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C++ program to print the maximum possible time using six of nine given single digits
The Objective is to form the maximum possible time (in HH:MM:SS and 12 hour format) using any six of nine given single digits (not necessarily distinct).
Submitted by Abhishek Jain, on August 05, 2017
Given a set of nine single digits ((not necessarily distinct) say 0,0,1,3,4,6,7,8,9. It is possible to form many distinct times in a 12 hour time format HH:MM:SS, such as 10:36:40 or 01:39:46 by using each of the digits only once. The objective is to find the maximum possible valid time (00:00:01 to 12:00:00) that can be formed using some six of the nine digits exactly once. In this case, it is 10:49:38.
Example:
1) Set={0,1,3,4,2,1,5,8,0}
It will print-: 11:58:43
2) Set={0,9,6,9,7,8,9,6,3}
It will print-: Impossible Operation!
In this Program, I’m using the concept of COUNT ARRAY. To understand about count array please go through the link: C++ program to find the frequency of a character in a string using Count Array.
Consider the program:
#include<iostream>
using namespace std;
//Applying the concept of count Array
int count[10]={0};
//This function will return the maximum value from count array upto the given index n
int MAX(int n)
{
int i;
for(i=n;i>=0;i--)
{
if(count[i]!=0)
{
count[i]--;
return i;
}
}
return -1;
}
//main program
int main()
{
int x,i,y=0;
char A[8];
for(i=0;i<9;i++)
{
cin>>x;
if(x>=0 && x<=9)
count[x]++;
else
{
cout<<"Wrong Input!Please Enter Again"<<endl;
i--;
}
}
if(count[2]>=1 && count[1]>=1 && count[0]>=4)
cout<<"12:00:00"<<endl;
else
{
//All works for char array A[]
for(i=0;i<8 && y!=1;i++)
{
if(i%3==2)
{
A[i]=':';
}
else if(i%3==0 && i>0)
{
//Adding '0' to convert the value into its character format
A[i]=MAX(5)+'0';
}
else if(i%3==1)
{
if(A[0]==0+'0' || i>1)
{
A[i]=MAX(9)+'0';
}
else
{
A[i]=MAX(1)+'0';
}
}
else if(i==0)
A[i]=MAX(1)+'0';
if(A[i]==-1+'0')
y=1;
}
if(y==1)
{
cout<<"Impossible Operation!"<<endl;
}
else
{
for(i=0;i<8;i++)
if(i%3==2)
cout<<A[i];
else
cout<<A[i]-'0';
cout<<endl;
}
}
return 0;
}
Output
First run:
0 1 3 4 2 1 5 8 0
11:58:43
Second run:
0 9 6 9 7 8 9 6 3
Impossible Operation!
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