Solved Problems
Output a string to the console
Write the string
"Hello World!" to STDOUT
cpp
std::cout << "Hello World" << std::endl;
std::printf("Hello World\n");
Console::WriteLine(L"Hello World");
Define a string containing special characters
Define the literal string
"\#{'}${"}/"
cpp
std::string special = "\\#{'}${\"}/";
String^ special = L"\\#{'}${\"}/";
Define a multiline string
Define the string:
"This
Is
A
Multiline
String"
cpp
std::string text =
"This\n"
"Is\n"
"A\n"
"Multiline\n"
"String";
"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";
Define a string containing variables and expressions
Given variables a=3 and b=4 output
"3+4=7"
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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;
Reverse the characters in a string
Given the string
"reverse me", produce the string "em esrever"
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String^ s = "reverse me";
array<Char>^ sa = s->ToCharArray();
Array::Reverse(sa);
String^ sr = gcnew String(sa);
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::reverse(s.begin(), s.end());
std::string s = "reverse me";
std::string sr(s.rbegin(), s.rend());
std::string sr(s.rbegin(), s.rend());
std::string s = "reverse me";
std::swap_ranges(s.begin(), (s.begin() + s.size() / 2), s.rbegin());
std::swap_ranges(s.begin(), (s.begin() + s.size() / 2), s.rbegin());
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"
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);
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();
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();
Text wrapping
Wrap the string
> 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.
"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.
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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);
String^ sep = " "; String^ prefix = "> ";
String^ wrapped = textwrap(input, 74 - prefix->Length, sep, prefix);
Console::WriteLine("{0}", wrapped);
Remove leading and trailing whitespace from a string
Given the string
" hello " return the string "hello".
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String^ s = " hello "; String^ trimmed = s->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
For example:
String is: Hello World #123
ROT13 returns: Uryyb Jbeyq #123
ROT47 returns: w6==@ (@C=5 R`ab
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;
}
#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;
}
Make a string uppercase
Transform
"Space Monkey" into "SPACE MONKEY"
cpp
String(L"Space Monkey").ToUpper();
std::string s = "Space Monkey";
std::transform(s.begin(), s.end(), s.begin(), std::toupper);
std::transform(s.begin(), s.end(), s.begin(), std::toupper);
std::string s = "Space Monkey";
boost::to_upper(s);
boost::to_upper(s);
Make a string lowercase
Transform
"Caps ARE overRated" into "caps are overrated"
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std::string s = "Caps ARE overRated";
std::string sl(boost::to_lower_copy(s));
std::string sl(boost::to_lower_copy(s));
String(L"Caps ARE overRated").ToLower();
Capitalise the first letter of each word
Transform
"man OF stEEL" into "Man Of Steel"
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std::string words = "mAn OF stEEL";
std::transform(words.begin(), words.end(), words.begin(), ToCaps<>());
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]);
}
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();
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();
Find the distance between two points
cpp
Point p1 = {34, 78}, p2 = {67, -45};
double distance = ::distance(p1, p2);
Console::WriteLine("{0,3:F2}", distance);
double distance = ::distance(p1, p2);
Console::WriteLine("{0,3:F2}", distance);
Zero pad a number
Given the number 42, pad it to 8 characters like 00000042
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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;
os << std::setw(8) << std::setfill('0') << 42 << std::ends;
std::cout << os.str() << std::endl;
std::cout << boost::format("%|08|") % 42 << std::endl;
Right Space pad a number
Given the number 1024 right pad it to 6 characters
"1024 "
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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;
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;
Format a decimal number
Format the number 7/8 as a decimal with 2 places: 0.88
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;
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;
Left Space pad a number
Given the number 73 left pad it to 10 characters
" 73"
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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;
os << std::setw(10) << std::setfill(' ') << 73 << std::ends;
std::cout << os.str() << std::endl;
std::cout << boost::format("%|10|") % 73 << std::endl;
Generate a random integer in a given range
Produce a random integer between 100 and 200 inclusive
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Random^ rnd = gcnew Random;
int rndInt = rnd->Next(100, 201);
int rndInt = rnd->Next(100, 201);
std::srand(std::time(NULL));
unsigned lb = 100, ub = 200;
unsigned rnd = lb + (rand() % ((ub - lb) + 1));
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();
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();
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.
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();
}
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);
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);
Check if a string matches a regular expression
Display
"ok" if "Hello" matches /[A-Z][a-z]+/
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");
if (rx->IsMatch("Hello")) Console::WriteLine("ok");
Check if a string matches with groups
Display
"two" if "one two three" matches /one (.*) three/
cpp
Match^ match = Regex::Match("one two three", "one (.*) three");
if (match->Success) Console::WriteLine("{0}", match->Groups[1]->Captures[0]);
if (match->Success) Console::WriteLine("{0}", match->Groups[1]->Captures[0]);
Check if a string contains a match to a regular expression
Display
"ok" if "abc 123 @#$" matches /\d+/
cpp
if (Regex::IsMatch("abc 123 @#$", "\\d+")) Console::WriteLine("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+)/
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();
}
while (match->Success)
{
list->Add(match->Groups[1]->Captures[0]->ToString() + match->Groups[2]->Captures[0]->ToString());
match = match->NextMatch();
}
Replace the first regex match in a string with a static string
Transform
"Red Green Blue" into "R*d Green Blue" by replacing /e/ with "*"
cpp
String^ Replaced = (gcnew Regex("e"))->Replace("Red Green Blue", "*", 1);
Replace all regex matches in a string with a static string
Transform
"She sells sea shells" into "She X X shells" by replacing /se\w+/ with "X"
cpp
String^ Replaced = (gcnew Regex("se\\w+"))->Replace("She sells sea shells", "X");
String^ Replaced = Regex::Replace("She sells sea shells", "se\\w+", "X");
Replace all regex matches in a string with a dynamic string
Transform
"The {Quick} Brown {Fox}" into "The kciuQ Brown xoF" by reversing words in braces using the regex /\{(\w+)\}/.
cpp
String^ Replaced = (gcnew Regex("{(\\w+)}"))->Replace("The {Quick} Brown {Fox}", gcnew MatchEvaluator(&RegRep::RepGroup));
String^ Replaced = Regex::Replace("The {Quick} Brown {Fox}", "{(\\w+)}", gcnew MatchEvaluator(&RegRep::RepGroup));
Define an empty list
Assign the variable
"list" to a list with no elements
cpp
Generic::List<String^>^ list = gcnew Generic::List<String^>();
std::list<std::string> list;
Define a static list
Define the list
[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^>((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");
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(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.push_back("One");
list.push_back("Two");
list.push_back("Three");
list.push_back("Four");
list.push_back("Five");
Join the elements of a list, separated by commas
Given the list
[Apple, Banana, Carrot] produce "Apple, Banana, Carrot"
cpp
String^ result = String::Join(L", ", fruit->ToArray());
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(
join(
join(
join(
join(
[Apple, Banana, Carrot]) = "Apple, Banana, and Carrot"
join(
[One, Two]) = "One and Two"
join(
[Lonely]) = "Lonely"
join(
[]) = ""
cpp
Console::WriteLine(join(fruit));
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]]
cpp
Specialized::StringCollection^ combinations = gcnew Specialized::StringCollection;
for each(int number in numbers)
for each(String^ letter in letters)
combinations->Add(makeCombo(letter, number));
for each(int number in numbers)
for each(String^ letter in letters)
combinations->Add(makeCombo(letter, number));
Fetch an element of a list by index
Given the list
[One, Two, Three, Four, Five], fetch the third element ('Three')
cpp
String^ result = list[2];
Fetch the last element of a list
Given the list
[Red, Green, Blue], access the last element ('Blue')
cpp
String^ result = list[list->Count - 1];
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?
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);
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);
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.
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);
Generic::List<int>^ ages = gcnew Generic::List<int>((Generic::IEnumerable<int>^) input);
Generic::ICollection<int>^ result = makeSET<int>(ages);
Remove an element from a list by index
Given the list
[Apple, Banana, Carrot], remove the first element to produce the list [Banana, Carrot]
cpp
fruit->RemoveAt(0);
Remove the last element of a list
cpp
fruit->RemoveAt(fruit->Count - 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"]
cpp
fruit->Add(fruit[0]); fruit->RemoveAt(0);
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.
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);
array<String^>^ result = zip<String^>(",", first, last, years);
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'.
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");
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");
Perform an operation on every item of a list
Perform an operation on every item of a list, e.g.
for the list
the list of sizes of the strings, e.g.
for the list
["ox", "cat", "deer", "whale"] calculate
the list of sizes of the strings, e.g.
[2, 3, 4, 5]
cpp
std::list<std::string> data;
data.push_back("ox");
data.push_back("cat");
data.push_back("deer");
data.push_back("whale");
std::list<std::size_t> result;
for (std::list<std::string>::const_iterator iter = data.begin(), iter_end = data.end(); iter != iter_end; ++iter){
result.push_back( iter->length());
}
for (std::list<std::size_t>::const_iterator iter = result.begin(), iter_end = result.end(); iter != iter_end; ++iter){
std::cout << *iter << " ";
}
return 0;
data.push_back("ox");
data.push_back("cat");
data.push_back("deer");
data.push_back("whale");
std::list<std::size_t> result;
for (std::list<std::string>::const_iterator iter = data.begin(), iter_end = data.end(); iter != iter_end; ++iter){
result.push_back( iter->length());
}
for (std::list<std::size_t>::const_iterator iter = result.begin(), iter_end = result.end(); iter != iter_end; ++iter){
std::cout << *iter << " ";
}
return 0;
Define an empty map
cpp
Hashtable^ hash = gcnew Hashtable;
Generic::Dictionary<String^, String^>^ dict = gcnew Generic::Dictionary<String^, String^>();
std::map<int, std::string> m;
Define an initial map
Define the map
{circle:1, triangle:3, square:4}
cpp
Hashtable^ shapes = gcnew Hashtable;
shapes->Add("circle", 1);
shapes->Add("triangle", 3);
shapes->Add("square", 4);
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);
shapes->Add("circle", 1);
shapes->Add("triangle", 3);
shapes->Add("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"
cpp
if (pets->ContainsKey("mary")) Console::WriteLine("ok");
if (pets.find("mary") != pets.end()){
std::cout << "ok" << std::endl;
}
std::cout << "ok" << std::endl;
}
Retrieve a value from a map
Given a map pets
{joe:cat,mary:turtle,bill:canary} print the pet for "joe" ("cat")
cpp
if (pets->ContainsKey("joe")) Console::WriteLine(pets["joe"]);
Add an entry to a map
Given an empty pets map, add the mapping from
"rob" to "dog"
cpp
pets->Add("rob", "dog");
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"
cpp
if (pets->ContainsKey("bill"))
{
String^ value = safe_cast<String^>(pets["bill"]); pets->Remove("bill");
Console::WriteLine("{0}", value);
}
{
String^ value = safe_cast<String^>(pets["bill"]); pets->Remove("bill");
Console::WriteLine("{0}", value);
}
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
cpp
for each(String^ entry in input) hash[entry] = hash->ContainsKey(entry)
? Convert::ToInt32(hash[entry]->ToString()) + 1 : 1;
? Convert::ToInt32(hash[entry]->ToString()) + 1 : 1;
for each(String^ entry in input) dict[entry] = dict->ContainsKey(entry) ? dict[entry] + 1 : 1;
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
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);
}
{
key = entry->Length;
if (!hash->ContainsKey(key)) hash[key] = gcnew ArrayList;
safe_cast<ArrayList^>(hash[key])->Add(entry);
}
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.
cpp
if (name == "Bob") Console::WriteLine("Hello, {0}!", name);
if (name == "Bob") std::cout << "Hello, " << name << "!" << std::endl;
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"
cpp
if (age > 42) Console::WriteLine("You are old");
else Console::WriteLine("You are young");
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"));
Perform different actions depending on several boolean conditions (IF .. THEN .. ELSIF .. ELSE)
cpp
if (age > 84) Console::WriteLine("You are really ancient");
else if (age > 30) Console::WriteLine("You are middle-aged");
else Console::WriteLine("You are young");
else if (age > 30) Console::WriteLine("You are middle-aged");
else Console::WriteLine("You are young");
Console::WriteLine("You are {0}", (age > 84 ? "really ancient" : age > 30 ? "middle-aged" : "young"));
std::cout << "You are " << (age > 84 ? "really ancient" : age > 30 ? "middle-aged" : "young") << std::endl;
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
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();
}
#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();
}
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.
cpp
int x = 1;
while (x < 150) { x *= 2; Console::Write("{0},", x); }
Console::WriteLine();
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;
std::cout << std::endl;
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"
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();
int dice = rnd->Next(1, 7); Console::Write("{0}", dice);
do { Console::Write(",{0}", (dice = rnd->Next(1, 7))); } while (dice != 6);
Console::WriteLine();
Perform an action a fixed number of times (FOR)
Display the string
"Hello" five times like "HelloHelloHelloHelloHello"
cpp
for(int i = 0; i < 5; ++i) Console::Write("Hello");
for(int i = 5; i > 0; --i) Console::Write("Hello");
dotimes(5, 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!"
cpp
for(int i = 10; i != 0; --i) Console::Write("{0} .. ", i);
Console::WriteLine("Liftoff!");
Console::WriteLine("Liftoff!");
Read the contents of a file into a string
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));
}
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();
}
try
{
stream = gcnew IO::StreamReader("test.txt");
buffer = stream->ReadToEnd();
}
String^ buffer = IO::File::ReadAllText("test.txt");
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
1> First line of file
2> Second line of file
3> Third line of file
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);
}
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);
for each(String^ line in IO::File::ReadAllLines("test.txt")) Console::WriteLine("{0}> {1}", ++i, line);
Write a string to a file
cpp
IO::StreamWriter^ stream;
try
{
stream = gcnew IO::StreamWriter("test.txt", false);
stream->WriteLine("This line overwites file contents!");
}
try
{
stream = gcnew IO::StreamWriter("test.txt", false);
stream->WriteLine("This line overwites file contents!");
}
Append to a file
cpp
IO::StreamWriter^ stream;
try
{
stream = gcnew IO::StreamWriter("test.txt", true);
stream->WriteLine("This line appended to file!");
}
try
{
stream = gcnew IO::StreamWriter("test.txt", true);
stream->WriteLine("This line appended to file!");
}
Process each file in a directory
cpp
for each(String^ filename in IO::Directory::GetFiles(dirname)) process(filename);
Process each file in a directory recursively
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:\\");
}
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:\\");
}
Parse a date and time from a string
Given the string
"2008-05-06 13:29", parse it as a date representing 6th March, 2008 1:29:00pm in the local time zone.
cpp
DateTimeOffset^ dateTime = DateTimeOffset::Parse("2008-05-06 13:29");
// Use format specifiers to appropriately format string
// 1. Default culture
Console::WriteLine("{0}", dateTime->ToString("d MMMM, yyyy h:mm:sstt"));
// 2. Nominated culture
Console::WriteLine("{0}", dateTime->ToString("d MMMM, yyyy h:mm:sstt"), Globalization::CultureInfo::CreateSpecificCulture("en-us"));
// Use format specifiers to appropriately format string
// 1. Default culture
Console::WriteLine("{0}", dateTime->ToString("d MMMM, yyyy h:mm:sstt"));
// 2. Nominated culture
Console::WriteLine("{0}", dateTime->ToString("d MMMM, yyyy h:mm:sstt"), Globalization::CultureInfo::CreateSpecificCulture("en-us"));
DateTimeOffset^ dateTime = DateTimeOffset::Parse("2008-05-06 13:29");
// Customize date/time string
Text::StringBuilder^ dsb = gcnew Text::StringBuilder(40);
dsb->Append(dateTime->ToString("%d"))->Append("th ")->Append(dateTime->ToString("MMMM, yyyy h:mm:ss"))->Append(dateTime->ToString("tt")->ToLower());
Console::WriteLine("{0}", dsb);
// Customize date/time string
Text::StringBuilder^ dsb = gcnew Text::StringBuilder(40);
dsb->Append(dateTime->ToString("%d"))->Append("th ")->Append(dateTime->ToString("MMMM, yyyy h:mm:ss"))->Append(dateTime->ToString("tt")->ToLower());
Console::WriteLine("{0}", dsb);
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.
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:
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);
}
{
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);
}
Check your language appears on the langref.org site
Your language name should appear within the HTML found at the http:
//langreg.org main page.
cpp
HttpWebRequest^ httpReq = safe_cast<HttpWebRequest^>(WebRequest::Create(url)); httpReq->KeepAlive = false;
StreamReader^ httpStream = gcnew StreamReader(httpReq->GetResponse()->GetResponseStream());
String^ htmlPage = httpStream->ReadToEnd(); httpStream->Close();
Console::WriteLine("{0} {1} {2}", url, (htmlPage->IndexOf(url + language) > 0 ? "offers" : "does not offer"), language);
StreamReader^ httpStream = gcnew StreamReader(httpReq->GetResponse()->GetResponseStream());
String^ htmlPage = httpStream->ReadToEnd(); httpStream->Close();
Console::WriteLine("{0} {1} {2}", url, (htmlPage->IndexOf(url + language) > 0 ? "offers" : "does not offer"), language);
Create a multithreaded "Hello World"
Create a program which outputs the string
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.
"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.
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 <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;
}
