DPST1091 Revision Strings Sample Solutions
Revision Exercise: Count the number of words in a string
Assume the only non-word characters are space and newline.
All other characters should be considered word characters.
A word is defined as a maximal non-empty sequence of word characters.
Multiple spaces or newline characters may separate words.
Match the output format below exactly:
dcc -o word_count word_count.c ./word_count The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog. 1 lines 9 words 46 characters ./word_count only three words 3 lines 3 words 29 characters ./word_count Are you saying 'Boo' or 'Boo-Urns'? 1 lines 6 words 36 characters ./word_count In this house, we obey the laws of thermodynamics! 2 lines 9 words 52 characters ./word_count Simpson, Homer Simpson He's the greatest guy in history From the Town of Springfield He's about to hit a chestnut tree. 5 lines 21 words 125 characters
When you think your program is working you can use autotest
to run some simple automated tests:
1091 autotest word_count
word_count.c
// Written 3/5/2018 by Andrew Taylor (andrewt@unsw.edu.au)
// Counts lines, word & characters in standard input
//
// The mapping will be supplied as a command-line argument containing 10 characters:
#include <stdio.h>
int word_character(int character);
int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
int line_count = 0;
int character_count = 0;
int word_count = 0;
int lastc = ' ';
int c = getchar();
while (c != EOF) {
character_count = character_count + 1;
if (word_character(c) && !word_character(lastc)) {
word_count = word_count + 1;
}
if (c == '\n') {
line_count = line_count + 1;
}
lastc = c;
c = getchar();
}
printf("%d lines %d words %d characters\n", line_count, word_count, character_count);
}
int word_character(int character) {
return character != ' ' && character != '\n';
}
Revision Exercise: Reverse the lines of text on input
reverse_lines.c
which reads lines and writes them out
with the characters of each line in reverse order.
It should stop when it reaches the end of input.
For example:
dcc -o reverse_lines reverse_lines.c ./reverse_lines Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, ,doow wolley a ni degrevid sdaor owT And sorry I could not travel both htob levart ton dluoc I yrros dnA And be one traveler, long I stood doots I gnol ,relevart eno eb dnA To where it bent in the undergrowth; ;htworgrednu eht ni tneb ti erehw oT You don't make friends with salad. .dalas htiw sdneirf ekam t'nod uoYYou can assume lines will contain at most 256 characters.
You can assume lines are terminated with a newline ('\n') character,
When you think your program is working you can use autotest
to run some simple automated tests:
1091 autotest reverse_lines
reverse_lines.c
// Written 3/5/2018 by Andrew Taylor (andrewt@unsw.edu.au)
// Reads lines and writes them out with the characters of each line in reverse order.
// Stop when it reaches the end of input.
#include <stdio.h>
#define MAX_LINE_CHARS 4096
int main(void) {
char line[MAX_LINE_CHARS];
// get the lines
while (fgets(line, MAX_LINE_CHARS, stdin) != NULL) {
// find the size of this line
int size = 0;
while ((line[size] != '\n') && (line[size] != '\0')) {
// not the end yet
size = size + 1;
}
// now print in reverse
int j = size - 1;
while (j >= 0) {
printf("%c", line[j]);
j = j - 1;
}
printf("\n");
}
return 0;
}
Revision Exercise: String Length
string_length
.
It takes a string,
and finds its length,
excluding the null-terminator.
Download string_length.c here, or copy it to your CSE account using the following command:
cp -n /import/reed/A/dp1091/public_html/25T1/activities/string_length/string_length.c .
Your task is to add code to this function in string_length.c:
// Takes a string and finds its length, excluding the null-terminator.
int string_length(char *string) {
// Your code goes here!
// Don't forget to return your result.
return 0;
}
assert
-based tests
to help you build your solution:
int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
// Some simple assert-based tests.
// You probably want to write some more.
assert(string_length("") == 0);
assert(string_length("!") == 1);
assert(string_length("Hello, world!") == 13);
assert(string_length("17... seventeen.\n") == 17);
printf("All tests passed. You are awesome!\n");
return 0;
}
Your string_length function will be called directly in marking. The main function is only to let you test your string_length function
You can add more assert tests to main to test your string_length function.
When you think your program is working you can use autotest
to run some simple automated tests:
1091 autotest string_length
string_length.c
// How long is a (piece of) string?
// A sample solution.
#include <assert.h>
#include <stdio.h>
int string_length(char *string);
int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
// Some simple assert-based tests.
// You probably want to write some more.
assert(string_length("") == 0);
assert(string_length("!") == 1);
assert(string_length("Hello, world!") == 13);
assert(string_length("17... seventeen.\n") == 17);
printf("All tests passed. You are awesome!\n");
return 0;
}
// Takes a string and finds its length, excluding the null-terminator.
int string_length(char *string) {
int i = 0;
while (string[i] != '\0') {
i = i + 1;
}
return i;
}
Revision Exercise: Show Letters
char
values.
You should use printf("%c")
to print each character in the array.
Download show_letters.c here, or copy it to your CSE account using the following command:
cp -n /import/reed/A/dp1091/public_html/25T1/activities/show_letters/show_letters.c .
Your task is to add code to this function in show_letters.c:
// print size characters from array letters
void show_letters(int size, char letters[]) {
// Put your code here
}
Here is how show_letters.c should behave after you add the correct code to the function show_letters:
dcc show_letters.c -o show_letters ./show_letters Hello, world! Test message. sample text a string
When you think your program is working you can use autotest
to run some simple automated tests:
1091 autotest show_letters
show_letters.c
// Display character arrays as text, by printing the individual
// characters -- a sample solution.
#include <assert.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#define ENOUGH_SPACE 100
void show_letters(int size, char letters[]);
int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
char letters_a[13] = {0};
letters_a[0] = 72;
letters_a[1] = 101;
letters_a[2] = 108;
letters_a[3] = 108;
letters_a[4] = 111;
letters_a[5] = 44;
letters_a[6] = 32;
letters_a[7] = 119;
letters_a[8] = 111;
letters_a[9] = 114;
letters_a[10] = 108;
letters_a[11] = 100;
letters_a[12] = 33;
show_letters(13, letters_a);
printf("\n");
char letters_b[13] = {
84, 101, 115, 116, 32,
109, 101, 115, 115, 97,
103, 101, 46
};
show_letters(13, letters_b);
printf("\n");
char letters_c[11] = {
's', 'a', 'm', 'p', 'l', 'e',
' ', 't', 'e', 'x', 't'
};
show_letters(11, letters_c);
printf("\n");
char letters_d[ENOUGH_SPACE] = "a string";
show_letters(8, letters_d);
printf("\n");
return 0;
}
// print size characters from array letters
void show_letters(int size, char letters[]) {
int i = 0;
while (i < size) {
putchar(letters[i]);
i = i + 1;
}
}
Revision Exercise: Show Terminated Letters
char
values.
You should use printf("%c")
to print each character in the array.
Your function will not be given the number of characters to show,
instead, you must display characters from the array
until you find a null terminator (0 or '\0'
)
in the array.
Download show_terminated_letters.c here, or copy it to your CSE account using the following command:
cp -n /import/reed/A/dp1091/public_html/25T1/activities/show_terminated_letters/show_terminated_letters.c .
Your task is to add code to this function in show_terminated_letters.c:
void show_terminated_letters(char *letters) {
// Your code here
}
Here is how string_reverse.c should behave after you add the correct code to the function string_reverse:
dcc show_terminated_letters.c -o show_terminated_letters ./show_terminated_letters Hello, world! Test message. sample text a string
When you think your program is working you can use autotest
to run some simple automated tests:
1091 autotest show_terminated_letters
show_terminated_letters.c
// Displaying arrays as text
// A sample solution.
#include <assert.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#define ENOUGH_SPACE 100
// Print out each character in a NUL-terminated array of characters.
void show_terminated_letters(char *letters);
int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
char letters_a[14] = {0};
letters_a[0] = 72;
letters_a[1] = 101;
letters_a[2] = 108;
letters_a[3] = 108;
letters_a[4] = 111;
letters_a[5] = 44;
letters_a[6] = 32;
letters_a[7] = 119;
letters_a[8] = 111;
letters_a[9] = 114;
letters_a[10] = 108;
letters_a[11] = 100;
letters_a[12] = 33;
letters_a[13] = 0;
show_terminated_letters(letters_a);
putchar('\n');
char letters_b[14] = {
84, 101, 115, 116, 32,
109, 101, 115, 115, 97,
103, 101, 46, 0
};
show_terminated_letters(letters_b);
putchar('\n');
char letters_c[12] = {
's', 'a', 'm', 'p', 'l', 'e',
' ', 't', 'e', 'x', 't', '\0'
};
show_terminated_letters(letters_c);
putchar('\n');
char letters_d[ENOUGH_SPACE] = "a string";
show_terminated_letters(letters_d);
putchar('\n');
return 0;
}
void show_terminated_letters(char *letters) {
int i = 0;
while (letters[i] != '\0') {
putchar(letters[i]);
i = i + 1;
}
}
Revision Exercise: String Copy
string_copy
It takes a string in the source
buffer,
and copies it to the destination
buffer,
which is dest_size
elements in size.
If there are more characters in source
than there is array space in destination
,
you should stop after you have filled the array.
You should always make sure that
your function null-terminates
the destination
array.
Download string_copy.c here, or copy it to your CSE account using the following command:
cp -n /import/reed/A/dp1091/public_html/25T1/activities/string_copy/string_copy.c .
Your task is to add code to this function in string_copy.c:
// Takes a string in `source`, and copies it to `destination`, which
// is `destSize` elements in size; only copies up to `destSize` bytes.
// Ensures the `destination` array is null-terminated.
void string_copy(char *destination, char *source, int destination_size) {
// Put your code here
}
int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
// Declare a buffer. In this case, we're declaring and using a
// 64-byte buffer, but this could be any length you like, and in
// our tests you will be required to handle arrays of any length.
char buffer[BUFFER_LENGTH] = {0};
// Copy a string into the buffer ...
string_copy(buffer, "Seventeen bytes.\n", BUFFER_LENGTH);
// ... and print it out. The `%s` format code prints a string.
printf("<%s>\n", buffer);
return 0;
}
Your string_copy function will be called directly in marking. The main function is only to let you test your string_copy function
When you think your program is working you can use autotest
to run some simple automated tests:
1091 autotest string_copy
string_copy.c
// Copy a String
// A sample solution.
#include <stdio.h>
#define BUFFER_LENGTH 64
void string_copy(char *destination, char *source, int destination_size);
int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
// Declare a buffer. In this case, we're declaring and using a
// 64-byte buffer, but this could be any length you like, and in
// our tests you will be required to handle arrays of any length.
char buffer[BUFFER_LENGTH] = {0};
// Copy a string into the buffer ...
string_copy(buffer, "Seventeen bytes.\n", BUFFER_LENGTH);
// ... and print it out. The `%s` format code prints a string.
printf("<%s>\n", buffer);
return 0;
}
// Takes a string in `source`, and copies it to `destination`, which
// is `destSize` elements in size; only copies up to `destSize` bytes.
// Ensures the `destination` array is null-terminated.
void string_copy(char *destination, char *source, int destination_size) {
int i = 0;
// stop before last array element so we can add '\0'
while (i < destination_size - 1 && source[i] != '\0') {
destination[i] = source[i];
i = i + 1;
}
destination[i] = '\0';
}
Revision Exercise: String To Upper
string_to_upper
.
It takes a string and converts it to upper case
Download string_to_upper.c here, or copy it to your CSE account using the following command:
cp -n /import/reed/A/dp1091/public_html/25T1/activities/string_to_upper/string_to_upper.c .
Your task is to add code to this function in string_to_upper.c:
// Convert the characters in `buffer` to upper case
void string_to_upper(char *buffer) {
// YOUR CODE GOES HERE!
}
int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
// NOTE: THIS WON'T WORK:
// char *str = "Hello!"
// string_to_upper(str)
//
// str only points to a string literal, which it is not legal to change.
// If you attempt to modify it on Linux you will get a runtime error.
// Instead, you need to create an array to store the string in, e.g.:
//
// char str[] = "Hello!"
// string_to_upper(str)
char str[] = "Seventeen... SEVENTEEN, I SAY!";
string_to_upper(str);
printf("%s\n", str);
return 0;
}
Your string_to_upper function will be called directly in marking. The main function is only to let you test your string_to_upper function
int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
// NOTE: THIS WON'T WORK:
// char *str = "Hello!"
// string_to_upper(str)
//
// str only points to a string literal, which it is not legal to change.
// If you attempt to modify it on Linux you will get a runtime error.
// Instead, you need to create an array to store the string in, e.g.:
//
// char str[] = "Hello!"
// string_to_upper(str)
char str[] = "Seventeen... SEVENTEEN, I SAY!";
string_to_upper(str);
printf("%s\n", str);
return 0;
}
Your string_to_upper function will be called directly in marking. The main function is only to let you test your string_to_upper function
Here is how string_to_upper.c should behave after you add the correct code to the function string_to_upper:
dcc string_to_upper.c -o string_to_upper ./string_to_upper SEVENTEEN... SEVENTEEN, I SAY!
When you think your program is working you can use autotest
to run some simple automated tests:
1091 autotest string_to_upper
string_to_upper.c
// CONVERT A STRING TO UPPERCASE
// CREATED BY
// ... (Z0000000)
// CREATED ON 2019-??-??
#include <stdio.h>
void string_to_upper(char *buffer);
int uppercase(int c);
int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
// NOTE: THIS WON'T WORK:
// char *str = "Hello!"
// string_to_upper(str)
//
// str only points to a string literal, which it is not legal to change.
// If you attempt to modify it on Linux you will get a runtime error.
// Instead, you need to create an array to store the string in, e.g.:
//
// char str[] = "Hello!"
// string_to_upper(str)
char str[] = "Seventeen... SEVENTEEN, I SAY!";
string_to_upper(str);
printf("%s\n", str);
return 0;
}
// Convert the characters in `buffer` to upper case
void string_to_upper(char *buffer) {
int i = 0;
while (buffer[i] != '\0') {
buffer[i] = uppercase(buffer[i]);
i = i + 1;
}
}
int uppercase(int c) {
if (c >= 'a' && c <= 'z') {
return c - 'a' + 'A';
} else {
return c;
}
}
Revision Exercise: Rotate Thirteen
rotate_thirteen
.
It takes a string,
and rotates each character by thirteen positions
in the alphabet.
To see more about this algorithm, check out the wikipedia article.
Download rotate_thirteen.c here, or copy it to your CSE account using the following command:
cp -n /import/reed/A/dp1091/public_html/25T1/activities/rotate_thirteen/rotate_thirteen.c .
Your task is to add code to this function in rotate_thirteen.c:
void rotate_thirteen(char *string) {
// YOUR CODE HERE
// See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ROT13
}
assert
-based tests
to help you build your solution:
int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
// Example tests
char test_a[MAX_LENGTH] = "Hello, world!";
rotate_thirteen(test_a);
assert(strings_equal("Uryyb, jbeyq!", test_a));
char test_b[MAX_LENGTH] = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz";
rotate_thirteen(test_b);
assert(strings_equal("nopqrstuvwxyzabcdefghijklm", test_b));
char test_c[MAX_LENGTH] = "The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.";
rotate_thirteen(test_c);
assert(strings_equal("Gur dhvpx oebja sbk whzcrq bire gur ynml qbt.", test_c));
// Add your own tests here
printf("All tests passed. You are awesome!\n");
return 0;
}
Your rotate_thirteen function will be called directly in marking. The main function is only to let you test your rotate_thirteen function
You can add more assert tests to main to test your rotate_thirteen function.
You will need to use your strings_equal
function
from the strings_equal activity
for tests to work.
You may want to use your rotate_one
function
from the rotate_one activity.
You may want to use your rotate_thirteen
function
from the rotate_thirteen activity.
When you think your program is working you can use autotest
to run some simple automated tests:
1091 autotest rotate_thirteen
rotate_thirteen.c
// Perform the ROT13 algorithm on a string -- sample solution.
#include <stdio.h>
#include <assert.h>
#include <string.h>
// Add your own #defines here
#define ALPHABET_LENGTH 26
#define LOWER_START 'a'
#define LOWER_END (LOWER_START + ALPHABET_LENGTH)
#define UPPER_START 'A'
#define UPPER_END (UPPER_START + ALPHABET_LENGTH)
#define MAX_LENGTH 256
void rotate_thirteen(char *string);
int rotate_one(int c);
int string_length(char *string);
int strings_equal(char *string_a, char *string_b);
// Add your own function prototypes here
int is_lower_letter(char l);
int is_upper_letter(char l);
int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
// Example tests
char test_a[MAX_LENGTH] = "Hello, world!";
rotate_thirteen(test_a);
assert(strings_equal("Uryyb, jbeyq!", test_a));
char test_b[MAX_LENGTH] = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz";
rotate_thirteen(test_b);
assert(strings_equal("nopqrstuvwxyzabcdefghijklm", test_b));
char test_c[MAX_LENGTH] = "The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.";
rotate_thirteen(test_c);
assert(strings_equal(
"Gur dhvpx oebja sbk whzcrq bire gur ynml qbt.",
test_c
));
// Add your own tests here
printf("All tests passed. You are awesome!\n");
return 0;
}
// See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ROT13
void rotate_thirteen(char *string) {
int l = 0;
int length = string_length(string);
while (l < length) {
int i = 0;
while (i < 13) {
string[l] = rotate_one(string[l]);
i = i + 1;
}
l = l + 1;
}
}
// Use your code from the rotate_one warmup here.
int rotate_one(int c) {
int letter_num = 0;
int base = '\0';
// Deal with lowercase and uppercase letters separately.
if (is_lower_letter(c)) {
letter_num = c - LOWER_START;
base = LOWER_START;
} else if (is_upper_letter(c)) {
letter_num = c - UPPER_START;
base = UPPER_START;
} else {
// If it's not lowercase or uppercase, it remains unchanged.
return c;
}
// rotate by 1, wrap around alphabet
letter_num = letter_num + 1;
letter_num = letter_num % ALPHABET_LENGTH;
return base + letter_num;
}
int string_length(char *string) {
// Use your code from the string_length activity here.
// Lazy tutor solution: use string.h
return strlen(string);
}
int strings_equal(char *string_a, char *string_b) {
// Use your code from the strings_equal activity here.
// Lazy tutor solution: use string.h
return strcmp(string_a, string_b) == 0;
}
int is_lower_letter(char l) {
return (l >= LOWER_START && l < LOWER_END);
}
int is_upper_letter(char l) {
return (l >= UPPER_START && l < UPPER_END);
}