Find the time which is palindromic and comes after the given time
Last Updated :
18 Sep, 2023
Given a string str which stores the time in the 24 hours format as HH:MM such that 0 ? HH ? 23 and 0 ? MM ? 59. The task is to find the next closest time which is a palindrome when read as a string. If no such string exists then print -1.
Examples:
Input: str = "21:12"
Output: 22:22
The only palindromic time possible in the given hour is 21:12
but it is not greater than the given time so the output will be
the palindromic time in the next hour i.e. 22:22
Input: str = "23:32"
Output: -1
Approach: There are three possible cases:
- If MM < reverse(HH) then the output will be HH as hours and reverse(HH) as minutes.
- If HH = 23 and MM ? 32 then output will be 00:00 i.e 12:00 A.M.
- Else output will be HH + 1 as hours and reverse(HH + 1) as minutes.
Below is the implementation of the above approach:
C++
// C++ implementation of the approach
#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
typedef long long ll;
// Function to return the required time
string getTime(string s, int n)
{
// To store the resultant time
string res;
// Hours are stored in h as integer
int h = stoi(s.substr(0, 2));
// Minutes are stored in m as integer
int m = stoi(s.substr(3, 2));
// Reverse of h
int rev_h = (h % 10) * 10 + ((h % 100) - (h % 10)) / 10;
// Reverse of h as a string
string rev_hs = to_string(rev_h);
if (h == 23 && m >= 32) {
res = "-1";
}
// If MM < reverse of (HH)
else if (m < rev_h) {
string temp;
// 0 is added if HH < 10
if (h < 10)
temp = "0";
temp = temp + to_string(h);
// 0 is added if rev_h < 10
if (rev_h < 10)
res = res + temp + ":0" + rev_hs;
else
res = res + temp + ":" + rev_hs;
}
else {
// Increment hours
h++;
// Reverse of the hour after incrementing 1
rev_h = (h % 10) * 10 + ((h % 100) - (h % 10)) / 10;
rev_hs = to_string(rev_h);
string temp;
// 0 is added if HH < 10
if (h < 10)
temp = "0";
temp = temp + to_string(h);
// 0 is added if rev_h < 10
if (rev_h < 10)
res = res + temp + ":0" + rev_hs;
else
res = res + temp + ":" + rev_hs;
}
return res;
}
// Driver code
int main()
{
string s = "21:12";
int n = s.length();
cout << getTime(s, n);
return 0;
}
Java
// Java implementation of the approach
import java.util.*;
class GFG
{
// Function to return the required time
static String getTime(String s, int n)
{
// To store the resultant time
String res = "";
// Hours are stored in h as integer
int h = Integer.parseInt(s.substring(0, 0 + 2));
// Minutes are stored in m as integer
int m = Integer.parseInt(s.substring(3, 3 + 2));
// Reverse of h
int rev_h = (h % 10) * 10 +
((h % 100) - (h % 10)) / 10;
// Reverse of h as a string
String rev_hs = Integer.toString(rev_h);
if (h == 23 && m >= 32)
{
res = "-1";
}
// If MM < reverse of (HH)
else if (m < rev_h)
{
String temp = "";
// 0 is added if HH < 10
if (h < 10)
temp = "0";
temp = temp + Integer.toString(h);
// 0 is added if rev_h < 10
if (rev_h < 10)
res = res + temp + ":0" + rev_hs;
else
res = res + temp + ":" + rev_hs;
}
else
{
// Increment hours
h++;
// Reverse of the hour after incrementing 1
rev_h = (h % 10) * 10 + ((h % 100) -
(h % 10)) / 10;
rev_hs = Integer.toString(rev_h);
String temp = "";
// 0 is added if HH < 10
if (h < 10)
temp = "0";
temp = temp + Integer.toString(h);
// 0 is added if rev_h < 10
if (rev_h < 10)
res = res + temp + ":0" + rev_hs;
else
res = res + temp + ":" + rev_hs;
}
return res;
}
// Driver Code
public static void main(String[] args)
{
String s = "21:12";
int n = s.length();
System.out.println(getTime(s, n));
}
}
// This code is contributed by
// sanjeev2552
Python3
# Python3 implementation of the approach
# Function to return the required time
def getTime(s, n) :
# Hours are stored in h as integer
h = int(s[0 : 2]);
# Minutes are stored in m as integer
m = int(s[3 : 5]);
# Reverse of h
rev_h = (h % 10) * 10 + ((h % 100) - (h % 10)) // 10;
# Reverse of h as a string
rev_hs = str(rev_h)
temp = ""
res = ""
if (h == 23 and m >= 32) :
res = "-1";
# If MM < reverse of (HH)
elif (m < rev_h) :
# 0 is added if HH < 10
if (h < 10) :
temp = "0";
temp = temp + str(h);
# 0 is added if rev_h < 10
if (rev_h < 10) :
res = res + temp + ":0" + rev_hs;
else :
res = res + temp + ":" + rev_hs;
else :
# Increment hours
h += 1
# Reverse of the hour after incrementing 1
rev_h = (h % 10) * 10 + ((h % 100) - (h % 10)) //10;
rev_hs = str(rev_h);
# 0 is added if HH < 10
if (h < 10) :
temp = "0";
temp = temp + str(h);
# 0 is added if rev_h < 10
if (rev_h < 10) :
res = res + temp + ":0" + rev_hs;
else :
res = res + temp + ":" + rev_hs;
return res;
# Driver code
if __name__ == "__main__" :
s = "21:12";
n = len(s);
print(getTime(s, n));
# This code is contributed by AnkitRai01
C#
using System;
class GFG
{
// Function to return the required time
static string GetTime(string s, int n)
{
// To store the resultant time
string res = "";
// Hours are stored in h as integer
int h = int.Parse(s.Substring(0, 2));
// Minutes are stored in m as integer
int m = int.Parse(s.Substring(3, 2));
// Reverse of h
int rev_h = (h % 10) * 10 +
((h % 100) - (h % 10)) / 10;
// Reverse of h as a string
string rev_hs = rev_h.ToString();
if (h == 23 && m >= 32)
{
res = "-1";
}
// If MM < reverse of (HH)
else if (m < rev_h)
{
string temp = "";
// 0 is added if HH < 10
if (h < 10)
temp = "0";
temp = temp + h.ToString();
// 0 is added if rev_h < 10
if (rev_h < 10)
res = res + temp + ":0" + rev_hs;
else
res = res + temp + ":" + rev_hs;
}
else
{
// Increment hours
h++;
// Reverse of the hour after incrementing 1
rev_h = (h % 10) * 10 + ((h % 100) -
(h % 10)) / 10;
rev_hs = rev_h.ToString();
string temp = "";
// 0 is added if HH < 10
if (h < 10)
temp = "0";
temp = temp + h.ToString();
// 0 is added if rev_h < 10
if (rev_h < 10)
res = res + temp + ":0" + rev_hs;
else
res = res + temp + ":" + rev_hs;
}
return res;
}
// Driver Code
public static void Main(string[] args)
{
string s = "21:12";
int n = s.Length;
Console.WriteLine(GetTime(s, n));
}
}
JavaScript
<script>
// JavaScript implementation of the approach
// Function to return the required time
function getTime(s,n)
{
// To store the resultant time
let res = "";
// Hours are stored in h as integer
let h = parseInt(s.substring(0, 0 + 2));
// Minutes are stored in m as integer
let m = parseInt(s.substring(3, 3 + 2));
// Reverse of h
let rev_h = (h % 10) * 10 +
((h % 100) - (h % 10)) / 10;
// Reverse of h as a string
let rev_hs = (rev_h).toString();
if (h == 23 && m >= 32)
{
res = "-1";
}
// If MM < reverse of (HH)
else if (m < rev_h)
{
let temp = "";
// 0 is added if HH < 10
if (h < 10)
temp = "0";
temp = temp + h.toString();
// 0 is added if rev_h < 10
if (rev_h < 10)
res = res + temp + ":0" + rev_hs;
else
res = res + temp + ":" + rev_hs;
}
else
{
// Increment hours
h++;
// Reverse of the hour after incrementing 1
rev_h = (h % 10) * 10 + ((h % 100) -
(h % 10)) / 10;
rev_hs = (rev_h).toString();
let temp = "";
// 0 is added if HH < 10
if (h < 10)
temp = "0";
temp = temp + h.toString();
// 0 is added if rev_h < 10
if (rev_h < 10)
res = res + temp + ":0" + rev_hs;
else
res = res + temp + ":" + rev_hs;
}
return res;
}
// Driver Code
let s = "21:12";
let n = s.length;
document.write(getTime(s, n));
// This code is contributed by avanitrachhadiya2155
</script>
PHP
<?php
//PHP implementation of the approach
// Function to return the required time
function getTime( $s, $n)
{
// To store the resultant time
$res="";
// Hours are stored in h as integer
$h = intval($s.substr(0, 2));
// Minutes are stored in m as integer
$m = intval($s.substr(3, 2));
// Reverse of h
$rev_h = ($h % 10) * 10 + (($h % 100) - ($h % 10)) / 10;
// Reverse of h as a string
$rev_hs = strval($rev_h);
if ($h == 23 && $m >= 32) {
$res = "-1";
}
// If MM < reverse of (HH)
else if ($m < $rev_h) {
$temp="";
// 0 is added if HH < 10
if ($h < 10)
$temp = "0";
$temp = $temp . strval($h);
// 0 is added if rev_h < 10
if ($rev_h < 10)
$res = $res . $temp . ":0" . $rev_hs;
else
$res = $res. $temp .":" . $rev_hs;
}
else {
// Increment hours
$h++;
// Reverse of the hour after incrementing 1
$rev_h = ($h % 10) * 10 + (($h % 100) - ($h % 10)) / 10;
$rev_hs = strval($rev_h);
$temp="";
// 0 is added if HH < 10
if ($h < 10)
$temp = "0";
$temp = $temp . strval($h);
// 0 is added if rev_h < 10
if ($rev_h < 10)
$res = $res . $temp . ":0" . $rev_hs;
else
$res = $res . $temp . ":" . $rev_hs;
}
return $res;
}
// Driver code
$s = "21:12";
$n = strlen($s);
echo getTime($s, $n);
return 0;
// This code is contributed by ChitraNayal
?>
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