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)
P A H N A P L S I I G Y I RAnd 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 text, int nRows);
convert("PAYPALISHIRING", 3)
should return
"PAHNAPLSIIGYIR"
.
class Solution {
public:
string convert(string s, int nRows) {
string ss(s);
if(nRows == 1) return ss;
int i = 0, is, ib;
is = 0;
while(is < s.length()) {
ss[i++] = s[is];
is = is + 2 * nRows - 2;
}
for(int k = 1; k < nRows - 1; k++) {
is = k;
ib = k;
ss[i++] = s[is];
is = is + 2 * nRows - 2;
ib = is - 2 * k;
while(is < s.length()) {
ss[i++] = s[ib];
ss[i++] = s[is];
is = is + 2 * nRows - 2;
ib = is - 2 * k;
}
if(ib < s.length()) ss[i++]=s[ib];
}
is = nRows - 1;
while(is < s.length()) {
ss[i++] = s[is];
is = is + 2 * nRows - 2;
}
return ss;
}
};