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import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Arrays;
public class MainExercises
{
/*
you should create a triangle with "*" and return a two-dimensional array of characters based on that
the triangle's area is empty, which means some characters should be " "
example 1, input = 3:
*
**
***
example 2, input = 5:
*
**
* *
* *
*****
the output has to be a two-dimensional array of characters, so don't just print the triangle!
*/
public char[][] generateTriangle(int n) {
// todo
return null;
}
/*
SPIRAL TRAVERSAL OF A RECTANGULAR MATRIX
Given a rectangular matrix (2D array) of integers, this method traverses
it in a spiral order (clockwise from outside to inside) and returns
the elements as a 1D array.
EXAMPLE:
Input matrix:
1 2 3
4 5 6
7 8 9
Spiral order: start at top-left (1), go right →, then down ↓,
then left ←, then up ↑, then repeat inward.
Result: {1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 8, 7, 4, 5}
so you should walk in that matrix in a curl and then add the numbers in order you've seen them in a 1D array
RECTANGULAR MATRIX ASSUMPTION:
This method assumes the input matrix is RECTANGULAR (all rows have
the same number of columns). In Java, we can verify this because
2D arrays might be jagged (rows of different lengths).
IMPORTANT: In Java, we do NOT need to pass rows and cols!
The 2D array 'matrix' knows its own dimensions:
- Number of rows: matrix.length
- Number of columns: matrix[0].length (if rectangular)
*/
public int[] spiralTraversal(int[][] matrix) {
// todo
return null;
}
/*
integer partitioning is a combinatorics problem in discreet maths
the problem is to generate sum numbers which their summation is the input number
e.g. 1 -> all partitions of integer 3 are:
3
2, 1
1, 1, 1
e.g. 2 -> for number 4 goes as:
4
3, 1
2, 2
2, 1, 1
1, 1, 1, 1
Note: As you can see in the examples, we want to generate distinct partitions,
which means 1,2 and 2,1 are not different — they count as the same combination.
You should generate all partitions of the input number.
Hint: You can determine the size and order of the arrays by finding the pattern
of partitions and their count. Trust me, this one's fun and easy :)
If you're familiar with Lists and ArrayLists, you can also edit the method's
body to use them instead of arrays.
*/
public int[][] intPartitions(int n) {
// todo
return null;
}
public static void main()
public static char[][] generateTriangle(int n)
{
if (n <= 0)
{
return new char[0][0];
}
char[][] triangle = new char[n][];
for (int i = 0; i < n; i++)
{
triangle[i] = new char[i + 1];
Arrays.fill(triangle[i], ' ');
if (i == n - 1)
{
Arrays.fill(triangle[i], '*');
}
else
{
if (triangle[i].length > 0)
{
triangle[i][0] = '*'; // First character
}
if (triangle[i].length > 1)
{
triangle[i][triangle[i].length - 1] = '*'; // Last character
}
}
}
return triangle;
}
public static int[] spiralTraversal(int[][] matrix)
{
if (matrix == null || matrix.length == 0 || matrix[0].length == 0)
{
return new int[0];
}
int rows = matrix.length;
int cols = matrix[0].length;
int[] result = new int[rows * cols];
int index = 0;
int top = 0, bottom = rows - 1, left = 0, right = cols - 1;
while (top <= bottom && left <= right)
{
// Traverse Right
for (int j = left; j <= right; j++)
{
result[index++] = matrix[top][j];
}
top++;
// Traverse Down
for (int i = top; i <= bottom; i++)
{
result[index++] = matrix[i][right];
}
right--;
// Traverse Left (only if there's a row left to traverse)
if (top <= bottom)
{
for (int j = right; j >= left; j--)
{
result[index++] = matrix[bottom][j];
}
bottom--;
}
// Traverse Up (only if there's a column left to traverse)
if (left <= right)
{
for (int i = bottom; i >= top; i--)
{
result[index++] = matrix[i][left];
}
left++;
}
}
return result;
}
public static int[][] intPartitions(int n)
{
if (n <= 0)
{
return new int[0][0];
}
List<List<Integer>> partitionsList = new ArrayList<>();
findPartitionsHelper(n, n, new ArrayList<>(), partitionsList);
return convertListToArray(partitionsList);
}
private static void findPartitionsHelper(int target, int maxVal, List<Integer> currentPartition, List<List<Integer>> allPartitions)
{
if (target == 0)
{
allPartitions.add(new ArrayList<>(currentPartition));
return;
}
for (int i = Math.min(maxVal, target); i >= 1; i--)
{
currentPartition.add(i);
findPartitionsHelper(target - i, i, currentPartition, allPartitions);
currentPartition.remove(currentPartition.size() - 1);
}
}
private static int[][] convertListToArray(List<List<Integer>> partitionsList)
{
int numRows = partitionsList.size();
if (numRows == 0)
{
return new int[0][0];
}
int[][] result = new int[numRows][];
for (int i = 0; i < numRows; i++)
{
List<Integer> rowList = partitionsList.get(i);
int[] rowArray = new int[rowList.size()];
for (int j = 0; j < rowList.size(); j++)
{
rowArray[j] = rowList.get(j);
}
result[i] = rowArray;
}
return result;
}
}