Solved Problems
Output a string to the console
Write the string
"Hello World!" to STDOUT
python
print "Hello World!"
csharp
System.Console.WriteLine("Hello World!")
erlang
io:format("Hello, World!~n").
fantom
echo("Hello World!")
groovy
println "Hello World!"
go
fmt.Printf("Hello, world\n")
fmt.Println("Hello, World!")
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'''\#{'}${"}/'''
print "\\#{'}${\"}/"
print "\\#{'}${"'"'"}/"
print r"""\#{'}${"}/"""
print '\\#{\'}${"}/'
print '\\#{'"'"'}${"}/'
print r'''\#{'}${"}/'''
csharp
string verbatim = @"\#{'}${""""}/";
string cStyle = "\\#{'}${\"\"}/";
string cStyle = "\\#{'}${\"\"}/";
erlang
Special = "\\#{'}\${\"}/",
fantom
special := Str<|\#{'}${"}/|>
groovy
special = "\\#{'}\${\"}/"
special = '\\#{\'}${"}/'
special = /\#{'}${'$'}{"}\//
go
s := "\\#{'}${\"}/"
s := `"\#{'}${"}/"`
Define a multiline string
Define the string:
"This
Is
A
Multiline
String"
python
text = """This
Is
A
Multiline
String"""
Is
A
Multiline
String"""
# with proper indentation
text = (
"This\n"
"Is\n"
"A\n"
"Multiline\n"
"String"
)
text = (
"This\n"
"Is\n"
"A\n"
"Multiline\n"
"String"
)
csharp
string output = "This\nIs\nA\nMultiline\nString";
string output = @"This
Is
A
Multiline
String";
Is
A
Multiline
String";
erlang
Text = "This\nIs\nA\nMultiline\nString",
fantom
s := "This
Is
A
Multiline
String"
Is
A
Multiline
String"
groovy
def text =
"""This
Is
A
Multiline
String"""
"""This
Is
A
Multiline
String"""
def text = "This\nIs\nA\nMultiline\nString"
go
text := "This\nIs\nA\nMultiline\nString\n"
text := "This\n" + "Is\n" + "A\n" + "Multiline\n" + "String\n"
var s = `This
Is
A
Multiline
String`
Is
A
Multiline
String`
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())
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)
"%d+%d=%d" % (a, b, a+b)
csharp
int a = 3;
int b = 4;
Console.WriteLine("{0}+{1}={2}", a,b,a+b);
int b = 4;
Console.WriteLine("{0}+{1}={2}", a,b,a+b);
erlang
A = 3, B = 4,
io:format("~B+~B=~B~n", [A, B, (A+B)]).
io:format("~B+~B=~B~n", [A, B, (A+B)]).
fantom
echo("$a+$b=${a+b}")
groovy
println "$a+$b=${a+b}"
printf "%d+%d=%d\n", a, b, a + b
go
a, b := 3, 4
fmt.Printf("%d+%d=%d\n", a, b, a + b)
fmt.Printf("%d+%d=%d\n", a, b, a + b)
a, b := 3, 4
fmt.Println(a, "+", b, "=", a+b)
fmt.Println(a, "+", b, "=", a+b)
Reverse the characters in a string
Given the string
"reverse me", produce the string "em esrever"
python
"reverse me"[::-1]
csharp
var str = "reverse me";
Console.WriteLine(new String(str.Reverse().ToArray()));
Console.WriteLine(new String(str.Reverse().ToArray()));
erlang
Reversed = lists:reverse("reverse me"),
Reversed = revchars("reverse me"),
fantom
"reverse me".reverse
groovy
reversed = "reverse me".reverse()
go
package main;
import "utf8";
import "fmt";
func reverse(s string) string {
o := make([]int, utf8.RuneCountInString(s))
i := len(o)
for _, c := range s {
i--
o[i] = c
}
return string(o)
}
func main() {
fmt.Print(reverse("reverse me"));
}
import "utf8";
import "fmt";
func reverse(s string) string {
o := make([]int, utf8.RuneCountInString(s))
i := len(o)
for _, c := range s {
i--
o[i] = c
}
return string(o)
}
func main() {
fmt.Print(reverse("reverse me"));
}
func Reverse(s string) string {
runes := []rune(s)
for i, j := 0, len(runes)-1; i < j; i, j = i+1, j-1 {
runes[i], runes[j] = runes[j], runes[i]
}
return string(runes)
}
runes := []rune(s)
for i, j := 0, len(runes)-1; i < j; i, j = i+1, j-1 {
runes[i], runes[j] = runes[j], runes[i]
}
return string(runes)
}
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()))
csharp
var str = "This is a end, my only friend!";
str = String.Join(" ", str.Split().Reverse().ToArray());
Console.WriteLine(str);
str = String.Join(" ", str.Split().Reverse().ToArray());
Console.WriteLine(str);
erlang
Reversed = string:join(lists:reverse(string:tokens("This is the end, my only friend!", " ")), " "),
fantom
"This is a end, my only friend!".split.reverse.join(" ")
groovy
reversed = "This is the end, my only friend!".split().reverse().join(' ')
reversed = "This is the end, my only friend!".tokenize(' ').reverse().join(' ')
def revdelim(c, s) { StringUtils.reverseDelimited(s, c) }
revwords = this.&revdelim.curry(" " as char)
reversed = revwords("This is the end, my only friend!")
revwords = this.&revdelim.curry(" " as char)
reversed = revwords("This is the end, my only friend!")
reversed = StringUtils.reverseDelimited("This is the end, my only friend!", " " as char)
go
words := strings.Split("This is the end, my only friend!", " ")
nr := len(words)
reversed := make([]string, nr)
for i, word := range words {
reversed[nr - i - 1] = word
}
s := strings.Join(reversed, " ")
fmt.Println(s)
nr := len(words)
reversed := make([]string, nr)
for i, word := range words {
reversed[nr - i - 1] = word
}
s := strings.Join(reversed, " ")
fmt.Println(s)
func reverse(list []string) ([]string) {
if len(list) == 1 {
return list
}
return append(reverse(list[1:]), list[0])
}
func main() {
words := strings.Split("This is the end, my only friend!", " ")
s := strings.Join(reverse(words), " ")
fmt.Println(s)
}
if len(list) == 1 {
return list
}
return append(reverse(list[1:]), list[0])
}
func main() {
words := strings.Split("This is the end, my only friend!", " ")
s := strings.Join(reverse(words), " ")
fmt.Println(s)
}
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.
python
import textwrap
print textwrap.fill("The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. " * 10,
72, initial_indent="> ", subsequent_indent="> ")
print textwrap.fill("The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. " * 10,
72, initial_indent="> ", subsequent_indent="> ")
csharp
using System;
using System.Text;
using System.Linq; // used for Array.ToList() extension
public class TextWrapper {
/// <summary>
/// Wrap the given text to a given width.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="text">The text to be wrapped</param>
/// <param name="width">The maximum width of each line</param>
/// <param name="prefix">Begin each line with this prefix</param>
/// <returns>The wrapped text</returns>
public string Wrap(string text, int width, string prefix) {
var words = text.Split(' ').ToList();
var result = new StringBuilder(prefix);
width = width - prefix.Length;
prefix = "\n" + prefix;
int lineSize = 0;
foreach (var word in words) {
int wordLen = word.Length;
// Do we need to start a new line?
if ((lineSize + wordLen) > width) {
result.Remove(result.Length - 1, 1); // remove trailing space
lineSize = 0;
result.Append( prefix );
}
result.Append(word).Append(' ');
lineSize += wordLen + 1;
}
return result.ToString();
}
public static void Main() {
var prefix = "> ";
var sentence = "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. ";
var text = "";
for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++)
text += sentence;
// The description said lines of length 78, but
// the example was 72...
Console.WriteLine(new TextWrapper().Wrap(text, 72, prefix));
}
}
using System.Text;
using System.Linq; // used for Array.ToList() extension
public class TextWrapper {
/// <summary>
/// Wrap the given text to a given width.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="text">The text to be wrapped</param>
/// <param name="width">The maximum width of each line</param>
/// <param name="prefix">Begin each line with this prefix</param>
/// <returns>The wrapped text</returns>
public string Wrap(string text, int width, string prefix) {
var words = text.Split(' ').ToList();
var result = new StringBuilder(prefix);
width = width - prefix.Length;
prefix = "\n" + prefix;
int lineSize = 0;
foreach (var word in words) {
int wordLen = word.Length;
// Do we need to start a new line?
if ((lineSize + wordLen) > width) {
result.Remove(result.Length - 1, 1); // remove trailing space
lineSize = 0;
result.Append( prefix );
}
result.Append(word).Append(' ');
lineSize += wordLen + 1;
}
return result.ToString();
}
public static void Main() {
var prefix = "> ";
var sentence = "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. ";
var text = "";
for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++)
text += sentence;
// The description said lines of length 78, but
// the example was 72...
Console.WriteLine(new TextWrapper().Wrap(text, 72, prefix));
}
}
erlang
TextWrap = textwrap(string:copies(Input, 10), 73 - length(Prefix)),
lists:foreach(fun (Line) -> io:format("~s~n", [string:concat(Prefix, Line)]) end, string:tokens(TextWrap, "\n")).
lists:foreach(fun (Line) -> io:format("~s~n", [string:concat(Prefix, Line)]) end, string:tokens(TextWrap, "\n")).
fantom
buf := Buf()
10.times { buf.writeChars("The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. ") }
buf.flip
out := Env.cur.out
sep := ">"; max := 72 - sep.size - 1
acc := 0; Str? s := null
while ((s = buf.readStrToken) != null)
{
if (acc == 0)
out.print(sep)
acc += s.size
if (acc > max)
{
out.print("\n$sep")
acc = s.size
}
out.print(" $s")
buf.readStrToken(4096) { !it.isSpace }
acc++
}
10.times { buf.writeChars("The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. ") }
buf.flip
out := Env.cur.out
sep := ">"; max := 72 - sep.size - 1
acc := 0; Str? s := null
while ((s = buf.readStrToken) != null)
{
if (acc == 0)
out.print(sep)
acc += s.size
if (acc > max)
{
out.print("\n$sep")
acc = s.size
}
out.print(" $s")
buf.readStrToken(4096) { !it.isSpace }
acc++
}
groovy
// no built-in fill, define one using brute force approach
def fill(text, width=80, prefix='') {
width = width - prefix.size()
def out = []
List words = text.replaceAll("\n", " ").split(" ")
while (words) {
def line = ''
while (words) {
if (line.size() + words[0].size() + 1 > width) break
if (line) line += ' '
line += words[0]
words = words.tail()
}
out += prefix + line
}
out.join("\n")
}
println fill('The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. ' * 10, 72, '> ')
def fill(text, width=80, prefix='') {
width = width - prefix.size()
def out = []
List words = text.replaceAll("\n", " ").split(" ")
while (words) {
def line = ''
while (words) {
if (line.size() + words[0].size() + 1 > width) break
if (line) line += ' '
line += words[0]
words = words.tail()
}
out += prefix + line
}
out.join("\n")
}
println fill('The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. ' * 10, 72, '> ')
// no built-in fill, define one using lastIndexOf
def fill(text, width=80, prefix='') {
def out = ''
def remaining = text.replaceAll("\n", " ")
while (remaining) {
def next = prefix + remaining
def found = next.lastIndexOf(' ', width)
if (found == -1) remaining = ''
else {
remaining = next.substring(found + 1)
next = next[0..found]
}
out += next + '\n'
}
out
}
println fill('The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. ' * 10, 72, '> ')
def fill(text, width=80, prefix='') {
def out = ''
def remaining = text.replaceAll("\n", " ")
while (remaining) {
def next = prefix + remaining
def found = next.lastIndexOf(' ', width)
if (found == -1) remaining = ''
else {
remaining = next.substring(found + 1)
next = next[0..found]
}
out += next + '\n'
}
out
}
println fill('The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. ' * 10, 72, '> ')
prefix = '> '
input = 'The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. '
wrap(input * 10, 72 - prefix.size()).eachLine{ println prefix + it }
input = 'The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. '
wrap(input * 10, 72 - prefix.size()).eachLine{ println prefix + it }
go
import "fmt"
import "strings"
const WIDTH = 72
func main() {
s := "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog."
words := strings.Split(s, " ")
tmp := words
for i, pos := 0, 0; i < 10; i++ {
for len(words) > 0 {
if pos == 0 {
fmt.Printf("> ")
}
if pos + len(words[0]) > WIDTH {
fmt.Printf("\n")
pos = 0
} else {
fmt.Printf("%s ", words[0])
pos += len(words[0]) + 1
words = words[1:]
}
}
words = tmp
}
fmt.Printf("\n")
}
import "strings"
const WIDTH = 72
func main() {
s := "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog."
words := strings.Split(s, " ")
tmp := words
for i, pos := 0, 0; i < 10; i++ {
for len(words) > 0 {
if pos == 0 {
fmt.Printf("> ")
}
if pos + len(words[0]) > WIDTH {
fmt.Printf("\n")
pos = 0
} else {
fmt.Printf("%s ", words[0])
pos += len(words[0]) + 1
words = words[1:]
}
}
words = tmp
}
fmt.Printf("\n")
}
Remove leading and trailing whitespace from a string
Given the string
" hello " return the string "hello".
python
assert 'hello' == ' hello '.strip()
csharp
string str = " hello ";
str = str.Trim();
Console.WriteLine(str);
str = str.Trim();
Console.WriteLine(str);
erlang
Trimmed = string:strip(S),
fantom
s := " hello ".trim
groovy
assert "hello" == " hello ".trim()
go
s := strings.TrimSpace(" hello ")
Make a string uppercase
Transform
"Space Monkey" into "SPACE MONKEY"
python
"Space Monkey".upper()
csharp
string output = "Space Monkey"
System.Console.WriteLine(output.ToUpper())
System.Console.WriteLine(output.ToUpper())
erlang
io:format("~s~n", [string:to_upper("Space Monkey")]).
fantom
s := "Space Monkey".localeUpper
groovy
println "Space Monkey".toUpperCase()
go
strings.ToUpper("Space Monkey")
Make a string lowercase
Transform
"Caps ARE overRated" into "caps are overrated"
python
"Caps ARE overRated".lower()
csharp
string str = "Caps ARE overRated";
str = str.ToLower() ;
Console.WriteLine(str);
str = str.ToLower() ;
Console.WriteLine(str);
erlang
io:format("~s~n", [string:to_lower("Caps ARE overRated")]).
fantom
s := "Caps ARE overRated".localeLower
groovy
println "Caps ARE overRated".toLowerCase()
go
strings.ToLower("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")
capwords("man OF stEEL")
' '.join(s.capitalize() for s in "man OF stEEL".split())
"man OF stEEL".title()
csharp
System.Threading.Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture.TextInfo.ToTitleCase("man OF stEEL".ToLowerInvariant());
erlang
Caps = string:join(lists:map(fun(S) -> to_caps(S) end, string:tokens("man OF stEEL", " ")), " "),
fantom
"man OF stEEL".split.map { it.localeLower.localeCapitalize }.join(" ")
groovy
def capitalize(s) { s[0].toUpperCase() + s[1..-1].toLowerCase() }
caps = "man OF stEEL".replaceAll(/\w+/) { w -> capitalize(w) }
caps = "man OF stEEL".replaceAll(/\w+/) { w -> capitalize(w) }
caps = "man OF stEEL".replaceAll(/\w+/) { w -> StringUtils.capitalize(w.toLowerCase()) }
caps = WordUtils.capitalizeFully("man OF stEEL")
go
strings.Title(strings.ToLower("man OF stEEL"))
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 sqrt
print sqrt(sum((x-y)**2 for x,y in zip(a, b)))
from math import hypot
print hypot(x2-x1, y2-y1)
print hypot(x2-x1, y2-y1)
csharp
System.Drawing.Point p = new System.Drawing.Point(13, 14),
p1 = new System.Drawing.Point(10, 10);
double distance = Math.Sqrt(Math.Pow(p1.X - p.X, 2) + Math.Pow(p1.Y - p.Y, 2)));
p1 = new System.Drawing.Point(10, 10);
double distance = Math.Sqrt(Math.Pow(p1.X - p.X, 2) + Math.Pow(p1.Y - p.Y, 2)));
erlang
Distance = distance({point, 34, 78}, {point, 67, -45}),
io:format("~.2f~n", [Distance]).
io:format("~.2f~n", [Distance]).
Distance = distance(point:new(34, 78), point:new(67, -45)),
io:format("~.2f~n", [Distance]).
io:format("~.2f~n", [Distance]).
fantom
px1 := 34.0f; py1 := 78.0f; px2 := 67.0f; py2 := -45.0f
distance := |Float x1, Float y1, Float x2, Float y2 -> Float|
{ ((x2-x1).pow(2.0f) + (y2-y1).pow(2.0f)).sqrt }
distance(px1, py1, px2, py2)
distance := |Float x1, Float y1, Float x2, Float y2 -> Float|
{ ((x2-x1).pow(2.0f) + (y2-y1).pow(2.0f)).sqrt }
distance(px1, py1, px2, py2)
groovy
distance = distance(x1, y1, x2, y2)
distance = sqrt((x2-x1)*(x2-x1)+(y2-y1)*(y2-y1))
go
import "fmt"
import "math"
type Point struct {
x, y float64
}
func (p Point) distance(other Point) (float64) {
dx := p.x - other.x
dy := p.y - other.y
return math.Sqrt(dx * dx + dy * dy)
}
func main() {
origin := Point{ 0, 0 }
point := Point{ 1, 1 }
fmt.Println(point.distance(origin))
}
import "math"
type Point struct {
x, y float64
}
func (p Point) distance(other Point) (float64) {
dx := p.x - other.x
dy := p.y - other.y
return math.Sqrt(dx * dx + dy * dy)
}
func main() {
origin := Point{ 0, 0 }
point := Point{ 1, 1 }
fmt.Println(point.distance(origin))
}
Zero pad a number
Given the number 42, pad it to 8 characters like 00000042
python
"%08d" % 42
csharp
string.Format("{0,8:D8}", 42);
erlang
Formatted = io_lib:format("~8..0B", [42]),
io:format("~8..0B~n", [42]).
fantom
formatted := 42.toStr.padl(8, '0')
formatted := 42.toLocale("00000000")
groovy
formatted = new DecimalFormat('00000000').format(42)
formatted = 42.toString().padLeft(8, '0')
// to stdout
printf "%08d\n", 42
// to a string
formatted = sprintf("%08d", 42)
printf "%08d\n", 42
// to a string
formatted = sprintf("%08d", 42)
formatted = String.format("%08d", 42)
go
fmt.Printf("%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)
csharp
public class NumberRightPadding {
public static void Main() {
string withStringDotFormat = string.Format("{0,-6}", 1024);
string withToStringDotPadRight = 1024.ToString().PadRight(6);
}
}
public static void Main() {
string withStringDotFormat = string.Format("{0,-6}", 1024);
string withToStringDotPadRight = 1024.ToString().PadRight(6);
}
}
erlang
Formatted = io_lib:format("~-6B", [1024]),
io:format("~-6B~n", [1024]).
fantom
formatted := 1024.toStr.padr(6)
groovy
println 1024.toString().padRight(6)
formatted = sprintf("%-6d", 1024)
go
fmt.Printf("%-6d", 1024)
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)
csharp
public class FormatDecimal {
public static void Main() {
decimal result = decimal.Round( 7 / 8m, 2);
System.Console.WriteLine(result);
}
}
public static void Main() {
decimal result = decimal.Round( 7 / 8m, 2);
System.Console.WriteLine(result);
}
}
erlang
Formatted = io_lib:format("~.2f", [7/8]),
io:format("~.2f~n", [7/8]).
fantom
formatted := (7.0/8.0).toLocale("0.00")
groovy
def result = 7/8
println result.round(new MathContext(2))
println result.round(new MathContext(2))
def result = 7/8
printf "%.2g", result
printf "%.2g", result
new Double(7/8).round(2)
go
fmt.Printf("%.2f", 7.0 / 8.0)
Left Space pad a number
Given the number 73 left pad it to 10 characters
" 73"
python
"%10s" % 73
csharp
public class NumberLeftPadding {
public static void Main() {
string withStringDotFormat = string.Format("{0,10}", 73);
string withToStringDotPadLeft = 73.ToString().PadLeft(10);
}
}
public static void Main() {
string withStringDotFormat = string.Format("{0,10}", 73);
string withToStringDotPadLeft = 73.ToString().PadLeft(10);
}
}
erlang
Formatted = io_lib:format("~10B", [73]),
io:format("~10B~n", [73]).
fantom
formatted := 73.toStr.padl(10)
groovy
println 73.toString().padLeft(10)
printf "%10d\n", 73
go
fmt.Printf("%10d", 73)
Generate a random integer in a given range
Produce a random integer between 100 and 200 inclusive
python
import random
random.randint(100, 200)
random.randint(100, 200)
# uses best entropy source available (e.g. /dev/urandom, CryptGenRandom, ...)
import random
print random.SystemRandom().randint(100,200)
import random
print random.SystemRandom().randint(100,200)
csharp
System.Random r = new System.Random();
int random = r.Next(100,201);
int random = r.Next(100,201);
erlang
RandomInt = gen_rand_integer(100, 200),
fantom
r := Int.random(100..200)
groovy
random = new Random()
randomInt = random.nextInt(200-100+1)+100
randomInt = random.nextInt(200-100+1)+100
go
rand.Intn(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)
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)
csharp
using System;
public class RepeatableRandom {
public static void Main() {
var r = new Random(12); // seed is 12
for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++)
Console.WriteLine(r.Next());
r = new Random(12);
for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++)
Console.WriteLine(r.Next());
}
}
public class RepeatableRandom {
public static void Main() {
var r = new Random(12); // seed is 12
for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++)
Console.WriteLine(r.Next());
r = new Random(12);
for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++)
Console.WriteLine(r.Next());
}
}
erlang
setRNG(RNGState),
io:format("~w~n", [lists:map(fun (_) -> gen_rand_integer(100, 200) end, lists:seq(1, 5))]),
setRNG(RNGState),
io:format("~w~n", [lists:map(fun (_) -> gen_rand_integer(100, 200) end, lists:seq(1, 5))]).
io:format("~w~n", [lists:map(fun (_) -> gen_rand_integer(100, 200) end, lists:seq(1, 5))]),
setRNG(RNGState),
io:format("~w~n", [lists:map(fun (_) -> gen_rand_integer(100, 200) end, lists:seq(1, 5))]).
fantom
rand := Random.makeSeeded(12345)
first := Int[,].fill(0,5).map { rand.next(100..200) }
rand2 := Random.makeSeeded(12345)
second := Int[,].fill(0,5).map { rand2.next(100..200) }
first := Int[,].fill(0,5).map { rand.next(100..200) }
rand2 := Random.makeSeeded(12345)
second := Int[,].fill(0,5).map { rand2.next(100..200) }
groovy
random = new Random(12345)
orig = (1..5).collect { random.nextInt(200-100+1)+100 }
random = new Random(12345)
repeat = (1..5).collect { random.nextInt(200-100+1)+100 }
assert orig == repeat
orig = (1..5).collect { random.nextInt(200-100+1)+100 }
random = new Random(12345)
repeat = (1..5).collect { random.nextInt(200-100+1)+100 }
assert orig == repeat
go
rand.Seed(0xdeadbeef)
for i := 0; i < 5; i++ {
fmt.Printf("%v ", rand.Int())
}
fmt.Println()
rand.Seed(0xdeadbeef)
for i := 0; i < 5; i++ {
fmt.Printf("%v ", rand.Int())
}
fmt.Println()
for i := 0; i < 5; i++ {
fmt.Printf("%v ", rand.Int())
}
fmt.Println()
rand.Seed(0xdeadbeef)
for i := 0; i < 5; i++ {
fmt.Printf("%v ", rand.Int())
}
fmt.Println()
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'
if found:
print 'ok'
csharp
if (Regex.IsMatch("Hello", "[A-Z][a-z]+"))
{
Console.WriteLine("ok");
}
{
Console.WriteLine("ok");
}
erlang
String = "Hello", Regexp = "[A-Z][a-z]+",
is_match(String, Regexp) andalso (begin io:format("ok~n"), true end).
is_match(String, Regexp) andalso (begin io:format("ok~n"), true end).
case re:run("Hello", "[A-Z][a-z]+") of {match, _} -> ok end.
fantom
if (Regex<|[A-Z][a-z]+|>.matches("Hello"))
echo("ok")
echo("ok")
groovy
if ("Hello" =~ /[A-Z][a-z]+/) println 'ok'
if ("Hello".find(/[A-Z][a-z]+/)) println 'ok'
// with precompiled regex
def regex = ~/[A-Z][a-z]+/
if ("Hello".find(regex)) println 'ok'
def regex = ~/[A-Z][a-z]+/
if ("Hello".find(regex)) println 'ok'
// with precompiled regex
def regex = ~/[A-Z][a-z]+/
if ("Hello".matches(regex)) println 'ok'
def regex = ~/[A-Z][a-z]+/
if ("Hello".matches(regex)) println 'ok'
if ("Hello".matches("[A-Z][a-z]+")) println 'ok'
go
result, _ := regexp.MatchString("[A-Z][a-z]+", "Hello")
if result {
fmt.Println("ok")
}
if result {
fmt.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)
if match:
print match.group(1)
csharp
using System;
using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
public class RegexBackReference {
public static void Main() {
var oneTwoThree = "one two three";
var pattern = "one (.*) three";
Match match = Regex.Match(oneTwoThree, pattern);
// group 0 is the entire match. 1 is the first backreference
Console.WriteLine(match.Groups[1]);
}
}
using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
public class RegexBackReference {
public static void Main() {
var oneTwoThree = "one two three";
var pattern = "one (.*) three";
Match match = Regex.Match(oneTwoThree, pattern);
// group 0 is the entire match. 1 is the first backreference
Console.WriteLine(match.Groups[1]);
}
}
erlang
case re:run("one two three", "one (.*) three", [{capture, [1], list}]) of {match, Res} -> hd(Res) end.
fantom
m := Regex<|one (.*) three|>.matcher("one two three")
if (m.matches)
echo("${m.group(1)}")
if (m.matches)
echo("${m.group(1)}")
groovy
matcher = ("one two three" =~ /one (.*) three/)
if (matcher) println matcher[0][1]
if (matcher) println matcher[0][1]
match = "one two three".find("one (.*) three") { it[1] }
if (match) println match
if (match) println match
go
re, _ := regexp.Compile("one (.*) three")
groups := re.FindStringSubmatch("one two three")
if len(groups) > 0 {
fmt.Println(groups[1])
}
groups := re.FindStringSubmatch("one two three")
if len(groups) > 0 {
fmt.Println(groups[1])
}
Define an empty list
Assign the variable
"list" to a list with no elements
python
list = []
csharp
var list = new List<object>();
erlang
List = [],
fantom
list := [,]
groovy
list = []
// if a special kind of list is required
list = new LinkedList() // java style
LinkedList list = [] // statically typed
// using 'as' operator
list = [] as java.util.concurrent.CopyOnWriteArrayList
list = new LinkedList() // java style
LinkedList list = [] // statically typed
// using 'as' operator
list = [] as java.util.concurrent.CopyOnWriteArrayList
go
var l []string;
Define a static list
Define the list
[One, Two, Three, Four, Five]
python
list = ['One', 'Two', 'Three', 'Four', 'Five']
print list
print list
csharp
IList<string> list = new string[]{"One","Two","Three","Four","Five"};
erlang
List = [one, two, three, four, five],
List = ['One', 'Two', 'Three', 'Four', 'Five'],
fantom
list := ["One", "Two", "Three", "Four", "Five"]
groovy
list = ['One', 'Two', 'Three', 'Four', 'Five']
// other variations
List<String> numbers1 = ['One', 'Two', 'Three', 'Four', 'Five']
String[] numbers2 = ['One', 'Two', 'Three', 'Four', 'Five']
numbers3 = new LinkedList(['One', 'Two', 'Three', 'Four', 'Five'])
numbers4 = ['One', 'Two', 'Three', 'Four', 'Five'] as Stack // Groovy 1.6+
List<String> numbers1 = ['One', 'Two', 'Three', 'Four', 'Five']
String[] numbers2 = ['One', 'Two', 'Three', 'Four', 'Five']
numbers3 = new LinkedList(['One', 'Two', 'Three', 'Four', 'Five'])
numbers4 = ['One', 'Two', 'Three', 'Four', 'Five'] as Stack // Groovy 1.6+
go
var l = []string{"One", "Two", "Three", "Four", "Five"}
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'])
csharp
using System.Collections.Generic;
public class JoinEach {
public static void Main() {
var list = new List<string>() {"Apple", "Banana", "Carrot"};
System.Console.WriteLine( string.Join(", ", list.ToArray()) );
}
}
public class JoinEach {
public static void Main() {
var list = new List<string>() {"Apple", "Banana", "Carrot"};
System.Console.WriteLine( string.Join(", ", list.ToArray()) );
}
}
erlang
Result = string:join(Fruit, ", "),
Result = lists:foldl(fun (E, Acc) -> Acc ++ ", " ++ E end, hd(Fruit), tl(Fruit)),
Result = lists:flatten([ hd(Fruit) | [ ", " ++ X || X <- tl(Fruit)]]).
fantom
["Apple", "Banana", "Carrot"].join(", ")
groovy
string = fruit.join(', ')
string = fruit.toString()[1..-2]
go
s := strings.Join([]string {"Apple", "Banana", "Carrot"}, ", ")
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]
list[2]
csharp
string[] items = new string[] { "One", "Two", "Three", "Four", "Five" };
List<string> list = new List<string>(items);
string third = list[2]; // "Three"
List<string> list = new List<string>(items);
string third = list[2]; // "Three"
// Make sure you import the System.Linq namespace.
// This is not the preferred way of indexing if you are using Lists.
string[] items = new string[] { "One", "Two", "Three", "Four", "Five" };
IEnumerable<string> list = new List<string>(items);
string third = list.ElementAt(2); // Three
// This is not the preferred way of indexing if you are using Lists.
string[] items = new string[] { "One", "Two", "Three", "Four", "Five" };
IEnumerable<string> list = new List<string>(items);
string third = list.ElementAt(2); // Three
erlang
Result = lists:nth(3, List),
Result = element(3, list_to_tuple(List)),
{Left, _} = lists:split(3, List), Result = lists:last(Left),
Result = nth0(2, List),
fantom
["One", "Two", "Three", "Four", "Five"][2]
["One", "Two", "Three", "Four", "Five"].get(2)
groovy
list = ['One', 'Two', 'Three', 'Four', 'Five']
result = list[2] // index starts at 0
result = list[2] // index starts at 0
go
fmt.Println(list[2])
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
print myList
del myList[0]
# or
myList.pop(0) # returns 'Apple'
print myList
csharp
class Solution1516
{
static void Main()
{
List<string> fruit = new List<string>() { "Apple", "Banana", "Carrot" };
fruit.RemoveAt(0);
}
}
{
static void Main()
{
List<string> fruit = new List<string>() { "Apple", "Banana", "Carrot" };
fruit.RemoveAt(0);
}
}
erlang
Result = tl(List),
[_|Result] = List,
N = 1, {Left, Right} = lists:split(N - 1, List), Result = Left ++ tl(Right),
Result = drop(1, List),
fantom
list := ["Apple", "Banana", "Carrot"]
list.removeAt(0)
list.removeAt(0)
groovy
// to produce a new list
newlist = list.tail() // for 'Apple' at start
newlist = list - 'Apple' // for 'Apple' anywhere
newlist = list.tail() // for 'Apple' at start
newlist = list - 'Apple' // for 'Apple' anywhere
// mutate original list
list.remove(0)
list.remove(0)
go
offset := 0
list = append(list[:offset], list[offset+1:]...)
list = append(list[:offset], list[offset+1:]...)
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
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)
h = Counter("abacbb")
print(h)
csharp
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
// This is a "functional" C# approach
// NOTE: In C# "maps" are of type Dictionary<Tkey, TValue>
// so our histogram map is of type Dictionary<object, int>
public class HistogramMap {
public Dictionary<object, int> FromList(List<object> list) {
// The "Aggregate" method works like "inject" in many other languages.
return list.Aggregate(
new Dictionary<object, int>(),
(map, obj) => {
// If this is the first time we've seen this obj, set the count to 0
if (!map.ContainsKey(obj)) map[obj] = 0;
// Increment the count
map[obj]++;
// Return the map for the next iteration.
// NOTE: This does NOT return from our "FromList" method
return map;
}
);
}
public static void Main() {
// Create our Histogram Map from a new list
var map = new HistogramMap().FromList(
new List<object>() { 'a', 'b', 'a', 'c', 'b', 'b' }
);
// This just prints the result
System.Console.WriteLine (
string.Join (", ",
// "Select" works like "map" or "collect" in many other languages
map.Select( kvp =>
string.Format("{0} : {1}", kvp.Key, kvp.Value)
).ToArray()
)
);
}
}
using System.Linq;
// This is a "functional" C# approach
// NOTE: In C# "maps" are of type Dictionary<Tkey, TValue>
// so our histogram map is of type Dictionary<object, int>
public class HistogramMap {
public Dictionary<object, int> FromList(List<object> list) {
// The "Aggregate" method works like "inject" in many other languages.
return list.Aggregate(
new Dictionary<object, int>(),
(map, obj) => {
// If this is the first time we've seen this obj, set the count to 0
if (!map.ContainsKey(obj)) map[obj] = 0;
// Increment the count
map[obj]++;
// Return the map for the next iteration.
// NOTE: This does NOT return from our "FromList" method
return map;
}
);
}
public static void Main() {
// Create our Histogram Map from a new list
var map = new HistogramMap().FromList(
new List<object>() { 'a', 'b', 'a', 'c', 'b', 'b' }
);
// This just prints the result
System.Console.WriteLine (
string.Join (", ",
// "Select" works like "map" or "collect" in many other languages
map.Select( kvp =>
string.Format("{0} : {1}", kvp.Key, kvp.Value)
).ToArray()
)
);
}
}
new[] {"a","b","a","c","b","b"}
.GroupBy(s => s)
.Select(s => new { Value = s.Key, Count = s.Count() })
.ToList()
.ForEach(e => Console.WriteLine("{0} : {1} ", e.Value, e.Count));
.GroupBy(s => s)
.Select(s => new { Value = s.Key, Count = s.Count() })
.ToList()
.ForEach(e => Console.WriteLine("{0} : {1} ", e.Value, e.Count));
erlang
% Imperative Solution
Histogram = histogram(List),
Histogram = histogram(List),
% Functional (1) Solution
Histogram = histogram(List),
Histogram = histogram(List),
lists:foldl(fun(Elem, OldDict) ->
dict:update_counter(Elem, 1, OldDict)
end,
dict:new(),
[a,b,a,c,b,b])).
dict:update_counter(Elem, 1, OldDict)
end,
dict:new(),
[a,b,a,c,b,b])).
fantom
list := ["a","b","a","c","b","b"]
map := [Str:Int][:]
list.each |Str s, Int i| { if(!map.containsKey(s)) map.add(s,1); else map[s] = ++map[s] }
echo (map)
map := [Str:Int][:]
list.each |Str s, Int i| { if(!map.containsKey(s)) map.add(s,1); else map[s] = ++map[s] }
echo (map)
groovy
histogram = [:]
list.each { item ->
if (!histogram.containsKey(item)) histogram[item] = 0
histogram[item]++
}
list.each { item ->
if (!histogram.containsKey(item)) histogram[item] = 0
histogram[item]++
}
histogram = [:]
list.each { histogram[it] = (histogram[it] ?: 0) + 1 }
list.each { histogram[it] = (histogram[it] ?: 0) + 1 }
go
var maplist = make(map[string]int)
var list = [6]string{"a","b","a","c","b","b"}
for _, v := range list {
maplist[v] += 1
}
fmt.Println(maplist)
var list = [6]string{"a","b","a","c","b","b"}
for _, v := range list {
maplist[v] += 1
}
fmt.Println(maplist)
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!'
print 'Hello, Bob!'
csharp
if (name == "Bob") Console.WriteLine("Hello, {0}!", name);
erlang
if (Name == "Bob") -> io:format("Hello, ~s!~n", [Name]) ; true -> false end.
case Name of "Bob" -> io:format("Hello, ~s!~n", [Name]) ; _ -> false end.
Name == "Bob" andalso (begin io:format("Hello, ~s!~n", [Name]), true end).
fantom
if (name=="Bob") echo("Hello, Bob!")
groovy
if (name=='Bob')
println "Hello, Bob!"
println "Hello, Bob!"
go
if name == "Bob" {
fmt.Println("Hello", name)
}
fmt.Println("Hello", name)
}
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")
time.strptime("2008-05-06 13:29", "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M")
csharp
DateTime parsedDate = DateTime.Parse("2008-05-06 13:29");
// Ideally, you would catch the potential FormatException or use DateTime.TryParse in production code.
// Ideally, you would catch the potential FormatException or use DateTime.TryParse in production code.
erlang
% AFAIK, no datetime-parsing library exists; 'parse_to_datetime' is a simplistic, problem-specific hack
LocalDateTime = erlang:universaltime_to_localtime(parse_to_datetime("2008-05-06 13:29:34")),
LocalDateTime = erlang:universaltime_to_localtime(parse_to_datetime("2008-05-06 13:29:34")),
fantom
dt := DateTime.fromLocale("2008-05-06 13:29", "YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm")
groovy
def date = new SimpleDateFormat("yyy-MM-dd HH:mm").parse("2008-05-06 13:29")
def date = Date.parse("yyy-MM-dd HH:mm", "2008-05-06 13:29")
go
t, err := time.Parse("2006-01-02 15:04", "2008-05-06 13:29")
if err == nil {
fmt.Println(t)
}
if err == nil {
fmt.Println(t)
}
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.
If you can also do this without creating a Date object you can show that too.
python
from datetime import datetime
print datetime.utcnow()
print datetime.utcnow()
csharp
// Creating a variable first:
DateTime now = DateTime.Now;
Console.WriteLine(now);
// Without creating a variable:
Console.WriteLine(DateTime.Now);
DateTime now = DateTime.Now;
Console.WriteLine(now);
// Without creating a variable:
Console.WriteLine(DateTime.Now);
erlang
io:format("~p~n", [calendar:local_time()])
fantom
echo(DateTime.now)
groovy
println new Date()
go
fmt.Println(time.Now())
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()
""" Greet someone.
"""
def __init__(self, whom):
self._whom = whom
def greet(self):
print "Hello, %s!" % self._whom
Greeter("world").greet()
csharp
using System;
class Greeter
{
private string name {get;set;}
public void Greet(){
Console.WriteLine("Hello, {0}",name);
}
public Greeter(string name){
this.name = name;
}
}
class Test
{
static void Main()
{
new Greeter("Dante").Greet();
}
}
class Greeter
{
private string name {get;set;}
public void Greet(){
Console.WriteLine("Hello, {0}",name);
}
public Greeter(string name){
this.name = name;
}
}
class Test
{
static void Main()
{
new Greeter("Dante").Greet();
}
}
erlang
Greeter = make_greeter("world!"),
Greeter(greet).
Greeter(greet).
fantom
class Greeter
{
private Str whom
new make(Str whom) { this.whom = whom }
Void greet() { echo("Hello, $whom") }
}
Greeter("world").greet
{
private Str whom
new make(Str whom) { this.whom = whom }
Void greet() { echo("Hello, $whom") }
}
Greeter("world").greet
groovy
// version using named parameters
class Greeter {
def whom
def greet() { println "Hello, $whom" }
}
new Greeter(whom:'world').greet()
class Greeter {
def whom
def greet() { println "Hello, $whom" }
}
new Greeter(whom:'world').greet()
// version using traditional constructor
class Greeter {
private whom
Greeter(whom) { this.whom = whom }
def greet() { println "Hello, $whom" }
}
new Greeter('world').greet()
class Greeter {
private whom
Greeter(whom) { this.whom = whom }
def greet() { println "Hello, $whom" }
}
new Greeter('world').greet()
go
type Greeter struct {
whom string
}
func (g Greeter) greet() {
fmt.Printf("Hello %s\n", g.whom)
}
func main() {
Greeter{"world"}.greet()
}
whom string
}
func (g Greeter) greet() {
fmt.Printf("Hello %s\n", g.whom)
}
func main() {
Greeter{"world"}.greet()
}
