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"
.
public class Solution {
public String convert(String s, int numRows) {
if(numRows==1) return s;
StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
for(int i=0;i<numRows;i++){
int j = i;
boolean flag = true;
while(j<s.length()){
sb.append(s.charAt(j));
if(i==0||i==numRows-1){
j += 2*(numRows-1);
}else{
if(flag){
j += 2*(numRows-1-i);
}else{
j += 2*i;
}
flag = !flag;
}
}
}
return sb.toString();
}
}