This is a square pattern with each row having 5 columns and there are 5 rows and the pattern looks as shown below:
5 4 3 2 1
4 3 2 1 5
3 2 1 5 4
2 1 5 4 3
1 5 4 3 2
My code is as below to get the pattern but I am not able reset the value in each when the counter comes to 1 and display in that respective column value.
Can anybody guide me where I am lacking the logic?
$n=5;
$count=5;
for($i=5;$i>=1;$i--){
for($j=$count;$j>=1;$j--)
{
if($count>=1)
echo $j." ";
}
$count--;
echo "\n";
}
?>
解决方案
I think that this is a learning excercise, so it must be done with for loops.
$n=5;
for($i=$n; $i>=1; $i--) {
for($j=$n; $j>=1; $j--) {
echo ($i + $j - 1) % $n + 1;
echo ' '; // cosmetics :)
}
echo "\n";
}
?>
% is a modulo operator. 6 % 5 = the rest from dividing 6 by 5 = 1.
Examples: 1%5 = 1; 5%5 = 0; 12%5 = 2.
This is easy excersice from modular arithmetic (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modular_arithmetic). Every new row is nothing else, than a simple addition operation but in the 5-mod number set (for each row starting from smaller number). And I think this is the best and one-line solution for this problem. In addition the operation is easy, and is not time consuming.
Best regards!