langref.org - python, cpp, and clojure

Solved Problems

Strings

Printing

Output a string to the console

Write the string "Hello World!" to STDOUT

python

print "Hello World!"

cpp

std::cout << "Hello World" << std::endl;

std::printf("Hello World\n");

Console::WriteLine(L"Hello World");

clojure

(println "Hello World!")

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?

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'.

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();

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"))

string-wrap

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 "> "

Expected output:
> The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. The quick brown fox jumps over t
> he 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 qui
> ck 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 o
> ver the lazy dog. The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

python

def wrap(string, length):

while len(string):
print("> " + string[0:length - 1])
string = string[length - 1:].strip()

wrap("The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. " * 10, 78)

cpp

#include <iostream>
#include <sstream>
#include <string>

using namespace std;

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)
{
for (int offset = 0; offset < str.size(); offset += width)
os << prefix << str.substr(offset, width) << endl;
}

int main()
{
stringstream input;

rep(input, "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. ", 10);
wrap(cout, input.str(), "> ", 78);
}

clojure

(defn string-wrap [s]
(if (= 0 (count s))
nil
(lazy-seq (cons (apply str (take 78 s))
(string-wrap (drop 78 s))))))

(let [s (apply str (repeat 10 "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. "))]
(doseq [line (string-wrap s)]
(println "> " line)))

Declaration

Define a string containing special characters

Define the literal string "\#{'}${"}/"

python

# yes, Python has way too many forms of string literals :)
print "\\#{'}${\"}/"
print "\\#{'}${"'"'"}/"
print r"""\#{'}${"}/"""
print '\\#{\'}${"}/'
print '\\#{'"'"'}${"}/'
print r'''\#{'}${"}/'''

cpp

std::string special = "\\#{'}${\"}/";

String^ special = L"\\#{'}${\"}/";

clojure

(def special "\\#{'}${\"}/")

Define a multiline string

Define the string:

"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"
)

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";

clojure

(def multiline "This\nIs\nA\nMultiline\nString")

Define a string containing variables and expressions

Given variables a=3 and b=4 output "3+4=7"

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)

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;

clojure

(format "%d + %d = %d" a b (+ a b))

Manipulation

Reverse the characters in a string

Given the string "reverse me", produce the string "em esrever"

python

"reverse me"[::-1]

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());

clojure

(require '[clojure.contrib.str-utils2 :as str])
(str/reverse "reverse me")

(apply str (reverse "reverse me"))

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"

python

' '.join(reversed("This is a end, my only friend!".split()))

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();

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!"))))

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.

python

import textwrap
print textwrap.fill("The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. " * 10,
72, initial_indent="> ", subsequent_indent="> ")

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);
}

clojure

(doseq [line (re-seq #".{0,70} "
(apply str
(repeat 10 "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. ")))]
(println ">" line))

Remove leading and trailing whitespace from a string

Given the string " hello " return the string "hello".

python

assert 'hello' == ' hello '.strip()

cpp

String^ s = " hello "; String^ trimmed = s->Trim();

clojure

(use 'clojure.contrib.str-utils2)
(trim " hello ")

(clojure.string/trim " hello ")

(.trim " hello ")

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

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')

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;
}

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))))

Case

Make a string uppercase

Transform "Space Monkey" into "SPACE MONKEY"

python

"Space Monkey".upper()

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);

clojure

(.toUpperCase "Space Monkey")

Make a string lowercase

Transform "Caps ARE overRated" into "caps are overrated"

python

"Caps ARE overRated".lower()

cpp

std::string s = "Caps ARE overRated";
std::string sl(boost::to_lower_copy(s));

String(L"Caps ARE overRated").ToLower();

clojure

(.toLowerCase "Caps ARE overRated")

Capitalise the first letter of each word

Transform "man OF stEEL" into "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()

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();

clojure

(use 'clojure.contrib.str-utils2)
(join " " (map capitalize (split "man OF stEEL" #" ")))

Numbers

Mathematical

Find the distance between two points

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)

cpp

Point p1 = {34, 78}, p2 = {67, -45};
double distance = ::distance(p1, p2);
Console::WriteLine("{0,3:F2}", distance);

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])

Output

Zero pad a number

Given the number 42, pad it to 8 characters like 00000042

python

"%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;

clojure

(defn pad
([x] (if (> 8 (.length (str x))) (pad (str 0 x)) (str x)))
)

(defn pad [x]
(format "%08d" x))

(format "%08d" 42)

Right Space pad a number

Given the number 1024 right pad it to 6 characters "1024 "

python

"%-6s" % 1024

str(1024).rjust(6)

'{0: <6}'.format(1024)

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;

clojure

(let [s (str 1024)
l (count s)]
(str s (reduce str (repeat (- 6 l) " "))))

Format a decimal number

Format the number 7/8 as a decimal with 2 places: 0.88

python

"%.2f" % (7 / 8.0)

round(7./8., 2)

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;

clojure

(format "%3.2f" (/ 7.0 8))

(* 0.01 (Math/round (* 100 (float (/ 7 8)))))

Left Space pad a number

Given the number 73 left pad it to 10 characters " 73"

python

"%10s" % 73

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;

clojure

(let [s (str 73)
l (count s)]
(str (reduce str (repeat (- 10 l) " ")) s ))

Random

Generate a random integer in a given range

Produce a random integer between 100 and 200 inclusive

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)

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();

clojure

(+ (rand-int (- 201 100)) 100)

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.

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)

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);

clojure

(dotimes [_ 2]
(let [r (java.util.Random. 12345)]
(dotimes [_ 5]
(println (.nextInt r 100))))
(println))

Regex

Matching

Check if a string matches a regular expression

Display "ok" if "Hello" matches /[A-Z][a-z]+/

python

found = re.match(r'[A-Z][a-z]+', 'Hello')
if found:
print '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;

clojure

(if (re-matches #"[A-Z][a-z]+" "Hello")
(println "ok"))

Check if a string matches with groups

Display "two" if "one two three" matches /one (.*) three/

python

match = re.match(r'one (.*) three', 'one two three')
if match:
print match.group(1)

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;

clojure

(if-let [groups (re-matches #"one (.*) three" "one two three")]
(println (second groups)))

Searching

Check if a string contains a match to a regular expression

Display "ok" if "abc 123 @#$" matches /\d+/

python

found = re.search(r'\d+', 'abc 123 @#$')
if found:
print 'ok'

cpp

if (Regex::IsMatch("abc 123 @#$", "\\d+")) Console::WriteLine("ok");

clojure

(if (re-find #"\d+" "abc 123 @#$")
(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+)/

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"))

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();
}

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)))

Replacing

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 "*"

python

print re.sub(r'e', '*', 'Red Green Blue', 1)

cpp

String^ Replaced = (gcnew Regex("e"))->Replace("Red Green Blue", "*", 1);

clojure

(.replaceFirst (re-matcher #"e" "Red Green Blue") "*")

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"

python

transformed = re.sub(r'se\w+', 'X', 'She sells sea shells')

cpp

String^ Replaced = (gcnew Regex("se\\w+"))->Replace("She sells sea shells", "X");

String^ Replaced = Regex::Replace("She sells sea shells", "se\\w+", "X");

clojure

(.replaceAll (re-matcher #"se\w+" "She sells sea shells") "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+)\}/.

python

transformed = re.sub(r'\{(\w+)\}',
lambda match: match.group(1)[::-1],
'The {Quick} Brown {Fox}')

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));

clojure

(def *string* "The {Quick} Brown {Fox}")
(def *regex* (re-pattern #"\{(\w+)\}"))

(println
(loop [result ""
src *string*
replace-strs (re-seq *regex* *string*)]
(if (empty? src)
result
(let [[match replacement] (first replace-strs)]
(if (= (first src) (first match))
; At the beginning of a sequence that should be replaced.
; Do replacement of a single match
(recur (str result (apply str (reverse replacement)))
(drop (count match) src)
(rest replace-strs))
; else, just copy one char from the source to the result
(recur (str result (first src))
(rest src)
replace-strs))))))

(clojure.string/replace "The {Quick} Brown {Fox}"
#"\{(\w+)\}"
(fn [[_ word]] (apply str (reverse word))))

Lists

Declaration

Define an empty list

Assign the variable "list" to a list with no elements

python

list = []

cpp

Generic::List<String^>^ list = gcnew Generic::List<String^>();

std::list<std::string> list;

clojure

(list)

'()

Define a static list

Define the list [One, Two, Three, Four, Five]

python

list = ['One', 'Two', 'Three', 'Four', 'Five']
print list

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";

clojure

(def a '[One Two Three Four Five])

Output

Join the elements of a list, separated by commas

Given the list [Apple, Banana, Carrot] produce "Apple, Banana, Carrot"

python

print ", ".join(['Apple', 'Banana', 'Carrot'])

cpp

String^ result = String::Join(L", ", fruit->ToArray());

string fruits[] = {"Apple", "Banana", "Carrot"};
string result = boost::algorithm::join(fruits, ", ");

clojure

(apply str (interpose ", " '("Apple" "Banana" "Carrot")))

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([]) = ""

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(*[]) == ""

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);
}
}

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)))))

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]]

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])]

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;

clojure

(defn combine [lst1 lst2]
(mapcat (fn [x] (map #(list % x) lst1)) lst2))

(mapcat (fn [x] (map #(list % x) ["a", "b", "c"])) [4, 5])

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"]

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]

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;

clojure

(->> '("andrew" "bob" "chris" "bob")
(group-by identity)
(filter #(> (count (second %)) 1))
(map first))

Access

Fetch an element of a list by index

Given the list [One, Two, Three, Four, Five], fetch the third element ('Three')

python

list = ['One', 'Two', 'Three', 'Four', 'Five']
list[2]

cpp

String^ result = list[2];

clojure

(nth '[One Two Three Four Five] 2)

Fetch the last element of a list

Given the list [Red, Green, Blue], access the last element ('Blue')

python

list = ['Red', 'Green', 'Blue']
list[-1]

cpp

String^ result = list[list->Count - 1];

string last_elem = lst.back();

clojure

(last '[One Two Three Four Five])

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?

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)

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);

clojure

(use 'clojure.set)

(let [beans '[broad mung black red white]
colors '[black red blue green]]
(intersection (set beans) (set 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.

python

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

unique_ages = list(set(ages))

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"));

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)

Modification

Remove an element from a list by index

Given the list [Apple, Banana, Carrot], remove the first element to produce the list [Banana, Carrot]

python

myList = ['Apple', 'Banana', 'Carrot']
print myList
del myList[0]
# or
myList.pop(0) # returns 'Apple'
print myList

cpp

fruit->RemoveAt(0);

clojure

(let [fruit ["Apple" "Banana" "Carrot"]
index 0]
(concat
(take index fruit)
(drop (+ index 1) fruit)))

Remove the last element of a list

python

myList = ['Apple', 'Banana', 'Carrot']
myList.pop()

cpp

fruit->RemoveAt(fruit->Count - 1);

clojure

(pop ["Apple" "Banana" "Carrot"])

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"]

python

l = ["apple", "orange", "grapes", "bananas"]
first, l = l[0], l[1:] + l[:1]

fruit = ['apple', 'orange', 'grapes', 'bananas']
fruit.append(fruit.pop(0))

cpp

fruit->Add(fruit[0]); fruit->RemoveAt(0);

rotate(fruit.begin(), fruit.begin()+1, fruit.end());

clojure

(let [fruit ["apple" "orange" "grapes" "bananas"]]
(concat (rest fruit) [(first fruit)])

Manipulation

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.

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)

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));

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))

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'.

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

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;

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

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]

python

print map(lambda x: len(x), ["ox", "cat", "deer", "whale"])

print [len(x) for x in ['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(); });

clojure

(map count ["ox" "cat" "deer" "whale"])

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.

python

import re
data = '34234aff340980adf0e0fa0fefl' ## or ''.join(array)

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

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'
}

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.)])

Testing

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.

python

all(x > 1 for x in [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;
}

clojure

(every? #(> % 1) [2 3 4])

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.

python

any(x > 3 for x in [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;
}

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])

Maps

Declaration

Define an empty map

python

map = {}

cpp

Hashtable^ hash = gcnew Hashtable;

Generic::Dictionary<String^, String^>^ dict = gcnew Generic::Dictionary<String^, String^>();

std::map<int, std::string> m;

clojure

(def m {})

Define an unmodifiable empty map

python

import collections
EmptyDict = collections.namedtuple("EmptyDict", "")
e = EmptyDict()

cpp

const std::map<T1,T2> immutable_map_instance_of_type_t1_to_t2;

clojure

; Clojure maps are immutable
(def m {})

Define an initial map

Define the map {circle:1, triangle:3, square:4}

python

shapes = {'circle': 1, 'square': 4, 'triangle': 2}

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;

clojure

(def m '{circle 1 triangle 1 square 4})

Access

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"

python

pets = dict(joe='cat', mary='turtle', bill='canary')
if ("mary" in pets) print "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;

clojure

(if (contains? '{joe cat mary turtle bill canary} 'mary)
(println "ok"))

Retrieve a value from a map

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

python

print pets['joe']

cpp

if (pets->ContainsKey("joe")) Console::WriteLine(pets["joe"]);

cout << pets["joe"] << endl;

clojure

(def pets '{joe cat mary turtle bill canary})

(println (get pets 'joe))

Add an entry to a map

Given an empty pets map, add the mapping from "rob" to "dog"

python

pets['rob'] = 'dog'

cpp

pets->Add("rob", "dog");

pets["rob"] = "dog";

clojure

(assoc {} '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"

python

print pets.pop('bill')

cpp

if (pets->ContainsKey("bill"))
{
String^ value = safe_cast<String^>(pets["bill"]); pets->Remove("bill");
Console::WriteLine("{0}", value);
}

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))

Algorithms

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

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)

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;

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])

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

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)

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);
}

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"])

Structure

Conditionals

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.

python

if name == 'Bob':
print 'Hello, Bob!'

cpp

if (name == "Bob") Console::WriteLine("Hello, {0}!", name);

if (name == "Bob") std::cout << "Hello, " << name << "!" << std::endl;

clojure

(def person "Bob")
(if (= person "Bob")
(println "Hello, Bob!"))

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"

python

if age > 42:
print 'You are old'
else:
print 'You are young'

print age > 42 and 'You are old' or '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"));

clojure

(def age 41)
(if (> age 42) "You are old" "You are young")

Perform different actions depending on several boolean conditions (IF .. THEN .. ELSIF .. ELSE)

python

if age > 84:
print 'You are really ancient'
elif age > 30:
print 'You are middle-aged'
else:
print 'You are young'

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");

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;

clojure

(println
(condp <= age
84 "You are really ancient"
30 "You are middle aged"
"You are 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

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)]

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();
}

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")))))

Loops

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.

python

x = 1
while x < 150:
print '%s, ' % x,
x *= 2

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;

clojure

(take-while #(< % 150) (iterate #(* 2 %) 1))

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"

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()))

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();

clojure

(loop [r (rand-int 6)]
(if (= r 5)
nil
(do
(println r)
(recur (rand-int 6)))))

Perform an action a fixed number of times (FOR)

Display the string "Hello" five times like "HelloHelloHelloHelloHello"

python

print "Hello" * 5

for i in range(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");

clojure

(dotimes [_ 5]
(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!"

python

print " .. ".join(str(i) for i in range(10, 0, -1)), ".. liftoff!"

cpp

for(int i = 10; i != 0; --i) Console::Write("{0} .. ", i);
Console::WriteLine("Liftoff!");

clojure

(dotimes [i 10]
(print (str (- 10 i) " .. ")))

(println "Liftoff!")

Files

Reading

Read the contents of a file into a string

python

contents = open('myFile.txt', 'rt').read()

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");

clojure

(slurp "/tmp/foobar")

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

python

for no, line in enumerate(open(__file__)):
print "{0}> {1}".format(no+1, line.rstrip())

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);

clojure

(defn read-line-by-line [fn]
(reduce str (map (partial format "%d> %s\n")
(iterate inc 1)
(read-lines fn))))

Writing

Write a string to a file

python

open('test.txt', 'wt').write('Hello World!')

cpp

IO::StreamWriter^ stream;

try
{
stream = gcnew IO::StreamWriter("test.txt", false);
stream->WriteLine("This line overwites file contents!");
}

clojure

(with-out-writer "output.txt" (println "Hello file!"))

Append to a file

python

open('test.txt', 'at').write('Hello World!\n')

cpp

IO::StreamWriter^ stream;

try
{
stream = gcnew IO::StreamWriter("test.txt", true);
stream->WriteLine("This line appended to file!");
}

clojure

(with-out-append-writer "output.txt" (println "This is appended to the file"))

Directories

Process each file in a directory

python

import os
results = (process(f) for f in os.listdir(".") if os.path.isfile(f))

cpp

for each(String^ filename in IO::Directory::GetFiles(dirname)) process(filename);

clojure

; (defn process-file [f] "process one file" body...)
(map process-file (.listFiles (File. ".")))

Process each file in a directory recursively

python

import os
results = (process(os.path.join(p, n)) for p,d,l in os.walk(".") for n in l)

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:\\");
}

clojure

; (defn process-file [f] "process one file" body...)
(map process-file (file-seq (File. ".")))

Dates

Parsing

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.

python

import time
time.strptime("2008-05-06 13:29", "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M")

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"));

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);

clojure

(.. (SimpleDateFormat. "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm")
(parse "2008-05-06 13:29"))

Printing

Display information about a date

Display the day of month, day of year, month name and day name of the day 8 days from now.

python

from datetime import datetime, timedelta

eightDaysFromNow = datetime.now() + timedelta(days=8)

print eightDaysFromNow.strftime('%d') # day of month
print eightDaysFromNow.strftime('%j') # day of year
print eightDaysFromNow.strftime('%B') # month name FULL
print eightDaysFromNow.strftime('%A') # day of week name FULL

cpp

QDate dateEightDaysFromNow = QDate::currentDate().addDays(8);

clojure

(let [cal (Calendar/getInstance)]
(.add cal Calendar/DAY_OF_YEAR 8)
(println (.format (SimpleDateFormat. "d, D, MMMM, EEEE")
(.getTime cal))))

Display a date in different locales

Display a language/locale friendly version of New Year's Day for 2009 for several languages/locales. E.g. for languages English, French, German, Italian, Dutch the output might be something like:

Thursday, January 1, 2009
jeudi 1 janvier 2009
giovedì 1 gennaio 2009
Donnerstag, 1. Januar 2009
donderdag 1 januari 2009

(Indicate in comments where possible if any language specific or operating system configuration needs to be in place.)

python

from datetime import datetime
from locale import setlocale, LC_TIME

now = datetime(2009, 1, 1)

locales = ('en_us', 'fr_fr', 'it_it', 'de_de', 'nl_nl')
for locale in locales:
setlocale(LC_TIME, locale)
print now.strftime('%A, %B %d %Y')

cpp

QList<QLocale::Language> locales;
locales << QLocale::English
<< QLocale::French
<< QLocale::German
<< QLocale::Italian
<< QLocale::Dutch;

QDate date(2009, 1, 1);
foreach (QLocale::Language ll, locales)
{
QLocale::setDefault(ll);
qDebug() << date.toString(Qt::DefaultLocaleLongDate);
}

clojure

(let [time (.getTime (GregorianCalendar. 2009 Calendar/JANUARY 1))]
(doseq [locale ["en" "fr" "it" "de" "nl"]]
(println (.format (DateFormat/getDateInstance DateFormat/FULL
(Locale. locale))
time))))

Creation

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.

python

from datetime import datetime
print datetime.utcnow()

cpp

QDate now = QDate::currentData();
qDebug() << now.toString();

time_t date = time(0);
cout << ctime(&date);

clojure

(import 'java.util.Date)

(println (str (Date.)))

OOP

Basics

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.

python

class Greeter(object):
""" Greet someone.
"""
def __init__(self, whom):
self._whom = whom
def greet(self):
print "Hello, %s!" % self._whom

Greeter("world").greet()

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);
}

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"))

Instantiate object with mutable state

Reimplement the Greeter class so that the 'whom' property or data member remains private but is mutable, and is provided with getter and setter methods. Invoke the setter to change the greetee, invoke 'greet', then use the getter in displaying the line, "I have just greeted {whom}.".

For example, if the greetee is changed to 'Tommy' using the setter, the 'greet' method would display:

Hello, Tommy!

The getter would then be used to display the line:

I have just greeted Tommy.

python

class Greeter(object):
_whom = None

def __init__(self, whom):
self._whom = whom

@property
def whom(self):
return self._whom

@propset(whom)
def whom(self, value=None):
self._whom = value

def greet(self):
print 'Helo, %s!' % self._whom

greeter = Greeter('Winston')
greeter.greet()
greeter.whom = 'Tommy'
greeter.greet()

# required for Python 2.5 or less
def propset(prop):
assert isinstance(prop, property)
def helper(func):
return property(prop.fget, func, prop.fdel, prop.__doc__)
return helper

class Greeter(object):
_whom = None

def __init__(self, whom):
self._whom = whom

@property
def whom(self):
return self._whom

@propset(whom)
def whom(self, value=None):
self._whom = value

def greet(self):
print 'Helo, %s!' % self._whom

greeter = Greeter('Winston')
greeter.greet()
greeter.whom = 'Tommy'
greeter.greet()

cpp

#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

class Greeter {
string whom_;

public:
Greeter(const string &whom) : whom_(whom) {}

string get_whom() const {
return whom_;
}

void set_whom(const string &whom) {
whom_ = whom;
}

void greet() const {
cout << "Hello " << whom_ << "!" << endl;
}
};

int main()
{
Greeter greeter("world");
greeter.greet();
greeter.set_whom("Tommy");
greeter.greet();
cout << "I have just greeted " + greeter.get_whom() << "." << endl;
}

clojure

(defn greeter [whom]
(atom {:whom whom}))

(defn get-whom [g]
(:whom @g))

(defn set-whom [g whom]
(swap! g #(conj % {:whom whom})))

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

; using the "class"
(let [g (greeter "world")]
(greet g)
(set-whom g "Tommy")
(greet g)
(println (str "I have just greeted " (get-whom g) ".")))

; or same effect without using any variables
(println (str "I have just greeted "
(get-whom (doto (greeter "world")
(greet)
(set-whom "Tommy")
(greet)))
"."))

Inheritance

Implement Inheritance Heirarchy

Implement a Shape abstract class which will form the base of an inheritance hierarchy that models 2D geometric shapes. It will have:

* A non-mutable 'name' property or data member set by derived or descendant classes at construction time
* A 'area' method intended to be overridden by derived or descendant classes ( double precision floating point return value)
* A 'print' method (also for overriding) will display the shape

's name, area, and all shape-specific values



Two derived or descendant classes will be created:

* Circle    -> Constructor requires a '

radius' argument, and a 'circumference

' method to be implemented  

* Rectangle -> Constructor requires '

length' and 'breadth' arguments, and a 'perimeter

' method to be implemented 



Instantiate an object of each class, and invoke each objects '

print' method to show relevant details.

python

#Start with the import statements.
import math # necessary to get the value of pi

class Shape(object):
"""Shape Class"""
def __init__(self):
"""Constructor method"""
pass #Do nothing here
def area(self):
"""The area method"""
pass #Do nothing here
def print_(self):
"""
The print method. Note the trailing underscore - this is because
there is a reserved statement called 'print' in python 2.x. The
trailing underscore is the accepted method of re-using names without
rebinding them
"""
print 'The name is: %s' % self.name #Print the only property we currently have

def _getName(self):
"""The getter method for the 'name' property.
Note that getter methods are generally discouraged in python"""
return self._name

_name = None # The leading underscore gives a weak non-public value
# to a variable. Two leading underscores will mangle its
# name at runtime, to make it more difficult to access.
# Note there is no real 'private' variable type in python.
name = property(_getName, doc='The name of this object')
# property statements work like: property(fget=None, fset=None, fdel=None, doc=None)

class Circle(Shape):
"""Circle Class - a sub class of shape"""
def __init__(self, radius, name='Circle'):
"""Constructor method again"""
Shape.__init__(self) # init the super class
self.radius = radius # Store the radius
self._setCircumference()# Function call
self._name = name

def _setCircumference(self):
self.circumference = 2*math.pi*self.radius

def area(self):
'''Return the area of this circle'''
tmpAera = math.pi * self.radius**2
return tmpAera
def print_(self):
'''The print method'''
super(Circle, self).print_() # This calls the print_ method in
# the super classes of Circle, in
# this case Shape
print 'The radius is: %f' % self.radius
print 'The circumference is %f' % self.circumference
print 'The area is: %f' % self.area()

class Rectangle(Shape):
"""The Rectangle Class"""
def __init__(self, length, breadth, name='Rectangle'):
Shape.__init__(self)
self._name = name
self.length = length
self.breadth = breadth
self.perimeter()
def area(self):
return self.breadth*self.length
def perimeter(self):
self._perimeter = self.breadth*2+self.length*2
return self._perimeter # You have a method return a value and still
# safely call it without handling the return
# value. This would be collected by garbage
# collection.
def print_(self):
super(Rectangle, self).print_()
print 'The length is %f and the breadth is %f' %(self.length, self.breadth)
print 'The perimeter is: %f' %self._perimeter
print 'The area is: %f' % self.area()

if __name__ == '__main__':
rectangle = Rectangle(5,3)
circle = Circle(5, name='Round and Round')
rectangle.print_()
circle.print_()

cpp

#include <string>
#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

static const double PI = 3.141592;

class Shape {
protected:
string name_;
public:
Shape(const string& name) : name_(name) { }
virtual double area() const = 0;
virtual void print() const = 0;
};

class Circle : public Shape {
double radius_;
public:
Circle(double radius) : Shape("circle"), radius_(radius) { }
double area() const {
return PI * radius_ * radius_;
}
void print() const {
cout << "A " << name_ << " with radius " << radius_ << ", area "
<< area() << " and circumference " << circumference() << "."
<< endl;
}
double circumference() const {
return 2 * PI * radius_;
}
};

class Rectangle : public Shape {
double length_;
double breadth_;
public:
Rectangle(double length, double breadth) :
Shape("rectangle"), length_(length), breadth_(breadth) { }
double area() const {
return length_ * breadth_;
}
void print() const {
cout << "A " << name_ << " with length " << length_ << ", breadth "
<< breadth_ << ", area " << area() << " and perimeter "
<< perimeter() << "." << endl;
}
double perimeter() const {
return 2 * length_ + 2 * breadth_;
}
};

int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
Circle circle(4);
circle.print();
Rectangle rectangle(2, 5.5);
rectangle.print();
}

clojure

(defmulti area :Shape)
(defmulti print :Shape)

; Circle methods
(defn circle [r]
{:Shape :Circle
:name "Circle"
:radius r})

(defn circumference [c]
(* 2 Math/PI (:radius c)))

(defmethod area :Circle [c]
(* Math/PI (:radius c) (:radius c)))

(defmethod print :Circle [c]
(println (format "I am a %s with ->" (:name c)))
(println (format "Radius: %.2f" (:radius c)))
(println (format "Area: %.2f" (area c)))
(println (format "Circumference: %.2f" (circumference c))))

; Rectangle methods
(defn rectangle [l b]
{:Shape :Rectangle
:name "Rectangle"
:length l
:breadth b})

(defn perimeter [r]
(+ (* 2 (:length r)) (* 2 (:breadth r))))

(defmethod area :Rectangle [r]
(* (:length r) (:breadth r)))

(defmethod print :Rectangle [r]
(println (format "I am a %s with ->" (:name r)))
(println (format "Length, Width: %.2f, %.2f" (:length r) (:breadth r)))
(println (format "Area: %.2f" (area r)))
(println (format "Perimeter: %.2f" (perimeter r))))

; usage of the "classes"
(let [shapes (list (circle 4.2) (rectangle 2.7 3.1) (rectangle 6.2 2.6) (circle 17.3))]
(doseq [shape shapes]
(print shape)))

Implement and use an Interface

Create a Serializable interface consisting of 'save' and 'restore' methods, each of which:

* Accept a stream or handle or descriptor argument for the source or destination
* Save to destination or restore from source the properties or data members of the implementing class (restrict yourself to the primitive types 'int' and 'string')

Next, create a Person class which has 'name' and 'age' properties or data members and implements this interface. Instantiate a Person object, save it to a serial stream, and instantiate a new Person object by restoring it from the serial stream.

python

import pickle

class Person:
def __init__(self, name, age):
self.name = name
self.age = age
def __str__(self):
return "Name: {name}, age: {age}".format(name=self.name, age=self.age)

person = Person("Gaylord Focker", 21)
with open("person.pickle", "wb") as outstream:
pickle.dump(person, outstream)
with open("person.pickle", "rb") as instream:
deserialized_person = pickle.load(instream)
print(deserialized_person)

cpp

struct person
{
person(){}
person(const string &name, int age) : name_(name), age_(age) {}

string name_;
int age_;

template<typename Archive>
void serialize(Archive &ar, const unsigned int version) {
ar & name_ & age_;
}
};

int main()
{
const char *fn = "filename.txt";

person k("Ken", 38);
{
ofstream ofs(fn);
archive::text_oarchive oa(ofs);
oa << k;
}

person restored_person;
{
ifstream ifs(fn);
archive::text_iarchive ia(ifs);
ia >> restored_person;
}

cout << "Name : " << restored_person.name_ << endl
<< "Age : " << restored_person.age_ << endl;
}

clojure

(defn person [name age]
{:name name :age age})

(defn show [p]
(println (format "Name=%s Age=%d" (:name p) (:age p))))

(defn save [p filename]
(with-out-writer filename (pr p)))

(defn restore [filename]
(read (PushbackReader. (reader filename))))

(let [p (person "Ken" 38)]
(show p)
(save p *person-fn*))

(let [ser-p (restore *person-fn*)]
(show ser-p))

Networking

HTTP

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.

python

from urllib import urlopen
print urlopen('http://langref.org').read().find('python') >= 0 and 'found' or 'not found'

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);

clojure

(def *url* "http://langref.org/")
(def *lang* "clojure")

(with-open [ stream (.openStream (URL. *url*)) ]
(let [ body (str (line-seq (BufferedReader. (InputStreamReader. stream)))) ]
(str "Language " *lang* " does "
(if-not (re-matches (re-pattern (str ".*" *url* *lang* ".*")) body) "not ")
"exist")))

XML

Parsing

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

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

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;

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

Creation

create some XML programmatically

Given the following CSV:

bread,3,2.50
milk,2,3.50

Produce the equivalent information in XML, e.g.:

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

python

from xml.dom import minidom

csv = """bread,3,2.50
milk,2,3.50"""

doc = minidom.Document()
shopping = doc.createElement("shopping")

for line in csv.split("\n"):
name, quantity, price = line.split(",")
el = doc.createElement("item")
el.setAttribute("name", name)
el.setAttribute("quantity", quantity)
el.setAttribute("price", price)
shopping.appendChild(el)

print shopping.toprettyxml()

from xml.etree.ElementTree import Element, SubElement, tostring

csv = """bread,3,2.50
milk,2,3.50"""

root = Element('shopping')

for line in csv.split("\n"):
name, quantity, price = line.split(",")
SubElement(root,'item', {'name' : name,
'quantity' : quantity,
'price' : price })

print tostring(root)

cpp

string input("bread,3,2.50\nmilk,2,3.50\n");

tokenizer<char_separator<char> > tokens(input, char_separator<char>(", \n"));
tokenizer<char_separator<char> >::iterator it = tokens.begin();

xml_document<> doc;
xml_node<> *shopping = doc.allocate_node(node_element, "shopping");
doc.append_node(shopping);

while (it != tokens.end()) {
xml_node<> *item = doc.allocate_node(node_element, "item");
shopping->append_node(item);

item->append_attribute(doc.allocate_attribute("name", doc.allocate_string((*it++).c_str())));
item->append_attribute(doc.allocate_attribute("quantity", doc.allocate_string((*it++).c_str())));
item->append_attribute(doc.allocate_attribute("price", doc.allocate_string((*it++).c_str())));
}

cout << doc << endl;

clojure

(defn list->xml-item [lst]
(let [[name quantity price] (map str lst)]
{:tag :item
:attrs {:name name
:quantity quantity
:price price}}))

(defn cvs->xml [r]
(->> (map #(read-string (str "(" % ")")) (line-seq r))
(map list->xml-item)
(assoc {:tag :shopping} :content)
(emit)
(with-out-str)))

(println (cvs->xml *cvs-reader*))

Algorithms

Geometry

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]

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))]))

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;

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))

Arithmetic

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.

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)

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;
}

clojure

(defn gcd [a b]
(if (zero? b)
a
(recur b (mod b a))))

Misc

Fun

produces a copy of its own source code

In computing, a quine is a computer program which produces a copy of its own source code as its only output.

python

# adapted from a Quine by Sean B. Palmer

print (lambda s='print (lambda s=%r: (s %% s))()': (s % s))()

x='x=%r;print(x%%x)';print(x%x)

cpp

#include <cstdio>
#define B(x) x; printf("{ B(" #x ") }\n");
int main()
{ B(printf("#include <cstdio>\n#define B(x) x; printf(\"{ B(\" #x \") }\\n\");\nint main()\n")) }

clojure

(def s"(def s%s)(printf s(pr-str s))")(printf s(pr-str s))

Parallel

Pool of Workers

Subdivide A Problem To A Pool Of Workers (No Shared Data)

Take a hard to compute problem and split it up between multiple worker threads. In your solution, try to fully utilize available cores or processors. (I'm looking at you, Python!)

Note: In this question, there should be no need for shared state between worker threads while the problem is being solved. Only after every thread completes computation are the answers recombined into a single output.

Example:

-Input-

(In python syntax)

["ab", "we", "tfe", "aoj"]

In other words, a list of random strings.

-Output-

(In python syntax)

[ ["ab", "ba", "aa", "bb", "a", "b"], ["we", "ew", "ww", "ee", "w", "e"], ...

In other words, all possible permutations of each input string are computed.

python

import multiprocessing
import itertools

task_input = ["ab", "we", "tfe", "aoj"]

def all_subperms(s):
return set(reduce(
list.__add__,
([''.join(p) for p in itertools.product(s, repeat=r) if p]
for r in xrange(len(s) + 1))))

p = multiprocessing.Pool(len(task_input))
task_output = p.map(all_subperms, task_input)
print map(list, task_output)

cpp

vector<string> input;
input.push_back("ab");
input.push_back("we");
input.push_back("tfe");
input.push_back("aoj");

// Make the capacity for 'output' the same as 'input'
vector<set<string> > output(input.size());
#pragma omp parallel for
for (int i = 0; i < input.size(); ++i) {
set<string> perms;
generate_perms(input[i], perms);
#pragma omp critical
// Must use operator[]() and not push_back() since this line
// might be called in any order with respect to 'i'
output[i] = perms;
}

cout << output << endl;

clojure

(defn perm-chars [l]
"Returns a list of all possible permutations of strings with the
same size as the input string. This function will return duplicates
if the same character occurs multiple time in the string.
Ex: ab -> (aa ab ba ab)"
(if (string? l)
(recur (repeat (count l) l))
(let [s (first l)
r (rest l)]
(if (empty? r)
(map identity s)
(->> s
(map (fn [c] (map #(str c %) (perm-chars r))))
(flatten))))))

(defn perm-sz [s]
"Returns a list of all possible permutations of the input
string. May return duplicats.
Ex: ab -> (aa ab ba bb a b a b)"
(if-not (empty? s)
(let [r (perm-chars s)]
(if (= (count s) 1)
r
(->> r
(map #(perm-sz (apply str (rest %))))
(flatten)
(lazy-cat r))))))

(defn perm [s]
"Returns a list of all possible permutations of the input
string. The list of string is sorted and does not contain
duplicates.
Ex: ab -> (a aa ab b ba bb)"
(->> (reduce (fn [s e] (conj s e)) #{} (perm-sz s))
(map str)
(sort)))

(println (pmap perm ["ab" "we" "tfe" "aoj"]))

(require 'cojure.contrib.combinatorics)

(pmap (fn [str]
(apply concat (map #(selections str (inc %))
(range (count str)))))
["ab", "we", "tfe", "aoj"])

Threads

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.

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()

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;
}
}

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")))

Create read/write lock on a shared resource.

Create multiple threads or processes who are either readers or writers. There should be more readers then writers.

(From Wikipedia):

Multiple readers can read the data in parallel but an exclusive lock is needed while writing the data. When a writer is writing the data, readers will be blocked until the writer is finished writing.

Example:

-Output-

Thread one says that the value is 8.
Thread three says that the value is 8.
Thread two is taking the lock.
Thread four tried to read the value, but could not.
Thread five tried to write to the value, but could not.
Thread two is changing the value to 9.
Thread two is releasing the lock.
Thread four says that the value is 9.
...

--Notice that when a needed resource is locked, a thread can set a timer and try again in the future, or wait to be notified that the resource is no longer locked.

python

#!/usr/bin/python
from threading import Thread, Lock
import time
thread_readers = ['one','two','three']
thread_writer = ['four','five']
lock = Lock()
value = 0

def Threadread(number):
global value
while True:
if lock.acquire(False):
print "Thread", number, "is taking the lock"
value += 1
print "Thread", number, "is changing the value to", value
print "Thread", number, "is releasing the lock."
lock.release()
else:
print "Thread", number, "tried to write to the value, but could not."
def Threadwrite(number):
global value
while True:
if lock.acquire(False):
print "Thread", number ,"four says that the value is", value
else:
print "Thread", number ,"tried to read the value, but could not."
if __name__ == "__main__":
for n in range(0,len(thread_readers)):
th =Thread(target=Threadread, args=(thread_readers[n],))
th.start()
for n in range(0,len(thread_writer)):
th =Thread(target=Threadwrite, args=(thread_writer[n],))
th.start()

cpp

class reader
{
string name_;
public:
reader(const string& name) : name_(name) {}

void operator()() {
for (;;this_thread::sleep(posix_time::milliseconds(1)))
{
shared_lock<shared_mutex> lock(m, try_to_lock);
lock_guard<mutex> cout_lock(io_m);
cout << "Thread " << name_;
if (lock)
cout << " says that the value is " << shared_value << "." << endl;
else
cout << " tried to read the value, but could not." << endl;
}
}
};

class writer
{
string name_;
public:
writer(const string& name) : name_(name) {}
void operator()() {
for (;;this_thread::sleep(posix_time::milliseconds(1)))
{
unique_lock<shared_mutex> lock(m, try_to_lock);
lock_guard<mutex> cout_lock(io_m);
cout << "Thread " << name_;
if (lock)
{
cout << " is taking the lock." << endl;
shared_value = rand() % 10;
cout << "Thread " << name_ << " is changing the value to " << shared_value << endl;
cout << "Thread " << name_ << " is releasing the lock. " << endl;
}
else
cout << " tried to write to the value, but could not." << endl;
}
}
};

int main()
{
thread t1 = thread(reader("one"));
thread t2 = thread(reader("two"));
thread t3 = thread(reader("three"));
thread t4 = thread(writer("four"));
writer("five")();
}

clojure

; NOTE! Using explicit locking is NOT the Clojure way. It was done
; this way in order to comply exactly with the problem
; specification. Sharing data in Clojure would normally be done by
; using "atom", "agent" or "ref" depending on situation. None of those
; methods would ever result in the reader not being able to read (as
; required by the problem) since reading is wait-free in clojure.

(def *readers* (map #(agent %) '("one" "two" "three")))
(def *writers* (map #(agent %) '("four" "five")))
(def *mutex* (agent :unlocked))
(def *value* 0)

; mutex implementation
(defn lock [state who success-fn fail-fn]
(send who (if (= state :locked) fail-fn success-fn))
:locked)

(defn unlock [mutex]
:unlocked)

; Must be invoked with send-off since this handler blocks
(defn rand-sleep [state next-fn]
(Thread/sleep (rand-int 5))
(send *agent* next-fn)
state)

; Reader functions
(declare try-read)

(defn reader-got-lock [name]
(println (format "Thread %s says that the value is %d." name *value*))
(send *mutex* unlock)
(send-off *agent* rand-sleep try-read)
name)

(defn reader-did-not-get-lock [name]
(println (format "Thread %s tried to read the value, but could not." name))
(send-off *agent* rand-sleep try-read)
name)

(defn try-read [name]
(send *mutex* lock *agent* reader-got-lock reader-did-not-get-lock)
name)

; Writer functions
(declare try-write)

(defn writer-got-lock [name]
(println (format "Thread %s is taking the lock." name))
(def *value* (rand-int 10))
(println (format "Thread %s is changing the value to %d." name *value*))
(send *mutex* unlock)
(println (format "Thread %s is relasing the lock." name))
(send-off *agent* rand-sleep try-write)
name)

(defn writer-did-not-get-lock [name]
(println (format "Thread %s tried to write the value, but could not." name))
(send-off *agent* rand-sleep try-write)
name)

(defn try-write [name]
(send *mutex* lock *agent* writer-got-lock writer-did-not-get-lock)
name)

(dorun (map #(send % try-write) *writers*))
(dorun (map #(send % try-read) *readers*))