Java > String-3 > equalIsNot (CodingBat Solution)

Problem:

Given a string, return true if the number of appearances of "is" anywhere in the string is equal to the number of appearances of "not" anywhere in the string (case sensitive).

equalIsNot("This is not") → false
equalIsNot("This is notnot") → true
equalIsNot("noisxxnotyynotxisi") → true


Solution:

public boolean equalIsNot(String str) {
  int len = str.length();
  int not = 0;
  int is = 0;
  
  for (int i = 0; i < len; i++) {
    if (i < len - 2) {
      String tmp = str.substring(i,i+3);
      if (tmp.equals("not"))
        not++;
    }
    if (i < len - 1) {
      String tmp2 = str.substring(i,i+2);
      if (tmp2.equals("is"))
        is++;
    }
  }

  
  if (not == is)
    return true;
  else
    return false;

}


9 comments :

  1. public boolean equalIsNot(String str) {
    int countIs = 0;
    int countNot = 0;
    str += " ";

    for (int i = 0; i < str.length() -2 ; i++) {
    if (str.substring(i, i+2).equals("is")) countIs++;
    if (str.substring(i, i+3).equals("not")) countNot++;
    }
    return (countIs == countNot);
    }

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    1. This is so clever, thank you. I was struggling with a part. And this solved everything. "str += " ";"

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  2. public boolean equalIsNot(String str) {
    int diffLengthIs = str.length() - str.replaceAll("is", "").length();
    int diffLengthNot = str.length() - str.replaceAll("not", "").length();
    int countIs = diffLengthIs / 2;
    int countNot = diffLengthNot / 3;
    return countIs == countNot;
    }

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  3. public boolean equalIsNot(String str){
    return (str.length() - str.replaceAll("not", "").length()) / 3 == (str.length() - str.replaceAll("is", "" ).length()) / 2;
    }

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  4. public boolean equalIsNot(String str){
    return (str.length() - str.replaceAll("not", "").length()) / 3 == (str.length() - str.replaceAll("is", "" ).length()) / 2;
    }

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  5. public boolean equalIsNot(String str){
    return (str.length() - str.replaceAll("not", "").length()) / 3 == (str.length() - str.replaceAll("is", "" ).length()) / 2;
    }

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  6. public boolean equalIsNot(String str) {
    int m=0,n=0;
    for(int i=0;i<str.length();i++)
    {
    if(str.startsWith("is",i))
    m++;
    if(str.startsWith("not",i))
    n++;
    }
    return m==n;
    }

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  7. public boolean equalIsNot(String str) {
    int ci = 0;
    int cn=0;
    int len = str.length();

    for(int i=0; i<len-1; i++){
    if(str.substring(i, i+2).equals("is")){
    ci++;
    }
    }
    for(int i=0; i<len-2; i++){
    if(str.substring(i, i+3).equals("not")){
    cn++;
    }
    }

    return ci==cn;
    }

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  8. public boolean equalIsNot(String str) {
    int ci = 0;
    int cn=0;
    int len = str.length();

    for(int i=0; i<len; i++){
    if(i<len-1){
    if(str.substring(i, i+2).equals("is")){
    ci++;
    }
    }

    if(i<len-2){
    if(str.substring(i, i+3).equals("not")){
    cn++;
    }
    }
    }

    return ci==cn;
    }

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