5th grade math

[Anonymous]

if a=1 and z=26 what does:
Methionylglutaminylarginyltyrosylglutamylserylleucylphen-
ylalanylalanylglutaminylleucyllysylglutamylarginyllysylgluta-
mylglysylalanylphenylalanylvalylprolylphenylalanylyalylthre-
onylleucylglcycylaspartylprolylglicylisoleucyglutamylgluta-
minlserylleucyllysylisoleucylaspartylthreonylleucylisoleu-
cylglutamylalanylglyclyalanylaspartylalanylleucyglutamylle-
ucylgluycylisoleucylproluylphenylalanyserylaspartyprolylleu-
celalanylaspartylglycylprolylthreonylisolleucyglutaminylaspa-
raginylalanythreonylleucylarginylalanylphenylalanylalanylal-
anylglycylvalylthreonylprolylalanylglutaminylcysteinylphen-
ylalanylglglutamylmethionylleucyalanylleucylisoleucylarginyl-
glutaminyllysylhistidylprolyuthreonylisoleucylprolylisoleuc-
ylglycylleucylleucylmethionyltyrosylalanylasbaraginylleucyl-
valylphenylalanylsparaginyyllysylglycylisoleucylaspartylglut-
amylphenylalanylyltyrosylalanylglutaminylcysteinylglutamyll-
ysylvalylglycylvalylspartylserylvalylleucylvallalanylaspart-
ylvalylprolylvalvlglutaminylglutamylserylalanylprolylpheny-
lalalrginylglutaminylalanylalanylleucylarginylhistidylasp-
araginylvalylalalprolylisoleucylphenylalanylisoleucylcystei-
nylprolyprolylaspartylalanylaspartylaspartyspartyleucylle-
ucylarginylglutaminylisoleucylalanylseryltyroslglycylargin-
ylglycyltyrosylthreonyltyrosylleucylleucylserylarginlalanyl-
glycylvalylthreonylglycylalanylglutamylasparaginylarginyla-
nylalanylleucylprolylleucylaspaaginylhistidylleucylvalylalan-
yllysylleucyllysylglutamyltyrosylasparagimylalanylalanypro-
lylprolylleucylglutaminylglycylphenlalanylglycylisoleyucyls-
erylalanylprolylaspartylglutaminylvalyllysylalanylalanylisol-
eucylalspartylalanylglycylalanylalanylglycylalanylasoleucylse-
rylglycylserylalanylisoleucylbalyllysylisoleucylisoleucylgluta-
mylglutaminylhistidylasparaginylisoleucylglutamylpronylglu-0
tamyllysylmethionylluecylalanylalanyoeucyllysylvalylpheny-
lalanylvalylglutamilylprolylmethionyllysylalanylalanylthreo-
nylarginylserine. = if added up???

[stara szkapa]

I'm sure Rain Man would know.

[Thomas Paul]

25680
[ September 11, 2003: Message edited by: Thomas Paul ]

[Joel McNary]

Strange... I got 25693

public class WordSummer{
    private static final String WORD_TO_SUM =
        "Methionylglutaminylarginyltyrosylglutamylserylleucylphen" +
        "ylalanylalanylglutaminylleucyllysylglutamylarginyllysylgluta" +
        "mylglysylalanylphenylalanylvalylprolylphenylalanylyalylthre" +
        "onylleucylglcycylaspartylprolylglicylisoleucyglutamylgluta" +
        "minlserylleucyllysylisoleucylaspartylthreonylleucylisoleu" +
        "cylglutamylalanylglyclyalanylaspartylalanylleucyglutamylle" +
        "ucylgluycylisoleucylproluylphenylalanyserylaspartyprolylleu" +
        "celalanylaspartylglycylprolylthreonylisolleucyglutaminylaspa" +
        "raginylalanythreonylleucylarginylalanylphenylalanylalanylal" +
        "anylglycylvalylthreonylprolylalanylglutaminylcysteinylphen" +
        "ylalanylglglutamylmethionylleucyalanylleucylisoleucylarginyl" +
        "glutaminyllysylhistidylprolyuthreonylisoleucylprolylisoleuc" +
        "ylglycylleucylleucylmethionyltyrosylalanylasbaraginylleucyl" +
        "valylphenylalanylsparaginyyllysylglycylisoleucylaspartylglut" +
        "amylphenylalanylyltyrosylalanylglutaminylcysteinylglutamyll" +
        "ysylvalylglycylvalylspartylserylvalylleucylvallalanylaspart" +
        "ylvalylprolylvalvlglutaminylglutamylserylalanylprolylpheny" +
        "lalalrginylglutaminylalanylalanylleucylarginylhistidylasp" +
        "araginylvalylalalprolylisoleucylphenylalanylisoleucylcystei" +
        "nylprolyprolylaspartylalanylaspartylaspartyspartyleucylle" +
        "ucylarginylglutaminylisoleucylalanylseryltyroslglycylargin" +
        "ylglycyltyrosylthreonyltyrosylleucylleucylserylarginlalanyl" +
        "glycylvalylthreonylglycylalanylglutamylasparaginylarginyla" +
        "nylalanylleucylprolylleucylaspaaginylhistidylleucylvalylalan" +
        "yllysylleucyllysylglutamyltyrosylasparagimylalanylalanypro" +
        "lylprolylleucylglutaminylglycylphenlalanylglycylisoleyucyls" +
        "erylalanylprolylaspartylglutaminylvalyllysylalanylalanylisol" +
        "eucylalspartylalanylglycylalanylalanylglycylalanylasoleucylse" +
        "rylglycylserylalanylisoleucylbalyllysylisoleucylisoleucylgluta" +
        "mylglutaminylhistidylasparaginylisoleucylglutamylpronylglu" +
        "tamyllysylmethionylluecylalanylalanyoeucyllysylvalylpheny" +
        "lalanylvalylglutamilylprolylmethionyllysylalanylalanylthreo" +
        "nylarginylserine";
    public static int sumWord(String aWord){
        int total = 0;
        int count = aWord.length();
        for (int index = 0; index < count; index++){
            char aChar = Character.toLowerCase(aWord.charAt(index));
            //a = 1, b = 2, etc.
            int value = aChar - 'a' + 1;
            total += value;
        }
        return total;
    }
    public static void main(String[] argv){
        String aWord = WordSummer.WORD_TO_SUM;
        if (argv.length != 0){
            aWord = argv[0];
        }
        System.out.println("Sum: " + WordSummer.sumWord(aWord));
    }
}

[Thomas Paul]

When I ran it the first time I didn't notice that they had a capital letter in their sample. Of course, the "spec" only refers to lower case characters in the sample ("a=1, z=26") so the actual answer isn't quite clear.
Here's my version which is vastly superior to yours:

<font size="2">
class C {
  public static void main (String[] args) {
    String s = "Methionylglutaminylarginyltyrosylglutamylserylleucylphen" +
        "ylalanylalanylglutaminylleucyllysylglutamylarginyllysylgluta" +
        "mylglysylalanylphenylalanylvalylprolylphenylalanylyalylthre" +
        "onylleucylglcycylaspartylprolylglicylisoleucyglutamylgluta" +
        "minlserylleucyllysylisoleucylaspartylthreonylleucylisoleu" +
        "cylglutamylalanylglyclyalanylaspartylalanylleucyglutamylle" +
        "ucylgluycylisoleucylproluylphenylalanyserylaspartyprolylleu" +
        "celalanylaspartylglycylprolylthreonylisolleucyglutaminylaspa" +
        "raginylalanythreonylleucylarginylalanylphenylalanylalanylal" +
        "anylglycylvalylthreonylprolylalanylglutaminylcysteinylphen" +
        "ylalanylglglutamylmethionylleucyalanylleucylisoleucylarginyl" +
        "glutaminyllysylhistidylprolyuthreonylisoleucylprolylisoleuc" +
        "ylglycylleucylleucylmethionyltyrosylalanylasbaraginylleucyl" +
        "valylphenylalanylsparaginyyllysylglycylisoleucylaspartylglut" +
        "amylphenylalanylyltyrosylalanylglutaminylcysteinylglutamyll" +
        "ysylvalylglycylvalylspartylserylvalylleucylvallalanylaspart" +
        "ylvalylprolylvalvlglutaminylglutamylserylalanylprolylpheny" +
        "lalalrginylglutaminylalanylalanylleucylarginylhistidylasp" +
        "araginylvalylalalprolylisoleucylphenylalanylisoleucylcystei" +
        "nylprolyprolylaspartylalanylaspartylaspartyspartyleucylle" +
        "ucylarginylglutaminylisoleucylalanylseryltyroslglycylargin" +
        "ylglycyltyrosylthreonyltyrosylleucylleucylserylarginlalanyl" +
        "glycylvalylthreonylglycylalanylglutamylasparaginylarginyla" +
        "nylalanylleucylprolylleucylaspaaginylhistidylleucylvalylalan" +
        "yllysylleucyllysylglutamyltyrosylasparagimylalanylalanypro" +
        "lylprolylleucylglutaminylglycylphenlalanylglycylisoleyucyls" +
        "erylalanylprolylaspartylglutaminylvalyllysylalanylalanylisol" +
        "eucylalspartylalanylglycylalanylalanylglycylalanylasoleucylse" +
        "rylglycylserylalanylisoleucylbalyllysylisoleucylisoleucylgluta" +
        "mylglutaminylhistidylasparaginylisoleucylglutamylpronylglu" +
        "tamyllysylmethionylluecylalanylalanyoeucyllysylvalylpheny" +
        "lalanylvalylglutamilylprolylmethionyllysylalanylalanylthreo" +
        "nylarginylserine";
        String t = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz";
        s = s.toLowerCase();
        int d = 0;
        for (int i=0; i < s.length(); i++) {
            d += t.indexOf(s.charAt(i)) + 1;
        }
        System.out.println(d);
  }
}
</font>

[ September 11, 2003: Message edited by: Thomas Paul ]

[Anonymous]

Originally posted by Thomas Paul:

Here's my version which is vastly superior to yours:
[ September 11, 2003: Message edited by: Thomas Paul ]

Well, good for you
1. You code is good But not Reusable.
2. you did not realize the mistake (you can argue that Caps are not defined in spec - Which you probably are doing the same at your work hehe) untill the other guy did it correct.
Overall you need an improvement in your OO Basics

[Joel McNary]

True about the capital letter, but since capitals are valued 32 lss than their lowercase counterparts, I would have expected you to get 25661 (which is what I get when I remove the lower-case enforcement). I'm still wondering about your original answer, but I'm not going to lose any sleep over it.
BTW, did you know that you misspelled "inferior?"

[Joel McNary]

Hey! you changed your first answer from 25679 to 25680! I still don't see how you got that; running your code on my machine results in 25693 -- the answer I got.

[Anonymous]

I am getting 25645.

[Jason Menard]

Moving to Programming Diversions. Yeah, definitely moving to Programming Diversions. Eight minutes to Wapner. Eight minutes to Wapner.
[ September 11, 2003: Message edited by: Jason Menard ]
[ September 27, 2003: Message edited by: Marilyn de Queiroz ]

[A. Levi]

Joe your Answer: 25693 is correct. my 5 cents.

  
public class CharCount {
public static void main(String [] args){
String temp = "Methionylglutaminylarginyltyrosylglutamylserylleucylphen" +
"ylalanylalanylglutaminylleucyllysylglutamylarginyllysylgluta" +
"mylglysylalanylphenylalanylvalylprolylphenylalanylyalylthre" +
"onylleucylglcycylaspartylprolylglicylisoleucyglutamylgluta" +
"minlserylleucyllysylisoleucylaspartylthreonylleucylisoleu" +
"cylglutamylalanylglyclyalanylaspartylalanylleucyglutamylle" +
"ucylgluycylisoleucylproluylphenylalanyserylaspartyprolylleu" +
"celalanylaspartylglycylprolylthreonylisolleucyglutaminylaspa" +
"raginylalanythreonylleucylarginylalanylphenylalanylalanylal" +
"anylglycylvalylthreonylprolylalanylglutaminylcysteinylphen" +
"ylalanylglglutamylmethionylleucyalanylleucylisoleucylarginyl" +
"glutaminyllysylhistidylprolyuthreonylisoleucylprolylisoleuc" +
"ylglycylleucylleucylmethionyltyrosylalanylasbaraginylleucyl" +
"valylphenylalanylsparaginyyllysylglycylisoleucylaspartylglut" +
"amylphenylalanylyltyrosylalanylglutaminylcysteinylglutamyll" +
"ysylvalylglycylvalylspartylserylvalylleucylvallalanylaspart" +
"ylvalylprolylvalvlglutaminylglutamylserylalanylprolylpheny" +
"lalalrginylglutaminylalanylalanylleucylarginylhistidylasp" +
"araginylvalylalalprolylisoleucylphenylalanylisoleucylcystei" +
"nylprolyprolylaspartylalanylaspartylaspartyspartyleucylle" +
"ucylarginylglutaminylisoleucylalanylseryltyroslglycylargin" +
"ylglycyltyrosylthreonyltyrosylleucylleucylserylarginlalanyl" +
"glycylvalylthreonylglycylalanylglutamylasparaginylarginyla" +
"nylalanylleucylprolylleucylaspaaginylhistidylleucylvalylalan" +
"yllysylleucyllysylglutamyltyrosylasparagimylalanylalanypro" +
"lylprolylleucylglutaminylglycylphenlalanylglycylisoleyucyls" +
"erylalanylprolylaspartylglutaminylvalyllysylalanylalanylisol" +
"eucylalspartylalanylglycylalanylalanylglycylalanylasoleucylse" +
"rylglycylserylalanylisoleucylbalyllysylisoleucylisoleucylgluta" +
"mylglutaminylhistidylasparaginylisoleucylglutamylpronylglu" +
"tamyllysylmethionylluecylalanylalanyoeucyllysylvalylpheny" +
"lalanylvalylglutamilylprolylmethionyllysylalanylalanylthreo" +
"nylarginylserine";
if( args != null && args.length > 0 ) {
temp = args[0];
}
System.out.println("Sum :" + charCount(temp));
}
public static int charCount(String word){
if( word == null ) {
return -1;
}
word = word.toLowerCase();
int count = 0;
for(int i=0 ; i < word.length() ; i++ ) {
char c = word.charAt(i);
if( c > 96 && c < 123 )count += c - 96;
}
return count;
}
}

[ September 11, 2003: Message edited by: Levi Allam ]

[Arjun Shastry]

Yes, its 25693.I copied that string hurriedly.

 
public static int getSum(String[] str)
{
int counter = 0;
for(int i=0;i<str.length;i++)
{
str[i] = str[i].toLowerCase();
char[] arr = str[i].toCharArray();
for(int j=0;j<str[i].length();j++)
counter+=arr[j]-'a'+1;
}
return counter;

}
 

[Thomas Paul]

1. You code is good But not Reusable.
I was aked to give a number not code.
2. you did not realize the mistake (you can argue that Caps are not defined in spec - Which you probably are doing the same at your work hehe) untill the other guy did it correct.
Actually I realized my mistake immediately but the server crashed and was down for 7 hours before I could correct it.
But there is still a debate. How should we treat a capital "M"? Should it be treated that same as a lower case "m". If you think so, why?

[Thomas Paul]

There is an interesting defect with the "convert the char to int" method. What if we randomize the values of the letters? a=6, b=11, c=2, d=18, etc.
My method works easily by changing the order of the letters in the value array. So there.
[ September 11, 2003: Message edited by: Thomas Paul ]

[Bhau Mhatre]

Originally posted by <azra>:
if a=1 and z=26 what does:
Methionylglutaminylarginyltyrosylglutamylserylleucylphen-
ylalanylalanylglutaminylleucyllysylglutamylarginyllysylgluta-
mylglysylalanylphenylalanylvalylprolylphenylalanylyalylthre-
onylleucylglcycylaspartylprolylglicylisoleucyglutamylgluta-
minlserylleucyllysylisoleucylaspartylthreonylleucylisoleu-
cylglutamylalanylglyclyalanylaspartylalanylleucyglutamylle-
ucylgluycylisoleucylproluylphenylalanyserylaspartyprolylleu-
celalanylaspartylglycylprolylthreonylisolleucyglutaminylaspa-
raginylalanythreonylleucylarginylalanylphenylalanylalanylal-
anylglycylvalylthreonylprolylalanylglutaminylcysteinylphen-
ylalanylglglutamylmethionylleucyalanylleucylisoleucylarginyl-
glutaminyllysylhistidylprolyuthreonylisoleucylprolylisoleuc-
ylglycylleucylleucylmethionyltyrosylalanylasbaraginylleucyl-
valylphenylalanylsparaginyyllysylglycylisoleucylaspartylglut-
amylphenylalanylyltyrosylalanylglutaminylcysteinylglutamyll-
ysylvalylglycylvalylspartylserylvalylleucylvallalanylaspart-
ylvalylprolylvalvlglutaminylglutamylserylalanylprolylpheny-
lalalrginylglutaminylalanylalanylleucylarginylhistidylasp-
araginylvalylalalprolylisoleucylphenylalanylisoleucylcystei-
nylprolyprolylaspartylalanylaspartylaspartyspartyleucylle-
ucylarginylglutaminylisoleucylalanylseryltyroslglycylargin-
ylglycyltyrosylthreonyltyrosylleucylleucylserylarginlalanyl-
glycylvalylthreonylglycylalanylglutamylasparaginylarginyla-
nylalanylleucylprolylleucylaspaaginylhistidylleucylvalylalan-
yllysylleucyllysylglutamyltyrosylasparagimylalanylalanypro-
lylprolylleucylglutaminylglycylphenlalanylglycylisoleyucyls-
erylalanylprolylaspartylglutaminylvalyllysylalanylalanylisol-
eucylalspartylalanylglycylalanylalanylglycylalanylasoleucylse-
rylglycylserylalanylisoleucylbalyllysylisoleucylisoleucylgluta-
mylglutaminylhistidylasparaginylisoleucylglutamylpronylglu-0
tamyllysylmethionylluecylalanylalanyoeucyllysylvalylpheny-
lalanylvalylglutamilylprolylmethionyllysylalanylalanylthreo-
nylarginylserine. = if added up???

First of all, is this a 5th grade Math?
Second, you said a=1 and z=26, but did not specify whether az=126 or az=27
Third, it looks like a organic chemistry stuff more then 5th grader math-
Methionyl glutaminyl arginyl tyrosyl glutamyl seryl leucyl phenyl ...
Fourth, you all java coders got it all wrong. I see a minus sign between the lines
Methionylglutaminylarginyltyrosylglutamylserylleucylphen-
ylalanylalanylglutaminylleucyllysylglutamylarginyllysylgluta-
...
not a plus sign. So why do yo'll add it up?
aaa-
bbb
should be 111-222 == -111 or
atleast 3-6=-3 but not 9.

[Leslie Chaim]

TIMTOWTDI

$ perl -nle 'map {$sum +=  ord(lc) - 96} split //; print $sum'  entire_string_on_one_line
25693

[Leslie Chaim]

Or per line:

$ perl -nle 'map {$sum += ord(lc) - 96} split //; print $sum' orig  
786
1609
2410
3200
4007
4743
5597
6385
7093
7890
8659
9519
10303
11137
11958
12794
13625
14318
15069
15887
16675
17542
18285
19044
19879
20691
21510
22265
23117
23902
24697
25486
25693

Of course if you only care about the answer you wrap the print statement in an END { BLOCK }

$ perl -nle 'map {$sum += ord(lc) - 96} split //; END {print $sum}' orig
25693

And I will take advantage of Thomas's arguments -- It does give the answer!

[Jim Yingst]

[LC]: TIMTOWTDI
Welcome back, Leslie.
[ September 25, 2003: Message edited by: Jim Yingst ]

[Leslie Chaim]

Originally posted by Jim Yingst:
[LC]: TIMTOWTDI
Welcome back, Leslie.

Thanks JRY,
Yes, it has been a while as you will see here.
Too busy at work and once I do make it to the barn I just have so much catch-up to do.

[Jim Yingst]

Yes, it has been a while as you will see here.
Oh, I meant even longer than that. "TIMTOWTDI" seems to signal the return of the perlmonger we know and love. Tell, me, how did you regain control from the imposter?

[Leslie Chaim]

Jim, I don't know anything about any imposters.
Am I missing something here?

[Jim Yingst]

Just a bad joke. Responding to some of your previous posts in which you did not mention an alternate Perl solution, I had commented a couple times that obviously this was not the real Leslie Chaim, but some imposter. Now I see you're back. No criticism intended, just minor teasing...