proc =
let stream = new StreamReader(filename)
let rec proc_a_line' count line =
match line with
| null -> stream.Close()
| _ -> proc count line ; proc_a_line' (count + 1) (stream.ReadLine())
proc_a_line' 1 (stream.ReadLine())

// ------

let _ = proc_a_line "test.txt" (fun i line -> printfn "%d> %s" i line)
let reader(filename : string) = seq {
use sr = new StreamReader(filename)
while not sr.EndOfStream do
let line = sr.ReadLine()
yield line
done
}

// ------

reader("test.txt") |> Seq.iteri (fun i line -> printfn "%d> %s" (i + 1) line)
File.ReadAllLines("test.txt") |> Array.iteri (fun i line -> printfn "%d> %s" (i + 1) line)
// Unlike ReadAllLines, ReadLines (new in .NET 4) only reads the file
// one line at a time, rather than reading the entire file into an array first.

open System.IO
File.ReadLines("test.txt") |> Seq.iteri (fun i line -> printfn "%d> %s" (i + 1) line)
groovy
int count = 0
file.eachLine { line ->
println "${++count} > $line"
}
file.eachLine { line, count ->
println "${++count} > $line"
}
haskell
import Data.List

prefixWithNumber str n = show n ++ "> " ++ str

numberStrings (x:xs) n = prefixWithNumber x n : (numberStrings xs (n+1))
numberStrings [] n = []

main = do
str <- readFile "prefix.hs"
putStrLn (intercalate "\n" (numberStrings (lines str) 1))
prefix n str = show n ++ "> " ++ str

main = readFile "prefix.hs" >>=
putStr . unlines . zipWith prefix [1..] . lines
ocaml
let () =
let ic = open_in Sys.argv.(1) in
let i = ref 1 in
try
while true do
Printf.printf "%d> %s\n" !i (input_line ic);
incr i
done
with End_of_file ->
close_in ic
let input_line_opt ic =
try Some (input_line ic)
with End_of_file -> None

let () =
let ic = open_in Sys.argv.(1) in
let rec aux i =
match input_line_opt ic with
| Some line ->
Printf.printf "%d> %s\n" i line;
aux (succ i)
| None ->
close_in ic
in
aux 1
python
for no, line in enumerate(open(__file__)):
print "{0}> {1}".format(no+1, line.rstrip())
ruby
File.open("Solution103.rb").each_with_index { |line, count|
puts "#{count} > #{line}
}
scala
val source = Source.fromFile(new File("Solution468.scala")).getLines
var n = 1 ; while (source.hasNext) { printf("%d> %s", n, source.next) ; n += 1 }
val source = Source.fromFile(new File("Solution469.scala")).getLines
for ((line, n) <- source zipWithIndex) { printf("%d> %s", (n + 1), line) }

Write a string to a file

clojure
(with-out-writer "output.txt" (println "Hello file!"))
cpp
IO::StreamWriter^ stream;

try
{
stream = gcnew IO::StreamWriter("test.txt", false);
stream->WriteLine("This line overwites file contents!");
}
erlang
Line = "This line overwites file contents!\n",
{ok, IODevice} = file:open("test.txt", [write]), file:write(IODevice, Line), file:close(IODevice).
fantom
File(`out.txt`).out.writeChars("some text").flush
fsharp
let stream = new StreamWriter("test.txt", false)
stream.WriteLine("This line overwrites file contents!")
groovy
file.delete()
file << 'some text'
file.text = 'some text'
haskell
writeFile "filename" "stringe"
ocaml
try
let cout = open_out filename in
let co = Format.formatter_of_out_channel cout in
Format.fprintf co "%s\n" text_to_write;
close_out cout
with Sys_error _ as e ->
Format.printf "Cannot open file \"%s\": %s\n" filename (Printexc.to_string e)
python
open('test.txt', 'wt').write('Hello World!')
ruby
File.new("a_file", "w") << "some text"
scala
FileUtils.writeStringToFile(new File("test.txt"), "This line overwites file contents!")
val fw = new FileWriter("test.txt") ; fw.write("This line overwites file contents!") ; fw.close()

Append to a file

clojure
(with-out-append-writer "output.txt" (println "This is appended to the file"))
cpp
IO::StreamWriter^ stream;

try
{
stream = gcnew IO::StreamWriter("test.txt", true);
stream->WriteLine("This line appended to file!");
}
erlang
Line = "This line appended to file!\n",
{ok, IODevice} = file:open("test.txt", [append]), file:write(IODevice, Line), file:close(IODevice).
fantom
File(`out.txt`).out(true).writeChars("some text").flush
fsharp
let stream = new StreamWriter("test.txt", true)
stream.WriteLine("This line appended to file!")
groovy
file << 'some text'
haskell
appendfile "filename" "string"
ocaml
let () =
let oc =
open_out_gen
[Open_wronly; Open_creat; Open_append; Open_text] 0o666 "test.txt" in
output_string oc "This line appended to file!\n";
close_out oc
python
open('test.txt', 'at').write('Hello World!\n')
ruby
file = File.new('/tmp/test.txt', 'a+') ; file.puts 'This line appended to file!!' ; file.close()
scala
val fw = new FileWriter("test.txt", true) ; fw.write("This line appended to file!") ; fw.close()

Process each file in a directory

clojure
; (defn process-file [f] "process one file" body...)
(map process-file (.listFiles (File. ".")))
cpp
for each(String^ filename in IO::Directory::GetFiles(dirname)) process(filename);
erlang
% File basenames only - many tasks require absolute paths to work
lists:foreach(fun (FileOrDirPath) -> Worker(FileOrDirPath) end, file:list_dir(Directory)).
% Absolute paths provided - will accomodate most tasks
lists:foreach(fun (FileOrDirPath) -> Worker(FileOrDirPath) end, list_dir_path(Directory)).
fantom
File(`./`).list.each { process(it) }
fsharp
let dirname = "c:\\"

let processFile filename = printfn "%s" filename
for filename in Directory.GetFiles(dirname) do processFile filename done
let dirname = "c:\\"

Directory.GetFiles(dirname) |> Array.iter (fun filename -> printfn "%s" filename)
groovy
dir.eachFile{ f -> process(f) }
haskell
import System.Directory
import Control.Monad

process filename = putStrLn filename

main = getDirectoryContents "." >>=
filterM doesFileExist >>=
mapM_ process
ocaml
let process dir file =
if not (Sys.is_directory (Filename.concat dir file))
then print_endline file

let () =
let dir = "." in
let files = Sys.readdir dir in
Array.iter (process dir) files
python
import os
results = (process(f) for f in os.listdir(".") if os.path.isfile(f))
ruby
directory = '/tmp' ; Dir.foreach(directory) {|file| puts "#{file}"}
scala
for (file <- new File("c:\\").listFiles) { processFile(file) }

Process each file in a directory recursively

clojure
; (defn process-file [f] "process one file" body...)
(map process-file (file-seq (File. ".")))
cpp
void processFile(String^ filename) { Console::WriteLine("{0}", filename); }

void processDirectory(String^ dirname)
{
for each(String^ filename in IO::Directory::GetFiles(dirname)) processFile(filename);
for each(String^ subdirname in IO::Directory::GetDirectories(dirname)) processDirectory(subdirname);
}

int main()
{
processDirectory("c:\\");
}
erlang
filelib:fold_files(Directory, ".*", true, fun (FileOrDirPath, Acc) -> Worker(FileOrDirPath), Acc end, []).
process_dir(Directory, Worker).
fantom
File(`./`).walk { process(it) }
fsharp
let processDirectory dirname proc =
let rec processDirectory' dirname' =
Directory.GetFiles(dirname') |> Array.iter proc
Directory.GetDirectories(dirname') |> Array.iter processDirectory'
processDirectory' dirname

// ------

let dirname = "c:\\"

processDirectory dirname (fun filename -> printfn "%s" filename)
groovy
dir.eachFileRecurse{ f -> process(f) }
haskell
import System.Directory (doesFileExist, getDirectoryContents)
import System.FilePath ((</>))

process :: FilePath -> IO ()
process filename = putStrLn filename

mapDir :: (FilePath -> IO ()) -> FilePath -> IO ()
mapDir proc fp = do
isFile <- doesFileExist fp -- is a file of fp
if isFile then proc fp -- process the file
else getDirectoryContents fp >>=
mapM_ (mapDir proc . (fp </>)) . filter (`notElem` [".", ".."])

main = mapDir process "."
ocaml
let rec recurse_dir dir f =
let filenames = Sys.readdir dir in
Array.iter (fun name ->
let fullname = Filename.concat dir name in
if Sys.is_directory fullname then
recurse_dir fullname f
else
f fullname
) filenames
;;
recurse_dir (Sys.getenv "HOME") print_endline ;;
python
import os
results = (process(os.path.join(p, n)) for p,d,l in os.walk(".") for n in l)
ruby
def procdir(dirname)
Dir.foreach(dirname) do |dir|
dirpath = dirname + '/' + dir
if File.directory?(dirpath) then
if dir != '.' && dir != '..' then
puts "DIRECTORY: #{dirpath}" ; procdir(dirpath)
end
else
puts "FILE: #{dirpath}"
end
end
end

# ------

procdir('/tmp')
scala
processDirectory(new File("c:\\"))

Display the current date and time

Create a Date object representing the current date and time. Print it out.
If you can also do this without creating a Date object you can show that too.
clojure
(import 'java.util.Date)

(println (str (Date.)))
cpp
QDate now = QDate::currentData();
qDebug() << now.toString();
time_t date = time(0);
cout << ctime(&date);
erlang
io:format("~p~n", [calendar:local_time()])
fantom
echo(DateTime.now)
fsharp
printfn "%A" System.DateTime.Now
groovy
println new Date()
haskell
import System.Time

main = do ct <- getClockTime
print ct
import Data.Time

main = do zt <- getZonedTime
print zt
ocaml
Unix.localtime (Unix.gettimeofday ())
python
from datetime import datetime
print datetime.utcnow()
ruby
puts DateTime.now
scala
println(new java.util.Date)
OOP

Define a class

Declare a class named Greeter that takes a string on creation and greets using this string if you call the "greet" method.
clojure
(defprotocol IGreeter
(greet [this]))

(deftype Greeter [whom]
IGreeter
(greet [this]
(println (str "Hello, " whom))))

(greet (Greeter. "world"))
(defn greeter [whom]
{:whom whom})

(defn greet [g]
(println (str "Hello, " (:whom g))))

(greet (greeter "world"))
cpp
class Greeter
{
public:
Greeter(const std::string& whom);
void greet() const;

private:
std::string whom;
};

int main()
{
Greeter* gp = new Greeter("world");
gp->greet();
delete gp;
}

Greeter::Greeter(const std::string& whom) : whom(whom) {}

void Greeter::greet() const
{
std::cout << "Hello, " << whom << std::endl;
}
public ref class Greeter
{
public:
Greeter(String^ whom);
void greet();

private:
initonly String^ whom;
};

int main()
{
(gcnew Greeter(L"world"))->greet();
}

Greeter::Greeter(String^ whom) : whom(whom) {}

void Greeter::greet()
{
Console::WriteLine(L"Hello, {0}", whom);
}
erlang
Greeter = make_greeter("world!"),
Greeter(greet).
fantom
class Greeter
{
private Str whom
new make(Str whom) { this.whom = whom }
Void greet() { echo("Hello, $whom") }
}

Greeter("world").greet
fsharp
type Greeter(whom' : string) =
member this.greet() = printfn "Hello, %s!" whom'

(new Greeter("world")).greet()
type Greeter(whom' : string) =
let whom : string = whom'
member this.greet() = printfn "Hello, %s!" whom

(new Greeter("world")).greet()
type Greeter =
class
val whom : string
new(whom') = { whom = whom' }
member this.greet() = printfn "Hello, %s!" this.whom
end

(new Greeter("world")).greet()
groovy
// version using named parameters
class Greeter {
def whom
def greet() { println "Hello, $whom" }
}
new Greeter(whom:'world').greet()
// version using traditional constructor
class Greeter {
private whom
Greeter(whom) { this.whom = whom }
def greet() { println "Hello, $whom" }
}
new Greeter('world').greet()
haskell
data Greeter = Greeter String

class Greets a where
greet :: a -> IO ()

instance Greets Greeter where
greet (Greeter s) = print s

main = greet (Greeter "Hello")
ocaml
class greeter message =
object
method greet = print_endline message
end

let o = new greeter "Hello" in
o#greet
python
class Greeter(object):
""" Greet someone.
"""
def __init__(self, whom):
self._whom = whom
def greet(self):
print "Hello, %s!" % self._whom

Greeter("world").greet()
ruby
class Greeter
def initialize(whom) @whom = whom end
def greet() puts "Hello, #{@whom}!" end
end

(Greeter.new("world")).greet()
scala
class Greeter(whom : String) { def greet() = { printf("Hello %s\n", whom) } }

(new Greeter("world!")).greet()
XML

Process an XML document

Given the XML Document:

<shopping>
  <item name="bread" quantity="3" price="2.50"/>
  <item name="milk" quantity="2" price="3.50"/>
</shopping>

Print out the total cost of the items, e.g. $14.50
clojure
(println (format "Total cost of items are $%#.2f"
(->> (xml-seq (parse *xml-input-stream*))
(filter #(= :item (:tag %))) ; Remove all but the item tags
(map :attrs) ; Keep the attributes
(map (fn [e] (str "(* " (:quantity e) " " (:price e) ")"))) ; Get the total price as a sexp
(map read-string) ; "(* quantity price)" -> (* quantity price)
(map eval) ; (* quantity price) -> quantity*price
(apply +)))) ; Sum all elements
cpp
char input[] =
"<shopping>"
" <item name=\"bread\" quantity=\"3\" price=\"2.50\"/>"
" <item name=\"milk\" quantity=\"2\" price=\"3.50\"/>"
"</shopping>";

xml_document<> doc;
doc.parse<0>(input);
xml_node<> *shopping = doc.first_node();

float total_price = 0;
for (xml_node<> *item = shopping->first_node(); item != NULL; item = item->next_sibling())
{
float item_sum = 0;
float val;

if (string(item->name()) != "item")
continue;

for (xml_attribute<> *attr = item->first_attribute(); attr != NULL; attr = attr->next_attribute())
{
string name(attr->name());
if (name == "quantity" || name == "price")
{
stringstream v(attr->value());
v >> val;
if (item_sum)
item_sum *= val;
else
item_sum = val;
}
}
total_price += item_sum;
}

cout.setf(ios::fixed, ios::floatfield);
cout << "Total price is $" << setprecision(2) << total_price << endl;
erlang
-include_lib("xmerl/include/xmerl.hrl").
-export([get_total/1]).

get_total(ShoppingList) ->
{XmlElt, _} = xmerl_scan:string(ShoppingList),
Items = xmerl_xpath:string("/shopping/item", XmlElt),
Total = lists:foldl(fun(Item, Tot) ->
[#xmlAttribute{value = PriceString}] = xmerl_xpath:string("/item/@price", Item),
{Price, _} = string:to_float(PriceString),
[#xmlAttribute{value = QuantityString}] = xmerl_xpath:string("/item/@quantity", Item),
{Quantity, _} = string:to_integer(QuantityString),
Tot + Price*Quantity
end,
0, Items),
io:format("$~.2f~n", [Total]).
fantom
sum := 0.0
root := XParser(File(`shop.xml`).in).parseDoc.root
if (root.name == "shopping")
{
root.elems.each
{
if (it.name == "item")
{
quantity := Int.fromStr(it.get("quantity"))
price := Decimal.fromStr(it.get("price"))
sum += quantity * price;
}
}
}
echo("\$$sum")
fsharp
#r @"C:\Program Files (x86)\Reference Assemblies\Microsoft\Framework\v3.5\System.Xml.Linq.dll"

open System
open System.Xml.Linq
//XElement Helper
let xname sname = XName.Get sname

let xmlsnippet =
let snippet = new XElement(xname "shopping")
//create bread
let bread = new XElement(xname "item")
bread.SetAttributeValue(xname "name","bread")
bread.SetAttributeValue(xname "quantity",3)
bread.SetAttributeValue(xname "price",2.50)
//add bread to snippet
snippet.Add(bread)
//create milk
let milk = new XElement(xname "item")
milk.SetAttributeValue(xname "name","milk")
milk.SetAttributeValue(xname "quantity",2)
milk.SetAttributeValue(xname "price",3.50)
//add milk to snippet
snippet.Add(milk)
snippet

let totalprice (xe: XElement) =
xe.Descendants(xname "item")
|> Seq.map(fun i -> Double.Parse(i.Attribute(xname "price").Value))
|> Seq.fold(fun acc x -> acc + x) 0.0


let xname sname = XName.Get sname
let xattr (elem: XElement) sname = elem.Attribute(xname sname).Value
let xml = XDocument.Load("xml.txt")

let shoppingCost =
xml.Descendants(xname "item")
|> Seq.map (fun i -> Double.Parse(xattr i "quantity"), Double.Parse(xattr i "price"))
|> Seq.sumBy (fun (quantity, price) -> quantity * price)
// Alternative solution that uses XML Navigation, and XPath expressions to ensure that
// the items have the required attributes
let xname sname = XName.Get sname
let xattr (elem: XElement) sname = elem.Attribute(xname sname).Value

let navigator = XPathDocument("xml.txt").CreateNavigator()
let path = XPathExpression.Compile("/shopping/item[@price][@quantity]")
let names = XmlNamespaceManager(navigator.NameTable)
path.SetContext(names)
let shoppingCost =
match path.ReturnType with
| XPathResultType.NodeSet ->
navigator.Select(path)
|> Seq.cast
|> Seq.map (fun (i: XPathNavigator) ->
if i.IsNode then
let elem = XElement.Parse(i.OuterXml)
Double.Parse(xattr elem "quantity"), Double.Parse(xattr elem "price")
else
failwith "Error in expression, expecting to see a node"
)
|> Seq.sumBy (fun (quantity, price) -> quantity * price)
| _ -> failwith "Error in expression, expecting to see a node set"
groovy
printf '$%.2f\n', new XmlSlurper().parseText(xml).item.collect{
it.@quantity.toInteger() * it.@price.toFloat()
}.sum()
haskell
File Edit Options Buffers Tools Haskell Help
import Text.ParserCombinators.Parsec
import Control.Monad
import System ( getArgs )

data Item = Item { name :: String,
quantity :: Int,
price :: Int }
deriving Show

type Basket = [Item]

item :: Parser Item
item = do string "<item name=\""
name <- manyTill letter (char '\"')
string " quantity=\""
quantity <- liftM read $ many digit
string "\" price=\""
dollars <- liftM read $ many digit
cents <- option 0 (char '.' >> (liftM read $ many digit))
string "\"/>"
return $ Item name quantity (100 * dollars + cents)

basket :: Parser Basket
basket = do string "<shopping>"
items <- manyTill item (try $ string "</shopping>")
return items

parseBasket :: String -> Basket
parseBasket input = case parse basket "Shopping Basket" input of
Left _ -> []
Right val -> val

main = do args <- getArgs
putStrLn $ show . (/100) . fromIntegral . sum . map (\(Item _ q p) -> q * p) . parseBasket $ head args
import Text.XML.HXT.Core
import Text.Printf

main :: IO ()
main = do
prices <- runX (process "basket.xml")
printf "$%.2f\n" $ sum prices

process :: FilePath -> IOSArrow XmlTree Double
process filename =
readDocument [withValidate no] filename >>>
getChildren >>>
isElem >>> hasName "shopping" >>>
getChildren >>>
isElem >>> hasName "item" >>>
getQuantity &&& getPrice >>>
arr (uncurry (*))

getQuantity :: IOSArrow XmlTree Double
getQuantity =
getAttrl >>> hasName "quantity" >>> getChildren >>>
getText >>> arr read

getPrice :: IOSArrow XmlTree Double
getPrice =
getAttrl >>> hasName "price" >>> getChildren >>>
getText >>> arr read
ocaml
let () =
let xml = Xml.parse_file "shopping.xml" in
let res =
Xml.fold (fun total xml ->
match xml with
| Xml.Element ("item", attrs, _) ->
let quantity = float_of_string (List.assoc "quantity" attrs)
and price = float_of_string (List.assoc "price" attrs) in
total +. (quantity *. price)
| _ -> total
) 0.0 xml
in
Printf.printf "Total cost of the items: %g\n" res
python
from xml.dom.minidom import parseString
document = parseString(
"""<shopping>
<item name="bread" quantity="3" price="2.50"/>
<item name="milk" quantity="2" price="3.50"/>
</shopping>""").documentElement
total = sum([float(item.getAttribute('price')) *
int(item.getAttribute('quantity'))
for item in document.getElementsByTagName('item')])
print '$%.2f' % total
ruby
#!/usr/bin/env ruby

# needed to parse xml
require 'rexml/document'

# grab the file
file = File.new('shop.xml')

# load it as an xml document
doc = REXML::Document.new(file)

# initialize the total to 0 as a float
total = 0.0

# cycle through the items
doc.elements.each('shopping/item') do |item|

# add the price to the total
total += item.attributes['price'].to_f
end

# round the total to the nearest 0.01
total = (total*100.0).round/100.0

# pad the output with the proper number of trailing 0's
printf "$%.2f\n", total
scala
val data = <shopping>
<item name="bread" quantity="3" price="2.50"/>
<item name="milk" quantity="2" price="3.50"/>
</shopping>

val res = for (
item <- data \ "item" ;
price = (item \ "@price").text.toDouble ;
qty = (item \ "@quantity").text.toInt)
yield (price * qty)

printf("$%.2f\n", res.sum)

Find all Pythagorean triangles with length or height less than or equal to 20

Pythagorean triangles are right angle triangles whose sides comply with the following equation:

a * a + b * b = c * c

where c represents the length of the hypotenuse, and a and b represent the lengths of the other two sides. Find all such triangles where a, b and c are non-zero integers with a and b less than or equal to 20. Sort your results by the size of the hypotenuse. The expected answer is:

[3, 4, 5]
[6, 8, 10]
[5, 12, 13]
[9, 12, 15]
[8, 15, 17]
[12, 16, 20]
[15, 20, 25]
clojure
(defn pythagorean [a b c] (= (+ (* a a) (* b b)) (* c c)))

(defn intsqrt [cc]
(. (. Math sqrt cc) intValue)
)

(defn triples [maxSize]
(filter not-empty
(for [a (range 1 20) b (range a 20)]
(let [c (intsqrt (+ (* a a) (* b b)))]
(if (pythagorean a b c)
[a b c]
()
)))))

(triples 20)
; -> ([3 4 5] [5 12 13] [6 8 10] [8 15 17] [9 12 15] [12 16 20] [15 20 25])

(defn sortByHypotenuse [triples]
(sort-by #(first (rest (rest %))) triples)
)

(sortByHypotenuse (triples 20))
; -> ([3 4 5] [6 8 10] [5 12 13] [9 12 15] [8 15 17] [12 16 20] [15 20 25])
(doseq [pt (sort-by #(% 2)
(for [a (range 1 21)
b (range a 21)
:let [aa+bb (+ (* a a) (* b b))
c (Math/round (Math/sqrt aa+bb))]
:when (= aa+bb (* c c))]
[a b c]))]
(println pt))
cpp
vector<solution> solutions;

for (int a = 1; a <= 20; ++a)
for (int b = a + 1; b <= 20; ++b)
{
int c_squared = a*a + b*b;
int c = b + 1;
while (c * c < c_squared)
++c;
if (c * c == c_squared)
solutions.push_back(make_tuple(a, b, c));
}

sort(begin(solutions), end(solutions),
[](const solution& s1, const solution& s2) { return get<2>(s1) < get<2>(s2); });

for (const auto &s: solutions)
cout << '[' << get<0>(s) << ", " << get<1>(s) << ", " << get<2>(s) << ']' << endl;
erlang
find_all_pythagorean_triangles(L) ->
lists:sort(fun({_, _, H1}, {_, _, H2}) -> H1 =< H2 end,
[ { X, Y, Z } ||
X <- lists:seq(1,L),
Y <- lists:seq(1,L),
Z <- lists:seq(1,2*L),
X*X + Y*Y =:= Z*Z,
Y > X,
Z > Y
]).

main(_) ->
List = find_all_pythagorean_triangles(20).
fantom
triangles := [,]
(1..20).each |Int a|
{
(a..20).each |Int b|
{
c := (a.pow(2) + b.pow(2)).toFloat.sqrt
if (c % c.toInt == 0.0f && !triangles.contains([b,a,c]))
triangles.add([a,b,c.toInt])
}
}
triangles.sort |Int[] x, Int[] y -> Int| { x[2]-y[2] }
echo(triangles)
fsharp
let getGoodTri (a,b) =
let h = int(System.Math.Sqrt(float(a*a + b*b)))
if a*a + b*b = h*h then Some(a,b,h)
else None

seq{ for i in 1..20 do yield! seq{for j in i..20 do yield i,j} } |> Seq.choose(getGoodTri) |> Seq.sortBy(fun (_,_,c) -> c);;
groovy
Set results = []
for (x in 1..20)
for (y in x..20) {
def z = sqrt(x*x + y*y)
if (z.toInteger() == z) results << [x, y, z.toInteger()]
}
println results.sort{it[2]}.join('\n')
Set results = []
for (x in 1..20)
for (y in x..20) {
def z = sqrt(x*x + y*y)
if (z.toInteger() == z) results << [x, y, z.toInteger()]
}
println results.sort{it[2]}.join('\n')
haskell
import Data.List
import Control.Monad

pythTriangles :: [(Int,Int,Int)]
pythTriangles = do
a <- [1..20]
b <- [a+1..20]
c <- [1..2*b]
guard (a*a + b*b == c*c)
return (a,b,c)

cmpThird (_,_,a) (_,_,b)
| a < b = LT
| a == b = EQ
| otherwise = GT

main = mapM_ print (sortBy cmpThird pythTriangles)
import Data.Function
import Data.List

pythTriangles =
[(a,b,c) | a <- [1..20], b <- [a+1..20], c <- [1..2*b], a*a + b*b == c*c]

main = mapM_ print $ sortBy (compare `on` third) pythTriangles where
third (_,_,x) = x
ocaml
let is_int v =
v = (snd (modf v))

let sort_by_third tup =
let third (_,_,v) = v in
let cmp a b = compare (third a) (third b) in
List.sort cmp tup

let hypi ia ib =
let hyp a b = sqrt(a**2.0 +. b**2.0) in
hyp (float_of_int ia) (float_of_int ib)

let find_pythag max =
let rec py t = match t with
| (a,_) when a > max -> []
| (a,b) when b > max -> py (a+1,a+1)
| (a,b) ->
let next = (a,b+1) in
let cf = hypi a b in
if (is_int cf) then
( a,b,(int_of_float cf) ) :: (py next)
else
py next
in
sort_by_third ( py (1,1) )
python
from math import sqrt

a = 1
ret = []
while a <= 20:
b = 1
while b <= 20:
c = sqrt((a**2)+(b**2))
if int(c) == c and sorted([a,b,int(c)]) not in ret:
ret.append(sorted([a,b,int(c)]))
b +=1
a +=1
print ret


or if you wanna get snarky..

print sorted(set([tuple(sorted((a,b,int(sqrt((a**2)+(b**2)))))) for a in xrange(1,21) for \
b in xrange(1,21) if int(sqrt((a**2)+(b**2))) == sqrt((a**2)+(b**2))]))

ruby
results=[]

1.upto(20) do |a|
1.upto(20) do |b|
c=Math.sqrt(a**2+b**2)
results<<[a, b, c.to_i] if c.to_i==c && !results.index([b, a, c.to_i])
end
end

results=results.sort_by{|r| r[2]}

puts results
def find_pythag( max=20 )
r = []
1.upto max do |n|
n.upto max do |m|
h = Math.sqrt( n**2 + m**2)
r << [n,m,h.to_i] if (h.round - h).zero?
end
end
r.sort_by { |a| a[2] }
end
scala
val res = for (
x <- 1 to 20 ;
y <- x to 20 ;
z = Math.sqrt(x*x + y*y) ;
if (z.toInt == z) )
yield (x, y, z.toInt)

res.toList.sortWith { (t1, t2) =>
t1._3 < t2._3
} foreach (println(_))
(for(x <- 1 to 20;
y<- x to 20;
z<- 1 to 30;
if(z*z == x*x + y*y)) yield(x, y, z)
).sortWith(_._3 < _._3) foreach println
( for (
a <- 1 to 20 ;
b <- a to 20 ;
c = math.sqrt( a*a + b*b )
if c.toInt == c
) yield ( a, b, c.toInt )
).sortBy {_._3} foreach println

Greatest Common Divisor

Find the largest positive integer that divides two given numbers without a remainder. For example, the GCD of 8 and 12 is 4.

clojure
(defn gcd [a b]
(if (zero? b)
a
(recur b (mod b a))))
cpp
#include <iostream>
#include <cstdlib>
#include <algorithm>

using namespace std;

int gcd_recursive(int i, int j) {
if (min(i, j) == 0)
return max(i, j);
else
return gcd_recursive(min(i, j), abs(i - j));
}

int gcd_recursive2(int x, int y) {
if (y == 0)
return x;
else
return gcd_recursive2(y, (x % y));
}

int gcd_iterative(int i, int j) {
while (min(i, j) != 0) {
i = min(i, j);
j = abs(i - j);
}
return max(i, j);
}

int main() {
std::cout << gcd_recursive(8, 12) << std::endl;
std::cout << gcd_recursive2(8, 12) << std::endl;
std::cout << gcd_iterative(8, 12) << std::endl;
return 0;
}
erlang
-module(gcd).
-export([gcd/2]).

gcd(A, 0) -> A;
gcd(A, B) -> gcd(B, A rem B).
fantom
gcd := |Int a, Int b -> Int| {
pair := [a, b].sort
while (pair.first != 0)
pair.set(1, pair.last % pair.first).swap(0, 1)
return pair.last
}
echo(gcd(12, 8)) // a>b, result == 4
echo(gcd(1029, 1071)) // a<b, result == 21
fsharp
let rec gcd x y =
if y = 0 then x
else gcd y (x % y)
groovy
static def gcd(int i, int j) {
if (Math.min(i,j)==0) return Math.max(i,j)
else return gcd(Math.min(i,j),Math.abs(i-j))
}
haskell
8 `gcd` 12
ocaml
(* tail recursive *)
let rec gcd n m =
if m = 0 then
n
else if n > m then
gcd (n-m) m
else
gcd n (m-n)
;;
python
def gcd_recursive(i, j):
if min(i, j) == 0:
return max(i, j)
else:
return gcd_recursive(min(i, j), abs(i - j))

def gcd_iterative(i, j):
while min(i, j) != 0:
i, j = min(i, j), abs(i - j)
return max(i, j)

if __name__ == "__main__":
print gcd_recursive(8, 12)
print gcd_iterative(8, 12)
from fractions import gcd
print gcd(8, 12)
ruby
135.gcd(30)
# => 15
scala
def gcd(x: Int, y: Int): Int =
if (b == 0) x
else gcd(b, x % y)

Create a multithreaded "Hello World"

Create a program which outputs the string "Hello World" to the console, multiple times, using separate threads or processes.

Example:

-Output-

Thread one says Hello World!
Thread two says Hello World!
Thread four says Hello World!
Thread three says Hello World!

-Notice that the threads can print in any order.
clojure
(doseq [msg ["one" "two" "three" "four"]]
(future (println "Thread" msg "says Hello World!")))
(dorun (pmap #(println (str "Thread " % " says Hello World!")) '("one" "two" "three" "four")))
(dorun (map (fn [n] (.start (Thread. #(println (str "Thread " n " says Hello World!")))))
'("one" "two" "three" "four")))
cpp
#include <iostream>
#include <string>

using namespace std;

int main(){
int pid;
string text[4]={"one","two","three","four"};
for (int i=0;i<4;i++){
pid=fork();
if (pid>0){
//cout << "Process("<<pid<<") - " << "Thread " << text[i] << " says Hello World!" << endl;
cout << "Thread " << text[i] << " says Hello World!" << endl;
exit(0);
}
}
return 0;
}
#include <iostream>
#include <string>

#include <omp.h>

int main() {
unsigned int const num_threads = 4;

std::string const names[] = { "one", "two", "three", "four" };

# pragma omp parallel num_threads(num_threads)
{
unsigned const id = omp_get_thread_num();
// Stream concatenation isn't thread-safe so we use a critical section.
# pragma omp critical
std::cout << "Thread " << names[id] << " says Hello World!" << std::endl;
}
}
erlang
-module(spam).
-export([spam/1]).

spam(N) when N<5 ->
spawn(fun() -> io:format("Hello World from thread ~p~n",[N]) end),
spam(N+1);
spam(_) -> void.
fantom
pool := ActorPool()
["one", "two", "three", "four"].each
{
a := Actor(pool) |Str name| { echo("Thread $name says Hello World!") }
a.send(it)
}
fsharp
let mappedString =
["Thread one says Hello World!";
"Thread two says Hello World!";
"Thread four says Hello World!";
"Thread three says Hello World!"]
|> Seq.map (fun str -> async { printfn "%s" str })

Async.RunSynchronously (Async.Parallel mappedString)
groovy
["one","two","three","four"].each { tid ->
Thread.start {
println "Thread $tid says Hello World!"
}
}
import static groovyx.gpars.Parallelizer.*
withParallelizer {
["one","two","three","four"].eachParallel {
println "Thread $it says Hello World!"
}
}
haskell
mapM_ (\x -> forkIO (putStrLn ("Thread " ++ x ++ " says Hello World!"))) ["one", "two", "three", "four"]
ocaml

(* Compilation (native):
$ ocamlopt -thread unix.cmxa threads.cmxa threads_hello.ml -o threads_hello
*)

let say_hello (i, msg) =
Printf.printf "Thread %d says %s\n" i msg
;;
let thread_ids = Array.init 4 (fun i ->
Thread.create say_hello (i, "Hello World!")) in
Array.iter Thread.join thread_ids;
flush_all ()
python
#!/usr/bin/python
from threading import Thread
Nthread = ['one','two','three','four']
def ThreadSpeaks(number):
print "Thread", number, "says Hello World!"
if __name__ == "__main__":
for n in range(0,len(Nthread)):
th =Thread(target=ThreadSpeaks, args=(Nthread[n],))
th.start()
ruby
%w[one two three four].each do |number|
Thread.new(number) { |number|
puts "Thread #{number} says Hello World!"
}.join
end
scala
import scala.actors.Actor

List("one", "two", "three", "four").foreach { name =>
new Actor { override def act() = { println("Thread " + name + " says Hello World!") } }.start
}
List("one", "two", "three", "four").foreach { name =>
new Thread { override def run() = { println("Thread " + name + " says Hello World!") } }.start
}
import scala.actors.Futures._
List("one", "two", "three", "four").foreach(name => future(println("Thread " + name + " says hi")))