Leetcode 6. ZigZag Conversion (Easy) (cpp)
Tag: String
Difficulty: Easy
/*
6. ZigZag Conversion (Easy)
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)
P A H N
A P L S I I G
Y I R
And then read line by line: "PAHNAPLSIIGYIR"
Write the code that will take a string and make this conversion given a number of rows:
s
string convert(string text, int nRows);
convert("PAYPALISHIRING", 3) should return "PAHNAPLSIIGYIR".
*/
class Solution {
public:
string convert(string s, int numRows) {
if (numRows == 1) return s;
string res;
int delta1 = 2 * numRows - 2;
for (int i = 0; i < numRows; i++) {
int j = i, delta2 = delta1 - 2 * i;
while (j < s.size()) {
res += s[j];
if (delta2 == 0 || delta2 == delta1) j += delta1;
else {
j += delta2;
if (j >= s.size()) break;
res += s[j];
j += delta1 - delta2;
}
}
}
return res;
}
};