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Bank of America Interview Question


Country: United States
Interview Type: Written Test



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public static void main(String[] args) {
		String str = "11011000";
		System.out.println(magicstr(str));
	}

	public static String magicstr(String str) {

		int n = str.length();
		int maxInd = -1;
		int maxLen = -1;
		int maxVal = -1;
		for (int i = 1; i < n; i++) {
			for (int j = i+1; j < n; j++) {
				int mag = ismagic(str, i, j);
				if (mag > maxVal && maxVal > -1) {
					String nq = "";
					String t1 = str.substring(maxInd, maxInd + maxLen);
					String t2 = str.substring(i, j + 1);
					String pre1 = str.substring(0, maxInd);
					String po1 = str.substring(j+1, n);
					String mi1 = str.substring(maxInd + maxLen+1, i + 1);

					nq = pre1;
					nq += t2;
					nq += mi1;
					nq += t1;
					nq += po1;

					str = magicstr(nq);
				} else if (mag > maxVal && maxVal == -1) {
					maxInd = i;
					maxLen = j - i + 1;
					maxVal = mag;
					break;
				}
			}
		}
		return str;
	}

	public static int ismagic(String str, int i, int j) {
		if (i == j)
			return -1;
		String bis = str.substring(i, j+1);
		if (bis.length() == 0)
			return -1;

		int bi = Integer.parseInt(bis, 2);
		int count1 = 0;
		int count0 = 0;

		int n = bis.length()-1;
		while (n >= 0) {
			if (((bi & (1 << n)) != 0) && ( (bi & (1 << n)) == 1 || (bi & (1 << n)) % 2 == 0))
				count1++;
			else
				count0++;

			if (count1 < count0)
				return -1;
			n--;
		}
		if (count1 == count0)
			return Integer.parseInt(bis);
		return -1;
	}

- sudip.innovates October 16, 2017 | Flag Reply
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Can you please explain?

- maulish October 16, 2017 | Flag Reply
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@mulish
The idea is to check for magical binary sequence of any length starting from MSB to LSB, which has value less than previous. Once found swap the magical seq.
In this example 10 appears at the 7th index, while 1100 appears at 5th index. As 1100 values is greater than 10, we swap them.

- sudip.innovates October 17, 2017 | Flag Reply
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public class MagicalString {

  private static void swap(final char[] input, int start, int end) {
    char[] temp = {input[start], input[start + 1]};
    for (int i = start + 2; i <= end; i++) {
      input[i - 2] = input[i];
    }
    input[end - 1] = temp[0];
    input[end] = temp[1];
  }
  
  private static int getNextMS(final char[] input, int start) {
    for (int i = start, numZero = 0, numOne = 0; i < input.length; i++) {
      System.out.println("i = " + i);
      if (i < start + 2 && input[i] != '1') return -1;
      if (input[i] == '1') numOne++;
      else numZero++;
      if (numZero == numOne) return i;
    }
    return -1;
  }
  
  private static String largestMagical(final String binString) {
    char[] input = binString.toCharArray();
    
    for (int i = 1; i < input.length - 1; i++) {
      if (input[i] == '0') {
        int nextMS = getNextMS(input, i + 1);
        if (nextMS != -1) swap(input, i - 1, nextMS);
      }
    }
    return String.copyValueOf(input);
  }

  public static void main(String[] args) {
    String binString = "11011000";
    System.out.println(largestMagical(binString));
  }
}

- Saurabh February 03, 2018 | Flag Reply
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What

- Anonymous March 18, 2018 | Flag Reply
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string modify_str(string s, int l1, int r1, int l2, int r2)
{
string temp;
int n=s.length();
for(int i=0;i<l1;i++)temp+=s[i];
for(int i=l2;i<=r2;i++)temp+=s[i];
for(int i=l1;i<=r1;i++)temp+=s[i];
for(int i=r2+1;i<n;i++)temp+=s[i];
return temp;
}
string doPerm(string s)
{
int n=s.length();
for(int k=0;k<n;k++)
{
for(int i=0;i<n;i++)
{
if(s[i]=='0')continue;
int l1=-1, r1=-1, l2=-1, r2=-1, sum=0;
for(int j=i;j<n;j++)
{
if(s[j]=='1')
{
if(l1==-1)l1=j;
else if(r1!=-1 && l2==-1)l2=j;
sum++;
}
else
{
if(l1==-1)continue;
if(r1!=-1 && l2==-1)
{
l1=-1, r1=-1, l2=-1, r2=-1;
continue;
}
sum--;
}
if(sum==0)
{
if(l2==-1)r1=j;
else
{
r2=j;
if(s.substr(l1, r1-l1+1)<s.substr(l2, r2-l2+1))
break;
else
{
l1=-1, r1=-1, l2=-1, r2=-1;
}
}
}
}
if(l2!=-1)
{
s=modify_str(s, l1, r1, l2, r2);
k=0;
break;
}
}
}

return s;
}
string largestMagical(string binString) {

string s=doPerm(binString);
return s;
}

- Anonymous October 22, 2018 | Flag Reply
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string modify_str(string s, int l1, int r1, int l2, int r2)
{
    string temp;
    int n=s.length();
    for(int i=0;i<l1;i++)temp+=s[i];
    for(int i=l2;i<=r2;i++)temp+=s[i];
    for(int i=l1;i<=r1;i++)temp+=s[i];
    for(int i=r2+1;i<n;i++)temp+=s[i];
    return temp;
}
string doPerm(string s)
{
    int n=s.length();
    for(int k=0;k<n;k++)
    {
        for(int i=0;i<n;i++)
        {
            if(s[i]=='0')continue;
            int l1=-1, r1=-1, l2=-1, r2=-1, sum=0;
            for(int j=i;j<n;j++)
            {
                if(s[j]=='1')
                {
                    if(l1==-1)l1=j;
                    else if(r1!=-1 && l2==-1)l2=j;
                    sum++;
                }
                else
                {
                    if(l1==-1)continue;
                    if(r1!=-1 && l2==-1)
                    {
                        l1=-1, r1=-1, l2=-1, r2=-1;
                        continue;
                    }
                    sum--;
                }
                if(sum==0)
                {
                    if(l2==-1)r1=j;
                    else
                    {
                        r2=j;
                        if(s.substr(l1, r1-l1+1)<s.substr(l2, r2-l2+1))
                            break;
                        else 
                        {
                            l1=-1, r1=-1, l2=-1, r2=-1;
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
            if(l2!=-1)
            {
                s=modify_str(s, l1, r1, l2, r2);
                k=0;
                break;
            }
        }
    }
    
    return s;
}
string largestMagical(string binString) {

    string s=doPerm(binString);
    return s;
}

- Dakshi October 22, 2018 | Flag Reply
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public class MagicalString {

private static void swap(final char[] input, int start, int end) {
char[] temp = {input[start], input[start + 1]};
for (int i = start + 2; i <= end; i++) {
input[i - 2] = input[i];
}
input[end - 1] = temp[0];
input[end] = temp[1];
}

private static int getNextMS(final char[] input, int start) {
for (int i = start, numZero = 0, numOne = 0; i < input.length; i++) {
System.out.println("i = " + i);
if (i < start + 2 && input[i] != '1') return -1;
if (input[i] == '1') numOne++;
else numZero++;
if (numZero == numOne) return i;
}
return -1;
}

private static String largestMagical(final String binString) {
char[] input = binString.toCharArray();

for (int i = 1; i < input.length - 1; i++) {
if (input[i] == '0') {
int nextMS = getNextMS(input, i + 1);
if (nextMS != -1) swap(input, i - 1, nextMS);
}
}
return String.copyValueOf(input);
}

public static void main(String[] args) {
String binString = "11011000";
System.out.println(largestMagical(binString));
}
}

- Anonymous May 31, 2021 | Flag Reply
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public class MagicalString {

private static void swap(final char[] input, int start, int end) {
char[] temp = {input[start], input[start + 1]};
for (int i = start + 2; i <= end; i++) {
input[i - 2] = input[i];
}
input[end - 1] = temp[0];
input[end] = temp[1];
}

private static int getNextMS(final char[] input, int start) {
for (int i = start, numZero = 0, numOne = 0; i < input.length; i++) {
System.out.println("i = " + i);
if (i < start + 2 && input[i] != '1') return -1;
if (input[i] == '1') numOne++;
else numZero++;
if (numZero == numOne) return i;
}
return -1;
}

private static String largestMagical(final String binString) {
char[] input = binString.toCharArray();

for (int i = 1; i < input.length - 1; i++) {
if (input[i] == '0') {
int nextMS = getNextMS(input, i + 1);
if (nextMS != -1) swap(input, i - 1, nextMS);
}
}
return String.copyValueOf(input);
}

public static void main(String[] args) {
String binString = "11011000";
System.out.println(largestMagical(binString));
}
}

- Anonymous May 31, 2021 | Flag Reply
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import java.util.*;

public class Main
{
public void magic_bin(int inp_bin)
{
ArrayList<Integer> x = new ArrayList<Integer>();
x.add(inp_bin);
int one_c=0, zero_c=0;
int n=x.size();
ArrayList<Integer> one = new ArrayList<Integer>();
ArrayList<Integer> zero = new ArrayList<Integer>();
for(int i=0;i<n;i++)
{
// print(x[i])
if (x.equals(1))
{
one.addAll(x);
one_c=one_c+1;
}
if (x.equals(0))
{
zero.addAll(x);
zero_c=zero_c+1;
}
if (one_c< zero_c)
{
System.out.println("Not a magic binary string") ;
break;
}
if (one_c==zero_c)
System.out.println("It is a magic binary string") ;
//print(one_c, zero_c)
}
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
System.out.println("Enter binary string");
Scanner sc =new Scanner(System.in);
int inp=sc.nextInt();
Main m = new Main();
m.magic_bin(inp);
}
}

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public class MagicalString {

  private static void swap(final char[] input, int start, int end) {
    char[] temp = {input[start], input[start + 1]};
    for (int i = start + 2; i <= end; i++) {
      input[i - 2] = input[i];
    }
    input[end - 1] = temp[0];
    input[end] = temp[1];
  }
  
  private static int getNextMS(final char[] input, int start) {
    for (int i = start, numZero = 0, numOne = 0; i < input.length; i++) {
      System.out.println("i = " + i);
      if (i < start + 2 && input[i] != '1') return -1;
      if (input[i] == '1') numOne++;
      else numZero++;
      if (numZero == numOne) return i;
    }
    return -1;
  }
  
  private static String largestMagical(final String binString) {
    char[] input = binString.toCharArray();
    
    for (int i = 1; i < input.length - 1; i++) {
      if (input[i] == '0') {
        int nextMS = getNextMS(input, i + 1);
        if (nextMS != -1) swap(input, i - 1, nextMS);
      }
    }
    return String.copyValueOf(input);
  }

  public static void main(String[] args) {
    String binString = "11011000";
    System.out.println(largestMagical(binString));
  }
}

- Anonymous February 03, 2018 | Flag Reply


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