C++ Tutorial 7
In this tutorial we continue solving problems with C++. We’ll solve the Caesar Cipher, Solve Equations for X, Create Lists of Primes and Generate a List of Random Values in a Range. I’m making these videos to make you good at solving random problems rather then just covering language syntax. Don’t worry if you get them wrong. The goal is to make you think in new ways.
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// ----- 7. PROBLEM CAESAR CIPHER ----- std::string CaesarCipher(std::string theString, int key, bool encrypt); int main() { std::string theString = "Make me secret"; std::string encryptedStr = CaesarCipher(theString, 5, true); std::string decryptedString = CaesarCipher(encryptedStr, 5, false); std::cout << "Encrypted " << encryptedStr << "\n"; std::cout << "Decrypted " << decryptedString << "\n"; return 0; } std::string CaesarCipher(std::string theString, int key, bool encrypt){ std::string returnString = ""; int charCode = 0; char letter; // The key will shift and unshift character codes if(encrypt) key = key * -1; // Cycle through each character for(char& c : theString) { // Check if it's a letter and if not don't chage it if(isalpha(c)){ // Convert from char to int and shift the char code charCode = (int)c; charCode += key; // If uppercase check if the new character code > // char code for Z, or < char code for A // If so shift the character code so that its value // wraps back into the letter character codes if(isupper(c)){ if(charCode > (int)'Z'){ charCode -= 26; } else if(charCode < (int)'A'){ charCode += 26; } } else { // Do the same for lowercase letters if(charCode > (int)'z'){ charCode -= 26; } else if(charCode < (int)'a'){ charCode += 26; } } // Convert from int to char and add the returning string letter = charCode; returnString += letter; } else { letter = c; returnString += c; std::cout << c << "\n"; } } return returnString; } // ----- END PROBLEM CAESAR CIPHER ----- #include <cstdlib> #include <iostream> #include <string> #include <vector> #include <numeric> #include <sstream> // ----- 1. PROBLEM : SOLVE FOR X ----- std::vector<std::string> StringToVector(std::string theString, char separator); void SolveForX(std::string equation); int main() { // Make a function that receives an algebraic // equation like x + 4 = 9 and solve for x // x will always be the 1st value received // and you only will deal with addition std::cout << "Enter an equation to solve "; std::string equation = ""; getline(std::cin, equation); SolveForX(equation); return 0; } std::vector<std::string> StringToVector(std::string theString, char separator){ std::vector<std::string> vecsWords; std::stringstream ss(theString); std::string sIndivStr; while(getline(ss, sIndivStr, separator)){ vecsWords.push_back(sIndivStr); } return vecsWords; } void SolveForX(std::string equation){ std::vector<std::string> vecEquation = StringToVector(equation, ' '); // Convert strings to int int num1 = std::stoi(vecEquation[2]); int num2 = std::stoi(vecEquation[4]); int xVal = num2 - num1; std::cout << "x = " << xVal << "\n"; } // ----- 1. END PROBLEM : SOLVE FOR X ----- // ----- 2. PROBLEM : RETURN A LIST OF PRIMES ----- std::vector<int> Range(int start, int max, int step); bool IsPrime(int num); std::vector<int> GetPrimes(int maxNum); int main() { int num = 0; std::cout << "Number to Check : "; std::cin >> num; // Shows bool values as true or false std::cout.setf(std::ios::boolalpha); std::cout << "Is " << num << " Prime " << IsPrime(num) << "\n"; std::cout << "Generate Primes up to "; int maxPrime; std::cin >> maxPrime; std::vector<int> primeList = GetPrimes(maxPrime); for(auto x: primeList) std::cout << x << "\n"; return 0; } std::vector<int> Range(int start, int max, int step){ int i = start; std::vector<int> range; while(i <= max){ range.push_back(i); i += step; } return range; } bool IsPrime(int num){ for(auto n: Range(2, num - 1, 1)){ if((num % n) == 0) return false; } return true; } std::vector<int> GetPrimes(int maxNum){ std::vector<int> vecPrimes; for(auto x: Range(2, maxNum, 1)){ if(IsPrime(x)) vecPrimes.push_back(x); } return vecPrimes; } // ----- 2. END PROBLEM : RETURN A LIST OF PRIMES ----- // ----- 3. PROBLEM : GENERATE A RANDOM VECTOR OF NUMBERS ----- #include <cstdlib> #include <iostream> #include <string> #include <vector> #include <numeric> #include <sstream> // Needed for random number generation #include <ctime> std::vector<int> GenerateRandVec(int numOfNums, int min, int max); int main() { std::vector<int> vecVals = GenerateRandVec(10, 5, 50); for(auto x: vecVals) std::cout << x << "\n"; return 0; } std::vector<int> GenerateRandVec(int numOfNums, int min, int max){ std::vector<int> vecValues; // Seed the random number generator srand(time(NULL)); int i = 0, randVal = 0; while(i < numOfNums){ // The min added on increases result based on min // The remainder of modulus can't be greater // then the divisor. We have to adjust down // based on the addition from min randVal = min + std::rand() % ((max + 1) - min); vecValues.push_back(randVal); i++; } return vecValues; } |
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