I am trying to solve some problems with Google Code Jam, where the input matrix is usually indicated in this form:
2 3
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
where each element of the matrix consists, for example, of three integers. Therefore, this example should be converted to
#!scala
Array(
Array(A(1,2,3),A(4,5,6),A(7,8,9),
Array(A(2,3,4),A(5,6,7),A(8,9,0),
)
The enforcement decision will look like
input = """2 3
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
"""
lines = input.split('\n')
class Aclass:
def __init__(self,a,b,c):
pass
print lines[0]
m,n = (int(x) for x in lines[0].split())
array = []
row = []
A = []
for line in lines[1:]:
for elt in line.split():
A.append(elt)
if len(A)== 3:
row.append(Aclass(A[0],A[1],A[2]))
A = []
array.append(row)
row = []
from pprint import pprint
pprint(array)
The functional solution I was thinking about
#!scala
def splitList[A](l:List[A],i:Int):List[List[A]] = {
if (l.isEmpty) return List[List[A]]()
val (head,tail) = l.splitAt(i)
return head :: splitList(tail,i)
}
def readMatrix(src:Iterator[String]):Array[Array[TrafficLight]] = {
val Array(x,y) = src.next.split(" +").map(_.trim.toInt)
val mat = src.take(x).toList.map(_.split(" ").
map(_.trim.toInt)).
map(a => splitList(a.toList,3).
map(b => TrafficLight(b(0),b(1),b(2))
).toArray
).toArray
return mat
}
But I really think this is the wrong way, because:
- I use a functional structure
Listfor each row and then convert it to an array. All code looks much less spectacular - I find it less elegant and much less readable than a python solution. It is more difficult to determine which of the functions of the card works on the fact that since they all use the same semantics.
?