6. ZigZag Conversion
The string “PAYPALISHIRING” is written in a zigzag pattern on a given number of rows like this: (you may want to display this pattern in a fixed font for better legibility)
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And then read line by line: "PAHNAPLSIIGYIR"Write the code that will take a string and make this conversion given a number of rows:
string convert(string s, int numRows);
Example 1:Input: s = “PAYPALISHIRING”, numRows = 3
Output: “PAHNAPLSIIGYIR”
Example 2:Input: s = “PAYPALISHIRING”, numRows = 4
Output: “PINALSIGYAHRPI”
Explanation:
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public String Convert(String s, int numRows)
{
if (numRows == 1) return s;
StringBuilder ret = new StringBuilder();
int n = s.Length;
int cycleLen = 2 * numRows - 2;
for (int i = 0; i < numRows; i++)
{
for (int j = 0; j + i < n; j += cycleLen)
{
ret.Append(s[j + i]);
if (i != 0 && i != numRows - 1 && j + cycleLen - i < n)
ret.Append(s[j + cycleLen - i]);
}
}
return ret.ToString();
}