I am trying to change the character in a string to some other character.
Here is my code
fun main(args: Array<String>) {
var str: String = "H...H"
for(i in 0..str.length-1) {
if( str[i] == '.')
str[i] = 'B'
}
println(ans)
}
But this produces the error:
jdoodle.kt:20:16: error: no set method providing array access
str[i] = 'B'
But the following code works fine:
fun main(args: Array<String>) {
var str: String = "H...H"
var ans : String = ""
for(i in 0..str.length-1) {
if( str[i] == 'H')
ans += str[i]
else if( str[i] == '.')
ans += 'B'
}
println(ans)
}
I just want to change all the ..... in the string to B.
Like "H...H" to "HBBBH"
Why is the first code not working?
The first example does not work because Strings in kotlin are immutable and you cannot change characters. Instead, you have to create a new String, like your second example (which, in fact, creates a new String for each time through the loop).
Kotlin has a replace function for you:
fun main() {
val input = "H...H"
val output = input.replace('.', 'B')
println(output) // Prints "HBBBH"
}
Related
Error :
Kotlin: Type mismatch: inferred type is String but Unit was expected
code :
fun main() {
val a = 2
var data: String = if (a != 2) {
return "Hello"
} else {
return "World"
}
}
Your code should be like this
var data: String = if (a != 2) {
"Hello"
} else {
"World"
}
By using return you are returning from the main function which has the return type set to "Unit". If you want to display the text, you should then call println(data).
Fun fact, when used like this you can even ignore the "{}" and make it one line like this :
var data: String = if (a != 2) "Hello" else "World"
I have a very large list of numbers. I need to pass this list of numbers as a URL query parameter. Since these lists can get so large, it could potentially cause the request URL to exceed the allowed length of a URL; also, it's a bit difficult to debug a string of sequential numbers (E.G. 1,2,3,..,500,782). To remedy these issues, I would like to convert the sequential number list string to one that is formatted using a range notation (E.G. -5..-3,1..500,782). How do I create this range notation string using Kotlin and how do I parse the string back to a collection of numbers also using Kotlin?
This will convert a Collection<Int> to a string that uses the "range notation" specified:
fun Collection<Int>.toRangesString(): String {
if (this.isEmpty()) {
return ""
}
if (this.size <= 2) {
return this.toSortedSet().joinToString(",")
}
val rangeStrings = mutableListOf<String>()
var start: Int? = null
var prev: Int? = null
for (num in this.toSortedSet()) {
if (prev == null) {
start = num
prev = num
continue
}
if (num != (prev + 1)) {
_addRangeString(rangeStrings, start!!, prev)
start = num
prev = num
continue
}
prev = num
}
if (start != null) {
_addRangeString(rangeStrings, start, prev!!)
}
return rangeStrings.joinToString(",")
}
private fun _addRangeString(rangeStrings: MutableList<String>, start: Int, prev: Int) {
rangeStrings.add(
when {
(start == prev) -> start.toString()
((start + 1) == prev) -> "${start},${prev}"
else -> "${start}..${prev}"
}
)
}
...and this will parse those range notated strings into a Set<Int>:
fun parseRangesString(str: String): Set<Int> {
if (str.isBlank()) {
return setOf()
}
val ranges = str.trim().split(",")
val numbers = mutableListOf<Int>()
for (range in ranges) {
if (range.contains("..")) {
val (start, end) = range.split("..")
numbers.addAll(start.toInt()..end.toInt())
continue
}
numbers.add(range.toInt())
}
return numbers.toSet()
}
...and, finally, even better than using a huge collection of numbers, you can use Kotlin's IntRange (or LongRange) class:
fun toIntRanges(str: String): Collection<IntRange> = _toRanges(str, ::_createIntRange)
fun toLongRanges(str: String): Collection<LongRange> = _toRanges(str, ::_createLongRange)
private fun <T : ClosedRange<*>> _toRanges(str: String, createRange: (start: String, end: String) -> T): Collection<T> {
if (str.isBlank()) {
return listOf()
}
val rangeStrs = str.trim().split(",")
val ranges = mutableListOf<T>()
for (rangeStr in rangeStrs) {
if (rangeStr.contains("..")) {
val (start, end) = rangeStr.split("..")
ranges.add(createRange(start, end))
continue
}
ranges.add(createRange(rangeStr, rangeStr))
}
return ranges.toList()
}
private fun _createIntRange(start: String, end: String) = IntRange(start.toInt(), end.toInt())
private fun _createLongRange(start: String, end: String) = LongRange(start.toLong(), end.toLong())
I am working on a console application in Kotlin where I accept multiple arguments in main() function
fun main(args: Array<String>) {
// validation & String to Integer conversion
}
I want to check whether the String is a valid integer and convert the same or else I have to throw some exception.
How can I resolve this?
You could call toInt() on your String instances:
fun main(args: Array<String>) {
for (str in args) {
try {
val parsedInt = str.toInt()
println("The parsed int is $parsedInt")
} catch (nfe: NumberFormatException) {
// not a valid int
}
}
}
Or toIntOrNull() as an alternative:
for (str in args) {
val parsedInt = str.toIntOrNull()
if (parsedInt != null) {
println("The parsed int is $parsedInt")
} else {
// not a valid int
}
}
If you don't care about the invalid values, then you could combine toIntOrNull() with the safe call operator and a scope function, for example:
for (str in args) {
str.toIntOrNull()?.let {
println("The parsed int is $it")
}
}
Actually, there are several ways:
Given:
// aString is the string that we want to convert to number
// defaultValue is the backup value (integer) we'll have in case of conversion failed
var aString: String = "aString"
var defaultValue : Int = defaultValue
Then we have:
Operation
Successful operation
Unsuccessful Operation
aString.toInt()
Numeric value
NumberFormatException
aString.toIntOrNull()
Numeric value
null
aString.toIntOrNull() ?: defaultValue
Numeric value
defaultValue
If aString is a valid integer, then we will get is numeric value, else, based on the function used, see a result in column Unsuccessful Operation.
val i = "42".toIntOrNull()
Keep in mind that the result is nullable as the name suggests.
As suggested above, use toIntOrNull().
Parses the string as an [Int] number and returns the result
or null if the string is not a valid representation of a number.
val a = "11".toIntOrNull() // 11
val b = "-11".toIntOrNull() // -11
val c = "11.7".toIntOrNull() // null
val d = "11.0".toIntOrNull() // null
val e = "abc".toIntOrNull() // null
val f = null?.toIntOrNull() // null
I use this util function:
fun safeInt(text: String, fallback: Int): Int {
return text.toIntOrNull() ?: fallback
}
In Kotlin:
Simply do that
val abc = try {stringNumber.toInt()}catch (e:Exception){0}
In catch block you can set default value for any case string is not converted to "Int".
string_name.toString().toInt()
converts string_name to String and then the resulting String is converted to int.
i would go with something like this.
import java.util.*
fun String?.asOptionalInt() = Optional.ofNullable(this).map { it.toIntOrNull() }
fun main(args: Array<String>) {
val intArgs = args.map {
it.asOptionalInt().orElseThrow {
IllegalArgumentException("cannot parse to int $it")
}
}
println(intArgs)
}
this is quite a nice way to do this, without introducing unsafe nullable values.
add (?) before fun toInt()
val number_int = str?.toInt()
You can Direct Change by using readLine()!!.toInt()
Example:
fun main(){
print("Enter the radius = ")
var r1 = readLine()!!.toInt()
var area = (3.14*r1*r1)
println("Area is $area")
}
fun getIntValueFromString(value : String): Int {
var returnValue = ""
value.forEach {
val item = it.toString().toIntOrNull()
if(item is Int){
returnValue += item.toString()
}
}
return returnValue.toInt()
}
I am doing the 30 Days of Code in Kotlin on Hackerrank and I am stuck at Day 7.
How do you read multiple integers on a single line?
How is it added to an array and displayed in reverse?
I have solved it in Java but lack the syntax needed in Kotlin
Input:
4
1 4 3 2
My Code:
fun main(args: Array<String>) {
val n = readLine()!!.toInt()
var arr = Array(n)
for(i in 0 until n)
{
arr[i] = readLine()!!.toInt() //Not Working? nor does readLine()!!.split(' ').toInt()
}
for(item in arr.size - 1 downTo 0)
{
print("${item} ")
}
}
EDIT: question was updated from the original
The problem is the readLine() will read the entire line from stdin, so each time you call readLine() in the for loop it will result in a separate line being read each time.
One approach to this is to read the line, and then to split and map each value to an Int.
readLine()?.let {
val numOfValues = it.toInt()
println(numOfValues)
readLine()?.let { line ->
line.split(" ").map {
it.toInt()
}.reversed().forEach {
println(it)
}
}
}
If you want to store them in a list then you can follow this method
var items = readLine()!!.trim().split("\\s+".toRegex()).map (String::toInt)
println(items)
You can also store them in different variables like this way
var (a,b) = readLine()!!.trim().split("\\s+".toRegex()).map (String::toInt)
println(a+b)
You can also use the following code to item items splited and stored in array for a beginner approach
fun main(ags :Array<String>)
{
var item = readLine()!!.trim()
println(item[0])
}
Actually, you can refer to the official Kotlin tutorial: https://kotlinlang.org/docs/tutorials/competitive-programming.html
as mentioned in tutorial:
To make reading the input in competitive programming tasks like this more concise, you can have the following list of helper input-reading functions:
private fun readLn() = readLine()!! // string line
private fun readInt() = readLn().toInt() // single int
private fun readStrings() = readLn().split(" ") // list of strings
private fun readInts() = readStrings().map { it.toInt() } // list of ints
for your case, you can try use as below:
fun main() {
val n = readInt()
val x = readInts()
for (j in x.reversed()) {
print(j); print(" ")
}
println()
}
private fun readLn() = readLine()!! // string line
private fun readInt() = readLn().toInt() // single int
private fun readStrings() = readLn().split(" ") // list of strings
private fun readInts() = readStrings().map { it.toInt() } // list of ints
I was trying to port a Swift script to Kotlin but it's not working as expected, what the code does is to consume a string while the condition is true (need it for a parser). In Swift it works as expected but in Kotlin it doesn't (I just started with Kotlin a month ago so maybe I'm missing something).
Swift
extension String {
#discardableResult public mutating func consumeWhile(test: (String) -> Bool) -> String {
var chars = [Character](self.characters)
var result = ""
while chars.count > 0 && test(String(chars[0])) {
result.append(chars.remove(at: 0))
}
self = String(chars)
return result
}
}
Kotlin
fun String.consumeWhile(test: (String) -> Boolean): String {
if (isEmpty()) return ""
val chars = toCharArray().toMutableList()
var result = ""
var i = -1
while (chars.isNotEmpty() && test(chars.first().toString())) {
result += chars.removeAt(0)
++i
}
removeRange(0..i)
return result
}
So the basic usage will look like
val myString = "--Test" // IntelliJ suggests change var to val
val consumedString = myString.consumeWhile{ it != "-" }
println("result: $myString consumedString: $consumedString")
// expected: "result: Test consumedString: --"
// but got: "result: --Test consumedString: --"
Edit: Thanks for all the answers, don't know if will be possible to do like I want because as mentioned string are immutable in Kotlin/Java (just using the same string).
I forgot to mention that I need the consumed string, basically b/c I'm doing a parser so I need to store the consumed chars and the mutated string. I will leave open this question but I ended up creating a class that implements only a few String class methods.
class Line(var string: String) {
val length: Int
get() = string.length
fun consumeWhile(test: (String) -> Boolean): String {
if (string.isEmpty()) return ""
val chars = string.toCharArray().toMutableList()
var result = ""
while (chars.isNotEmpty() && test(chars.first().toString())) {
result += chars.removeAt(0)
}
string = chars.joinToString("")
return result
}
fun isNullOrEmpty(): Boolean {
return string.isNullOrEmpty()
}
fun isNotEmpty(): Boolean {
return string.isNotEmpty()
}
private fun removeRange(range: IntRange) {
string = string.removeRange(range)
}
operator fun get(i: Int): Char {
return string[i]
}
}
Usage example
val line = Line(string)
if (line.isNotEmpty() && line[0].toString() == "(") {
line.consumeWhile { it == "(" }
while (line.isNotEmpty() && line[0].toString() != ")") {
line.consumeWhile { it == " " }
val key = line.consumeWhile { it != "=" }
line.consumeWhile { it == "\"" || it == "=" }
val value = line.consumeWhile { it != "\"" }
line.consumeWhile { it == "\"" }
attributes[key] = value
}
line.consumeWhile { it == ")" }
}
String is immutable in Kotlin & Java, so you can't modify its state anyway.
You should avoiding to makes the wheels repeatedly, there is an existing function String#dropWhile(Char) in Kotlin. one thing you need to do is invert the condition, for example:
val result = "--Test".dropWhile { it == '-' }
// ^--- "Test"
In both Java and Kotlin String is immutable and you cannot change it after it has been created.
In swift this presumably can be turned off through the mutating modifier. However in Kotlin removeRange(0..i) creates a new String object which you then discard.
To have it behave as you want you will need to either:
Create a wrapper object that contains a string that can be replaced.
Return both the split string and the rest as a Pair, you can then use the destructuring operators to assign it as [_, myString] = myString.consumeWhile {}
Kotlin Strings are immutable and cannot be modified in place. Instead you can create a new String and return it
fun String.consumeWhile(test: (String) -> Boolean): String {
if (isEmpty()) return ""
val chars = toCharArray().toMutableList()
while (chars.isNotEmpty() && test(chars.first().toString())) {
chars.removeAt(0)
// Do something with the char
}
return chars.joinToString(separator = "")
}
Additionally, unless I am misunderstanding, your test condition should be it == "-" to get the result you want:
val myString = "--Test"
val newString = myString.consumeWhile{ it == "-" }
println("result: $newString")
You use
myString.consumeWhile{ it != "-" }
which stops consuming as soon as it meets the first "-", and thus it's nothing more to do.
The code works as it should, if you use
myString.consumeWhile{ it == "-" }
you will get the expected output as is correct.
I ended up creating a class that implements only a few String class methods.
class Line(var string: String) {
val length: Int
get() = string.length
fun consumeWhile(test: (String) -> Boolean): String {
if (string.isEmpty()) return ""
val chars = string.toCharArray().toMutableList()
var result = ""
while (chars.isNotEmpty() && test(chars.first().toString())) {
result += chars.removeAt(0)
}
string = chars.joinToString("")
return result
}
fun isNullOrEmpty(): Boolean {
return string.isNullOrEmpty()
}
fun isNotEmpty(): Boolean {
return string.isNotEmpty()
}
private fun removeRange(range: IntRange) {
string = string.removeRange(range)
}
operator fun get(i: Int): Char {
return string[i]
}
}
Usage example
val line = Line(string)
if (line.isNotEmpty() && line[0].toString() == "(") {
line.consumeWhile { it == "(" }
while (line.isNotEmpty() && line[0].toString() != ")") {
line.consumeWhile { it == " " }
val key = line.consumeWhile { it != "=" }
line.consumeWhile { it == "\"" || it == "=" }
val value = line.consumeWhile { it != "\"" }
line.consumeWhile { it == "\"" }
attributes[key] = value
}
line.consumeWhile { it == ")" }
}
Obs: for now will mark as answered, till a better solution comes out