Comparing two time values [duplicate] - java

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How do I compare strings in Java?
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I have participated in a challenge, in which the requirement is to compare two time values t1 and t2, and print First if t1 occurs before t2 ; otherwise, print Second.
And, t1 != t2.
Sample Input:
2
10:19PM 02:49AM
08:49AM 09:10AM
Sample Output:
Second
First
My code:
import java.util.*;
public class Solution {
static String timeCompare(String t1, String t2){
// Complete this function
String half1 = t1.substring(t1.length()-2); // gets AM/PM value
String half2 = t2.substring(t2.length()-2);
String time1 = t1.substring(0, t1.length()-2);
String time2 = t2.substring(0, t2.length()-2);
//System.out.println(time1);
int hour1 = Integer.parseInt(time1.split(":")[0]);
int hour2 = Integer.parseInt(time2.split(":")[0]);
int min1 = Integer.parseInt(time1.split(":")[1]);
int min2 = Integer.parseInt(time2.split(":")[1]);
if(hour1 == 12) {
hour1 = 0;
//System.out.println(hour1);;
}
if(hour2 == 12) {
hour2 = 0;
}
//System.out.println(hour1+" , "+hour2);
if(half1.equals(half2)){
// System.out.println(1);
if(hour1 == hour2){
if(min1 > min2){
return "Second";
}
else{
return "First";
}
}
else if(hour1 > hour2){
return "Second";
}
else{
//System.out.println(2);
return "First";
}
}
else if (half1 == "AM"){
return "First";
}
else{
return "Second";
}
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
Scanner in = new Scanner(System.in);
int q = in.nextInt();
for(int a0 = 0; a0 < q; a0++){
String t1 = in.next();
String t2 = in.next();
String result = timeCompare(t1, t2);
System.out.println(result);
}
}
}
I am not sure what am I doing wrong. But only 1 out of 10 test cases passed.
Can you tell what's wrong?

half1 == "AM" Here you have made a mistake. For String comparison , You need to use String#equals() method.
So change that line with half1.equals("AM"). This will do your work.

Refer to example here:
import java.time.LocalTime;
public class Main {
public static void main(String[] args) {
LocalTime t1 = LocalTime.of(10, 10, 0)
LocalTime t2 = LocalTime.of(11, 11, 0);
int result = t2.compareTo(t1);
if(result < 0){
System.out.println("Second");
}else if(result > 0 ){
System.out.println("First");
}else{
System.out.println("Same Time");
}
}
}
The code above generates the following result:
Second

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Algorithm to find `balanced number` - the same number of even and odd dividers

We define balanced number as number which has the same number of even and odd dividers e.g (2 and 6 are balanced numbers). I tried to do task for polish SPOJ however I always exceed time.
The task is to find the smallest balance number bigger than given on input.
There is example input:
2 (amount of data set)
1
2
and output should be:
2
6
This is my code:
import java.math.BigDecimal;
import java.util.Scanner;
public class Main {
private static final BigDecimal TWO = new BigDecimal("2");
public static void main(String[] args) throws java.lang.Exception {
Scanner in = new Scanner(System.in);
int numberOfAttempts = in.nextInt();
for (int i = 0; i < numberOfAttempts; i++) {
BigDecimal fromNumber = in.nextBigDecimal();
findBalancedNumber(fromNumber);
}
}
private static boolean isEven(BigDecimal number){
if(number.remainder(new BigDecimal("2")).compareTo(BigDecimal.ZERO) != 0){
return false;
}
return true;
}
private static void findBalancedNumber(BigDecimal fromNumber) {
BigDecimal potentialBalancedNumber = fromNumber.add(BigDecimal.ONE);
while (true) {
int evenDivider = 0;
int oddDivider = 1; //to not start from 1 as divisor, it's always odd and divide potentialBalancedNumber so can start checking divisors from 2
if (isEven(potentialBalancedNumber)) {
evenDivider = 1;
} else {
oddDivider++;
}
for (BigDecimal divider = TWO; (divider.compareTo(potentialBalancedNumber.divide(TWO)) == -1 || divider.compareTo(potentialBalancedNumber.divide(TWO)) == 0); divider = divider.add(BigDecimal.ONE)) {
boolean isDivisor = potentialBalancedNumber.remainder(divider).compareTo(BigDecimal.ZERO) == 0;
if(isDivisor){
boolean isEven = divider.remainder(new BigDecimal("2")).compareTo(BigDecimal.ZERO) == 0;
boolean isOdd = divider.remainder(new BigDecimal("2")).compareTo(BigDecimal.ZERO) != 0;
if (isDivisor && isEven) {
evenDivider++;
} else if (isDivisor && isOdd) {
oddDivider++;
}
}
}
if (oddDivider == evenDivider) { //found balanced number
System.out.println(potentialBalancedNumber);
break;
}
potentialBalancedNumber = potentialBalancedNumber.add(BigDecimal.ONE);
}
}
}
It seems to work fine but is too slow. Can you please help to find way to optimize it, am I missing something?
As #MarkDickinson suggested, answer is:
private static void findBalancedNumberOptimized(BigDecimal fromNumber) { //2,6,10,14,18,22,26...
if(fromNumber.compareTo(BigDecimal.ONE) == 0){
System.out.println(2);
}
else {
BigDecimal result = fromNumber.divide(new BigDecimal("4")).setScale(0, RoundingMode.HALF_UP).add(BigDecimal.ONE);
result = (TWO.multiply(result).subtract(BigDecimal.ONE)).multiply(TWO); //2(2n-1)
System.out.println(result);
}
}
and it's finally green, thanks Mark!

integer to word conversion in java using map continue question

This is a probable answer of my question in stack overflow.Integer to word conversion
At first I have started with dictionary. Then I came to know it is obsolete. So now I use Map instead of dictionary. My code is work well for number till Millions. But the approach I take here is a naive approach. The main problem of this code is
First: Huge numbers of variable use
2nd: Redundant code block as per program requirement
3rd: Multiple if else statement
I am thinking about this problems
Solution for 2nd problem: using user define function or macros to eliminate redundant code block
Solution for 3rd problem: Using switch case
My code:
public class IntegerEnglish {
public static void main(String args[]){
Scanner in=new Scanner(System.in);
System.out.println("Enter the integer");
int input_number=in.nextInt();
Map<Integer,String> numbers_converter = new HashMap<Integer,String>();
Map<Integer,String> number_place = new HashMap<Integer,String>();
Map<Integer,String> number_2nd = new HashMap<Integer,String>();
numbers_converter.put(0,"Zero");
numbers_converter.put(1,"One");
numbers_converter.put(2,"Two");
numbers_converter.put(3,"Three");
numbers_converter.put(4,"Four");
numbers_converter.put(5,"Five");
numbers_converter.put(6,"Six");
numbers_converter.put(7,"Seven");
numbers_converter.put(8,"Eight");
numbers_converter.put(9,"Nine");
numbers_converter.put(10,"Ten");
numbers_converter.put(11,"Eleven");
numbers_converter.put(12,"Twelve");
numbers_converter.put(13,"Thirteen");
numbers_converter.put(14,"Fourteen ");
numbers_converter.put(15,"Fifteen");
numbers_converter.put(16,"Sixteen");
numbers_converter.put(17,"Seventeen");
numbers_converter.put(18,"Eighteen");
numbers_converter.put(19,"Nineteen");
number_place.put(3,"Hundred");
number_place.put(4,"Thousand");
number_place.put(7,"Million");
number_place.put(11,"Billion");
number_2nd.put(2,"Twenty");
number_2nd.put(3,"Thirty");
number_2nd.put(4,"Forty");
number_2nd.put(5,"Fifty");
number_2nd.put(6,"Sixty");
number_2nd.put(7,"Seventy");
number_2nd.put(8,"Eighty");
number_2nd.put(9,"Ninty");
if(input_number== 0){
System.out.println("zero");
}
else if(input_number>0 && input_number<19){
System.out.println(numbers_converter.get(input_number));
}
else if(input_number>19 && input_number<100){
int rem=input_number%10;
input_number=input_number/10;
System.out.print(number_2nd.get(input_number));
System.out.print(numbers_converter.get(rem));
}
else if(input_number==100){
System.out.println(number_place.get(3));
}
else if(input_number>100 && input_number<1000){
int reminder=input_number%100;
int r1=reminder%10;
int q1=reminder/10;
int quot=input_number/100;
System.out.print(numbers_converter.get(quot) + "hundred");
if(reminder>0 && reminder<20){
System.out.print(numbers_converter.get(reminder));
}
else{
System.out.println(number_2nd.get(q1) + numbers_converter.get(r1));
}
}
else if(input_number==1000){
System.out.println(number_place.get(4));
}
else if(input_number>1000 && input_number<10000){
int rem=input_number%100;
int rem_two=rem%10;
int quotient =rem/10;
input_number=input_number/100;
int thousand=input_number/10;
int hundred = input_number%10;
System.out.print(numbers_converter.get(thousand) + "thousand" + numbers_converter.get(hundred)+ " hundred");
if(rem >0 && rem<20){
System.out.print(numbers_converter.get(rem));
}
else if(rem >19 && rem <100){
System.out.print(number_2nd.get(quotient) + numbers_converter.get(rem_two));
}
}
else if(input_number>10000 && input_number<1000000000){
//Say number 418,229,356
int third_part=input_number%1000;//hold 356
input_number=input_number/1000;//hold 418,229
int sec_part=input_number%1000;//hold 229
input_number=input_number/1000;// hold 418
int rem_m=third_part%100;//hold 56
int rem_m1=rem_m%10;//hold 6
int rem_q=rem_m/10;// hold 5
int q_m=third_part/100;// hold 3
int sec_part_rem=sec_part%100;// hold 29
int sec_part_rem1=sec_part_rem%10;//9
int sec_part_q=sec_part_rem/10;//hold 2
int sec_q=sec_part/100;// hold 2
int input_q=input_number/100;// hold 4
int input_rem=input_number%100;//hold 18
int input_q_q=input_rem/10;//hold 1
int input_rem1=input_rem%10;// hold 8
System.out.print(numbers_converter.get(input_q) + " hundred ");
if(input_rem>0 && input_rem<20){
System.out.print(numbers_converter.get(input_rem)+ " Million ");
}
else{
System.out.print(number_2nd.get(input_q_q) + " " + numbers_converter.get(input_rem1) + " Million ");
}
System.out.print(numbers_converter.get(sec_q) + " hundred ");
if(sec_part_rem >0 && sec_part_rem<20){
System.out.println(numbers_converter.get(sec_part_rem) + " thousand ");
}
else{
System.out.print(number_2nd.get(sec_part_q) + " " + numbers_converter.get(sec_part_rem1) + " thousand ");
}
System.out.print(numbers_converter.get(q_m) + " hundred ");
if(rem_m>0 && rem_m<20){
System.out.print(numbers_converter.get(rem_m));
}
else{
System.out.print(number_2nd.get(rem_q) + " " + numbers_converter.get(rem_m1));
}
}
}
}
Redundant Code Blocks
int rem=input_number%100;
int rem_two=rem%10;
int quotient =rem/10;
input_number=input_number/100;
int thousand=input_number/10;
int hundred = input_number%10;
This type of code block used almost every where. Taking a number divide it with 100 or 1000 to find out the hundred position then then divide it with 10 to find out the tenth position of the number. Finally using %(modular division) to find out the ones position.
How could I include user define function and switch case to minimize the code block.
Instead of storing the results in variables, use a method call:
int remainder100(int aNumber) {
return aNumber % 100;
}
int remainder10(int aNumber) {
return aNumber % 10;
}
...etc.
System.out.println(numbers_converter.get(remainder100(input_number)));
About 3rd problem: I wouldn't use switch ... case, too many cases.
Instead, take advantage that numbering repeats itself every 3 digits. That means the pattern for thousands and millions is the same (and billions, trillions, etc).
To do that, use a loop like this:
ArrayList<String> partialResult = new ArrayList<String>();
int powersOf1000 = 0;
for (int kiloCounter = input_number; kiloCounter > 0; kiloCounter /= 1000) {
partialResult.add(getThousandsMilionsBillionsEtc(powersOf1000++);
partialResult.add(convertThreeDigits(kiloCounter % 1000));
}
Then you can print out the contents of partialResult in reverse order to get the final number.
I'd suggest you break your single main method down into a couple of classes. And if you haven't already create a few unit tests to allow you to easily test / refactor things. You'll find it quicker than starting the app and reading from stdin.
You'll find it easier to deal with the number as a string. Rather than dividing by 10 all the time you just take the last character of the string. You could have a class that does that bit for you, and a separate one that does the convert.
Here's what I came up with, but I'm sure it can be improved. It has a PoppableNumber class which allows the last character of the initial number to be easily retrieved. And the NumberToString class which has a static convert method to perform the conversion.
An example of a test would be
#Test
public void Convert102356Test() {
assertEquals("one hundred and two thousand three hundred and fifty six", NumberToString.convert(102356));
}
And here's the NumberToString class :
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Map;
public class NumberToString {
// billion is enough for an int, obviously need more for long
private static String[] power3 = new String[] {"", "thousand", "million", "billion"};
private static Map<String,String> numbers_below_twenty = new HashMap<String,String>();
private static Map<String,String> number_tens = new HashMap<String,String>();
static {
numbers_below_twenty.put("0","");
numbers_below_twenty.put("1","one");
numbers_below_twenty.put("2","two");
numbers_below_twenty.put("3","three");
numbers_below_twenty.put("4","four");
numbers_below_twenty.put("5","five");
numbers_below_twenty.put("6","six");
numbers_below_twenty.put("7","seven");
numbers_below_twenty.put("8","eight");
numbers_below_twenty.put("9","nine");
numbers_below_twenty.put("10","ten");
numbers_below_twenty.put("11","eleven");
numbers_below_twenty.put("12","twelve");
numbers_below_twenty.put("13","thirteen");
numbers_below_twenty.put("14","fourteen ");
numbers_below_twenty.put("15","fifteen");
numbers_below_twenty.put("16","sixteen");
numbers_below_twenty.put("17","seventeen");
numbers_below_twenty.put("18","eighteen");
numbers_below_twenty.put("19","nineteen");
number_tens.put(null,"");
number_tens.put("","");
number_tens.put("0","");
number_tens.put("2","twenty");
number_tens.put("3","thirty");
number_tens.put("4","forty");
number_tens.put("5","fifty");
number_tens.put("6","sixty");
number_tens.put("7","seventy");
number_tens.put("8","eighty");
number_tens.put("9","ninty");
}
public static String convert(int value) {
if (value == 0) {
return "zero";
}
PoppableNumber number = new PoppableNumber(value);
String result = "";
int power3Count = 0;
while (number.hasMore()) {
String nextPart = convertUnitTenHundred(number.pop(), number.pop(), number.pop());
nextPart = join(nextPart, " ", power3[power3Count++], true);
result = join(nextPart, " ", result);
}
if (number.isNegative()) {
result = join("minus", " ", result);
}
return result;
}
public static String convertUnitTenHundred(String units, String tens, String hundreds) {
String tens_and_units_part = "";
if (numbers_below_twenty.containsKey(tens+units)) {
tens_and_units_part = numbers_below_twenty.get(tens+units);
}
else {
tens_and_units_part = join(number_tens.get(tens), " ", numbers_below_twenty.get(units));
}
String hundred_part = join(numbers_below_twenty.get(hundreds), " ", "hundred", true);
return join(hundred_part, " and ", tens_and_units_part);
}
public static String join(String part1, String sep, String part2) {
return join(part1, sep, part2, false);
}
public static String join(String part1, String sep, String part2, boolean part1Required) {
if (part1 == null || part1.length() == 0) {
return (part1Required) ? "" : part2;
}
if (part2.length() == 0) {
return part1;
}
return part1 + sep + part2;
}
/**
*
* Convert an int to a string, and allow the last character to be taken off the string using pop() method.
*
* e.g.
* 1432
* Will give 2, then 3, then 4, and finally 1 on subsequent calls to pop().
*
* If there is nothing left, pop() will just return an empty string.
*
*/
static class PoppableNumber {
private int original;
private String number;
private int start;
private int next;
PoppableNumber(int value) {
this.original = value;
this.number = String.valueOf(value);
this.next = number.length();
this.start = (value < 0) ? 1 : 0; // allow for minus sign.
}
boolean isNegative() {
return (original < 0);
}
boolean hasMore() {
return (next > start);
}
String pop() {
return hasMore() ? number.substring(--next, next+1) : "";
}
}
}

NZEC error for ACODE spoj

I am solving the Acode problem of SPOJ.It is a simple Dp problem here
This is my solution:
//http://www.spoj.com/problems/ACODE/
import java.util.Scanner;
//import java.util.Math;
public class Acode {
public static void main(String[] args)
{
Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in);
String encodedString = sc.next();
while (!encodedString.equals("0")) {
long number = numOfDecodings(encodedString);
System.out.println(number);
encodedString = sc.next();
}
return;
}
public static long numOfDecodings(String encodedString)
{
int lengthOfString = encodedString.length();
long decode[] = new long[lengthOfString];
decode[0] = 1;
if (isCurrentTwoDigitsValid(encodedString, 1)) {
decode[1] = 2;
} else {
decode[1] = 1;
}
for (int i=2; i<lengthOfString; i++) {
if (isCurrentTwoDigitsValid(encodedString, i)) {
decode[i] = decode[i-2] + decode[i-1];
} else {
decode[i] = decode[i-1];
}
}
return decode[lengthOfString-1];
}
public static boolean isCurrentTwoDigitsValid(String encodedString, int startIndex)
{
char c1 = encodedString.charAt(startIndex);
char c2 = encodedString.charAt(startIndex-1);
if ( (c2=='1') || (c2=='2' && c1<='6')) {
return true;
} else {
return false;
}
}
}
But I am getting an NZEC error when I try to submit it.I tested it for large values too and it is not breaking.I am not understanding how else to improve it.
When input size is 1 you get an error in
if (isCurrentTwoDigitsValid(encodedString, 1)) {
decode[1] = 2;
} else {
decode[1] = 1;
}
because of accessing out of the decode array bounds.
You treat 0 as a valid number, but it's not. For example, the correct answer for input "10" is 1, not 2.

How to pass a String parameter to a void method? [duplicate]

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What does "Incompatible types: void cannot be converted to ..." mean?
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Closed 3 years ago.
I need to write a Java program for a course I'm taking which looks for genes in a strand of DNA.The Issue I am having is that from the test method, I need to pass printAllgenes(a) to the void printAllgenes method. In the test method I've tried setting 'int a' to 'String a', but in either case an error when compiling explaining that void cannot be converted to int or String. I'm sure its obvious, but I'm very new to programming, so please pardon my ignorance! Thank you.
import java.io.*;
import edu.duke.*;
public class FindProtein {
public void test() {
String a = "atg aaa tab tag atg aaa tga aat ag";
int b = printAllgenes(a);
System.out.println("DNA string is " + a);
System.out.println("Gene found is " + b);
}
public void printAllgenes(String dna) {
int sp = 0; //start point
while (true) {
int start = dna.indexOf("atg,sp");
if (start == -1) {
break;
}
int stop = findStopIndex(dna, start + 3);
if (stop != dna.length()) {
System.out.println(dna.substring(start, stop + 3));
sp = stop + 3;
} else {
sp = sp + 3;
}
}
}
public int findStopIndex(String dna, int index) {
int tga = dna.indexOf("tga", index);
if (tga == -1 || (tga - index) % 3 != 0) {
tga = dna.length();
}
int taa = dna.indexOf("taa", index);
if (taa == -1 || (taa - index) % 3 != 0) {
taa = dna.length();
}
int tag = dna.indexOf("tag", index);
if (tag == -1 || (tga - index) % 3 != 0) {
tag = dna.length();
}
return Math.min(tga, Math.min(taa, tag));
}
}
Try to use just:
printAllgenes(a);
Because printAllgenes method doesn't have any type of return statement.
change return type void to int It will return your count whatever u want to return from printAllgenes(String dns) Method. You will get a int return which will initialize you variable b that is being displayed on Console.
public int printAllgenes(String dna){
int sp = 0; //start point
while (true){
int start = dna.indexOf("atg,sp");
if (start==-1){
break;
}
int stop = findStopIndex(dna,start+3);
if (stop!=dna.length()){
System.out.println(dna.substring(start,stop+3));
sp=stop+3;
}
else{
sp=sp+3;
}
}
return sp;
}
Now Your Test Method Implementation will work fine...
public void test(){
String a= "atg aaa tab tag atg aaa tga aat ag";
int b = printAllgenes(a);
System.out.println("DNA string is " +a);
System.out.println("Gene found is "+b);
}
Thank you..

Loop will not execute properly

I am writing a program for class and the loop seems to not execute correctly. It always returns the value for i as 0. The rest of the code seems to work as advertised, i is just not increasing in index value.
public class Day {
String strDay;
private int d = 0;
private String[] Days = {"SUNDAY", "MONDAY", "TUESDAY", "WEDNESDAY", "THURSDAY", "FRIDAY", "SATURDAY"};
String day;
public Day() {
return;
}
public Day(String strDay) {// this is my issue. I think I am going about this constructor all wrong
for (int i = 0; i < Days.length; i++) {
if (strDay.equalsIgnoreCase(Days[i]))
d = i;
return;
}
}
public int getDay() {
return d;
}
public void nexDay() {
int next;
if (d < 6) {
next = (this.d) + 1;
System.out.println("Next Day is :" + Days[next]);
} else {
next = 0;
System.out.println("Next Day is :" + Days[next]);
}
}
public void prevDay() {
int prev = 0;
if ((d > 0) && (d < 6)) {
prev = (this.d) - 1;
System.out.println("previous day is " + Days[prev]);
} else
System.out.println("previous day id " + Days[6]);
}
public int calcDay(int num) {
int newDay;
this.d = d + num;
newDay = this.d % 7;
System.out.println("calc day is" + Days[d]);
return newDay;
}
public void print() {
System.out.println("day is " + Days[d]);
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
String day;
Day Callmethod = new Day();
Scanner console = new Scanner(System.in);
System.out.println("enter a day of the week");
day = console.nextLine();
Callmethod.print();
Callmethod.nexDay();
Callmethod.prevDay();
Callmethod.getDay();
}
}
Well, this
Day Callmethod = new Day();
is calling your empty constructor. Not your constructor with a loop (which takes a String). Also, Java variables start with a lower case letter (Callmethod looks like a class). I think you were looking for something like
Day day = new Day("SUNDAY");
Also, your if needs braces or the return will be invoked without doing anything (unless it matches on the first entry) like
for(int i=0;i<Days.length;i++){
if (strDay.equalsIgnoreCase(Days[i])) {
d = i;
return;
}
}
try change this:
public Day(String strDay)/// this is my issue. I think I am going about this constructor all wrong
{
for(int i=0;i<Days.length;i++){
if (strDay.equalsIgnoreCase(Days[i]))
d = i;
return;
}
}
for this:
public Day(String strDay)/// this is my issue. I think I am going about this constructor all wrong
{
for(int i=0;i<Days.length;i++){
if (strDay.equalsIgnoreCase(Days[i]))
{
d = i;
return;
}
}
}
Without the curly braces your conditional block will be only the next line of code. So your loop was only running once
public Day(String strDay) {
for (int i = 0; i < Days.length; i++) {
if (strDay == Days[i])
d = i;
return;
}
}
If I understood it clearly this will work. If not, just explain me what the goal is on that for loop. And place the return statement outisde of the next bracket.

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