ZigZag Conversion
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 RAnd 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 text, int nRows);
convert("PAYPALISHIRING", 3) should return "PAHNAPLSIIGYIR".*/
class Solution {
public:
string convert(string s, int nRows) {
// Start typing your C/C++ solution below
// DO NOT write int main() function
if (nRows <= 1) return s;
int size = s.size();
if(size <= nRows) return s;
int step = 2*nRows-2;
int round = size/step + 1;
int i, k, index;
string result;
for(i=0; i<nRows; i++){
for(k=0; k<round; k++){
index = i + k*step;
if(index<size){
result.push_back(s[index]);
}
if(!(i==0 || i== (nRows-1))){
index = index + step - 2*i;
if(index<size){
result.push_back(s[index]);
}
} //end if
} //end inner for
} //end outer for
return result;
}
};