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 R
And 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 s, int numRows);
Test Cases
Example 1:
Input: s = "PAYPALISHIRING", numRows = 3
Output: "PAHNAPLSIIGYIR"
Example 2:
Input: s = "PAYPALISHIRING", numRows = 4
Output: "PINALSIGYAHRPI"
Explanation:
P I N
A L S I G
Y A H R
P I
Solution
class Solution {
public String convert(String s, int numRows) {
if (numRows == 1) return s;
List<StringBuilder> rows = new ArrayList<>();
for (int i = 0; i < Math.min(numRows, s.length()); i++)
rows.add(new StringBuilder());
int curRow = 0;
boolean goingDown = false;
for (char c : s.toCharArray()) {
rows.get(curRow).append(c);
if (curRow == 0 || curRow == numRows - 1) goingDown = !goingDown;
curRow += goingDown ? 1 : -1;
}
StringBuilder ret = new StringBuilder();
for (StringBuilder row : rows) ret.append(row);
return ret.toString();
}
}