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//ProjectEulerRust/src/Problems/Problems15.rs
//Matthew Ellison
// Created: 06-16-20
//Modified: 06-16-20
//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/RustClasses
/*
Copyright (C) 2020 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/>.
*/
extern crate myClasses;
use crate::Problems::Answer::Answer;
static WIDTH: i32 = 20;
static LENGTH: i32 = 20;
pub fn getDescription() -> String{
"Which starting number, under one million, produces the longest chain using the itterative sequence?".to_string()
}
pub fn solve() -> Answer{
//Setup the rest of the variables
let currentX = 0; //The current x location on the grid
let currentY = 0; //The current y location on the grid
let mut numOfRoutes = 0i64;
//Start the timer
let mut timer = myClasses::Stopwatch::Stopwatch::new();
timer.start();
//We write this as a recursive function
//When in a location it always move right first, then down
moveLoc(currentX, currentY, &mut numOfRoutes);
//Stop the timer
timer.stop();
//Return the results
return Answer::new(format!("The number of routes is {}", numOfRoutes), timer.getString());
}
//This function acts as a handler for moving the position on the grid and counting the distance
//It moves right first, then down
fn moveLoc(currentX: i32, currentY: i32, numOfRoutes: &mut i64){
//Check if you are at the end and act accordingly
if((currentX == WIDTH) && (currentY == LENGTH)){
*numOfRoutes += 1;
return;
}
//Move right if possible
if(currentX < WIDTH){
moveLoc(currentX + 1, currentY, numOfRoutes);
}
//Move down if possible{
if(currentY < LENGTH){
moveLoc(currentX, currentY + 1, numOfRoutes);
}
}
/* Results:
The number of routes is 137846528820
It took 11.804 minutes to solve this problem
*/