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:
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: P I N A L S I G Y A H R P I
My Solution:
class Solution {
public String convert(String s, int numRows) {
if(numRows >= s.length() || numRows == 1)
return s;
StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
int index = numRows * 2 - 2;
int temp = 0;
for(int i = 0; i < numRows; i++){
temp = i;
while(temp < s.length()){
sb.append(s.charAt(temp));
if(i != 0 && i != numRows - 1 && temp + index - 2 * i < s.length())
sb.append(s.charAt(temp + index - 2 * i));
temp += index;
}
}
return sb.toString();
}
}