In the below code, change/add only one character and print ‘*’ exactly 20 times.
int main()
{
int i, n = 20;
for (i = 0; i < n; i--)
printf("*");
getchar();
return 0;
}
Solutions:
1. Replace i by n in for loop’s third expression
C
#include <stdio.h>
int main()
{
int i, n = 20;
for (i = 0; i < n; n--)
printf("*");
getchar();
return 0;
}
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C++
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
int main()
{
int i, n = 20;
for (i = 0; i < n; n--)
cout << "*";
getchar();
return 0;
}
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Java
class GfG {
public static void main(String[] args)
{
int i, n = 20;
for (i = 0; i < n; n--)
System.out.print("*");
}
}
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Python3
if __name__ == '__main__':
n = 20;
for i in range(0, n):
print("*"); n -= 1;
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C#
using System;
class GfG
{
public static void Main()
{
int i, n = 20;
for (i = 0; i < n; n--)
Console.Write("*");
}
}
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2. Put ‘-‘ before i in for loop’s second expression
C
#include <stdio.h>
int main()
{
int i, n = 20;
for (i = 0; -i < n; i--)
printf("*");
getchar();
return 0;
}
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C++
#include<bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
int main()
{
int i, n = 20;
for (i = 0; -i < n; i--)
cout<<"*";
return 0;
}
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Java
import java.util.*;
public class GFG
{
public static void main(String[] args)
{
int i, n = 20;
for (i = 0; -i < n; i--)
System.out.print("*");
}
}
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C#
using System;
class GfG
{
public static void Main()
{
int i, n = 20;
for (i = 0; -i < n; i--)
Console.Write("*");
}
}
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3. Replace < by + in for loop’s second expression
c
#include <stdio.h>
int main()
{
int i, n = 20;
for (i = 0; i + n; i--)
printf("*");
getchar();
return 0;
}
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Let’s extend the problem little.
Change/add only one character and print ‘*’ exactly 21 times.
Solution: Put negation operator before i in for loop’s second expression.
Explanation: Negation operator converts the number into its one’s complement.
No. One's complement
0 (00000..00) -1 (1111..11)
-1 (11..1111) 0 (00..0000)
-2 (11..1110) 1 (00..0001)
-3 (11..1101) 2 (00..0010)
...............................................
-20 (11..01100) 19 (00..10011)
c
#include <stdio.h>
int main()
{
int i, n = 20;
for (i = 0; ~i < n; i--)
printf("*");
getchar();
return 0;
}
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Please comment if you find more solutions to the above problems.
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