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//ProjectEulerJava/src/main/java/mattrixwv/ProjectEuler/Problems/Problem15.java
//Matthew Ellison
// Created: 03-04-19
//Modified: 06-27-23
//How many routes from the top left corner to the bottom right corner are there through a 20×20 grid if you can only move right and down?
//Unless otherwise listed all non-standard includes are my own creation and available from https://bibucket.org/Mattrixwv/JavaClasses
/*
Copyright (C) 2023 Matthew Ellison
This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
(at your option) any later version.
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
along with this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
*/
package com.mattrixwv.project_euler.problems;
public class Problem15 extends Problem{
//Variables
//Static vaiables
protected static int gridWidth = 20; //The width of the box to traverse
protected static int gridLength = 20; //The height of the box to traverse
//Instance variables
protected long numOfRoutes; //The number of routes from 0, 0 to 20, 20
//Functions
//Constructor
public Problem15(){
super(String.format("How many routes from the top left corner to the bottom right corner are there through a %dx%d grid if you can only move right and down?", gridWidth, gridLength));
numOfRoutes = 0;
}
//Operational functions
//Solve the problems
@Override
public void solve(){
//If the problem has already been solved do nothing and end the function
if(solved){
return;
}
//Start the timer
timer.start();
//We write this as a recursive function
//When in a location it always moves right first, then down
move(0, 0);
//Stop the timer
timer.stop();
//Throw a flag to show the problem is solved
solved = true;
}
//This function acts as a handler for moving the position on the grid and counting the distance
//It moves right first, then down
private void move(int currentX, int currentY){
//Check if you are at the end and act accordingly
if((currentX == gridWidth) && (currentY == gridLength)){
++numOfRoutes;
return;
}
//Move right if possible
if(currentX < gridWidth){
move(currentX + 1, currentY);
}
//Move down if possible
if(currentY < gridLength){
move(currentX, currentY + 1);
}
}
//Reset the problem so it can be run again
@Override
public void reset(){
super.reset();
numOfRoutes = 0;
}
//Gets
//Returns the result of solving the problem
@Override
public String getResult(){
solvedCheck("result");
return String.format("The number of routes is %d", numOfRoutes);
}
//Returns the number of routes found
public long getNumberOfRoutes(){
solvedCheck("number of routes");
return numOfRoutes;
}
}
/* Results:
The number of routes is 137846528820
It took an average of 20.702 minutes to run this problem through 10 iterations
*/