[UVA] 11398 - The Base-1 Number System
Problem D
The Base-1 Number System
Input: Standard Input
Output: Standard Output
As we know, in an n-based number system, there are n different types of digits. In this way, a 1-based number system has only 1 type of digit, the ‘0’. Here are the rules to interpret 1-based numbers. Each number consists of some space separated blocks of 0. A block may have 1, 2 or more 0s. There is a ‘flag’ variable associated with each number
- A block with a single 0 sets ‘flag’ variable to 1
- A block with two 0s sets the ‘flag’ to 0
- If there are n (n > 2) 0s in a block, n – 2 binary digits with the current value of flag is appended to your number.
Note that, the first block of every number will have at most 2 0s. For example, the 1-base number 0 0000 00 000 0 0000 is equivalent to binary 11011.
- 1st block sets the flag to 1
- 2nd block has 4 0s. So append flag(=1) 4 – 2 = 2 times (11).
- 3rd block has 2 0s. Set the flag to 0
- 4th block has 3 0s. Append flag(=0) 3-2 = 1 time (110).
- 5th block has a single 0. Set flag = 1
- 6th and block has 4 0s. Append flag(=0) 4-2=2 times (11011).
The final binary number won’t have more than 30 digits. Once, you’ve completed the process, convert the binary value to decimal & print, you’re done!
Input
Input will have at most 100 test cases. Each case consists of a 1-based number as described above. A number may be spanned to multiple lines but a single block will always be in a single line. Termination of a case will be indicated by a single ‘#’ char which will be space-separated from the last digit of your input number. The last case in the input is followed by a ‘~’ character indicating, end of input.
Output
For each test case, output a single line with the decimal equivalent value of your given 1-based number.
Sample Input Output for Sample Input
0 0000 00 000 0 0000 # 0 000 # ~ |
27 1 |
#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>
int main() {
char str[35];
while(scanf("%s", str) == 1) {
if(!strcmp(str, "~"))
break;
int flag = 0, len;
unsigned int ans = 0;
do {
len = strlen(str);
if(len == 1)
flag = 1;
else if(len == 2)
flag = 0;
else {
for(len -= 2; len > 0; len--)
ans = (ans << 1) | flag;
}
} while(scanf("%s", str) == 1 && strcmp(str, "#"));
printf("%u\n", ans);
}
}