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    Default Check for palindrome numbers

    First of, hi I'm a new user here. Learning my first year of Java.
    This is just an exam question which I couldn't solve but am eager to find the answer to.

    int num[] = {121, 13, 34, 11, 22, 54};

    Using the for loop and while loop
    The user is to check for palindrome numbers within the array and output it as follows:
    121 is a palindrome number
    13 is a not palindrome number
    34 is a not palindrome number
    11 is a palindrome number
    22 is a palindrome number
    54 is a not palindrome number

    Previous I was taught how to print a given integer in reverse

    int num = 123456789
    while (num > 0) {
    System.out.print(num % 10);
    num /= 10;
    }
    This allows me to print out the integer in reverse. But in this question I'm required to somehow save the integer generated from the while loop and compare it to the array.
    Here's what I did:
    int num[] = {121, 13, 34, 11, 22, 54};
    String check[] = new String[6];
    String temp;
    for (int i = 0; i < num.length; i++) {
    while (num.[i] > 0) {
    temp = Integer.toString(num[i] % 10);
    check[i] = check[i] + temp;
    num[i] /= 10;
    } // end while loop
    if (check[i] = Integer.toString(num[i]) {
    System.out.println(num[i] + " is a palindrome number")
    } else {
    System.out.println(num[i] + " is not a palindrome number")
    } // end for loop
    Seems like using Integer.toString causes all my num[i] to become 0.

    P.S. I'm not sure if this is the right section to be asking this. If it's in the wrong section, would a Mod move it to the right one please.
    Last edited by SnooSnoo; February 19th, 2010 at 09:22 AM.


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    Default Re: Check for palindrome numbers

    I can't really follow your code. Take a look at the following and see if it's similar or different from the way I would do it:

    ListPalindroms(numbers[1...n] : integer)
    1. for i := 1 to n
    2.    do if IsPalindromic(toString(numbers[i])) then print(numbers[i], " is palindromic.")
    3.    else then print(numbers[i], " is not palindromic.")
     
    IsPalindromic(word : string)
    1. if len(word) < 2 then return true
    2. else if word[1] != word[len(word)] then return false
    3. else return IsPalindromic(word[2...len(word)-1])
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    Default Re: Check for palindrome numbers

    Here is the code that would find out the palindrome number. You need not take another String array if you don't want to use it outside the loop.


    int num[] = {121, 13, 34, 11, 22, 54};
            String check = "";
            String temp="";
     
            for(int i=0; i<num.length;i++){
                check=Integer.toString(num[i]);
                while(num[i]>0){
                    temp=temp+Integer.toString(num[i]%10);
                    num[i]=num[i]/10;
                }
     
                if(check.equals(temp)){
                    System.out.println(num[i] + "is a palindrome number");
                }else{
                    System.out.println(num[i] + "is not a palindrome number");
                }
                temp="";
                check="";
            }

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    Default Re: Check for palindrome numbers

    Quote Originally Posted by vivekbansal View Post
    Here is the code that would find out the palindrome number. You need not take another String array if you don't want to use it outside the loop.



    int num[] = {121, 13, 34, 11, 22, 54};
    String check = "";
    String temp="";

    for(int i=0; i<num.length;i++){
    check=Integer.toString(num[i]);
    while(num[i]>0){
    temp=temp+Integer.toString(num[i]%10);
    num[i]=num[i]/10;
    }

    if(check.equals(temp)){
    System.out.println(num[i] + "is a palindrome number");
    }else{
    System.out.println(num[i] + "is not a palindrome number");
    }
    temp="";
    check="";
    }
    I run the program and end up getting
    0 is not a palindrome number
    0 is not a palindrome number
    0 is not a palindrome number
    0 is not a palindrome number
    0 is not a palindrome number
    0 is not a palindrome number
    I've no idea why the array values become 0. I added a system.out.println OUTSIDE of the for loop and it successfully prints the value.
    Quote Originally Posted by CT&SC View Post
    I can't really follow your code. Take a look at the following and see if it's similar or different from the way I would do it:

    ListPalindroms(numbers[1...n] : integer)
    1. for i := 1 to n
    2.    do if IsPalindromic(toString(numbers[i])) then print(numbers[i], " is palindromic.")
    3.    else then print(numbers[i], " is not palindromic.")
     
    IsPalindromic(word : string)
    1. if len(word) < 2 then return true
    2. else if word[1] != word[len(word)] then return false
    3. else return IsPalindromic(word[2...len(word)-1])
    Completely Missing The Point

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    Default Re: Check for palindrome numbers

    Are you sure that is the output you are getting? I pasted your code in directly, and the output I see is:

    0 is a palindrome number
    0 is not a palindrome number
    0 is not a palindrome number
    0 is a palindrome number
    0 is a palindrome number
    0 is not a palindrome number

    So the results are correct, but you are actually modifying the integers, which is why they are printing out as 0. Take another look at your loop:

    while(num[i]>0){
      temp=temp+Integer.toString(num[i]%10);
      num[i]=num[i]/10;
    }

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    Default Re: Check for palindrome numbers

    Quote Originally Posted by jasonm View Post
    Are you sure that is the output you are getting? I pasted your code in directly, and the output I see is:

    0 is a palindrome number
    0 is not a palindrome number
    0 is not a palindrome number
    0 is a palindrome number
    0 is a palindrome number
    0 is not a palindrome number

    So the results are correct, but you are actually modifying the integers, which is why they are printing out as 0. Take another look at your loop:

    while(num[i]>0){
      temp=temp+Integer.toString(num[i]%10);
      num[i]=num[i]/10;
    }
    Ah yes I see now. I just have to create another array holding the same values and use that when printing.
    I didn't realize the /10 part until you pointed it out. ( ¯_¯
    The original printReverse didn't require the integers to be used in the printing so I didn't think of it.
    Thanks!

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    Default Re: Check for palindrome numbers

    Like the name SnooSnow lol Reminds me of Futurama
    Please use [highlight=Java] code [/highlight] tags when posting your code.
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    Default Re: Check for palindrome numbers

    Yes, it was getting reset to 0, I should have used variable check, where I am storing the value to print.

    Here is the one which will return the result with values.

    	int num[] = {121, 13, 34, 11, 22, 54};
    		String check = "";
    		String temp="";
     
     
    		for(int i=0; i<num.length;i++){
    			check=Integer.toString(num[i]);
    			while(num[i]>0){
    				temp=temp+Integer.toString(num[i]%10);
    				num[i]=num[i]/10;
    			}
     
    			if(check.equals(temp)){
    				System.out.println(check + "is a palindrome number");
    			}else{
    				System.out.println(check + "is not a palindrome number");
    			}
     
    			temp="";
    			check="";
    		}
    Last edited by helloworld922; March 4th, 2010 at 11:43 PM. Reason: please use [code] tags

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