Given a string, the program must display the shortest path which will print the string over the screen using that shortest path.
Like screen will store alphabets in the format
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Example
Input: HUP Output : Move Down Move Down Move Down destination reached Move Left Move Left Move Down Move Down Move Down destination reached Move Up destination reached
The approach used here is to store the characters in the n x n matrix and perform the following operation −
If row difference is negative then move up If row difference is positive then move down If column difference is negative then go left If column difference is positive then we go right
Algorithm
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Step 1 -> Declare Function void printpath(char str[])
Declare variable int i = 0 and cx=0 and cy=0
Loop While str[i] != '\0'
Declare variable as int n1 = (str[i] - 'A') / 5
Declare variable as int n2 = (str[i] - 'B' + 1) % 5
Loop while cx > n1
Print move up
cx—
End
Loop while cy > n2
Print Move Left
Cy—
End
Loop while cx < n1
Print move down
Cx++
End
Loop while cy < n2
Print move down
Cy++
End
Print destination reached
I++
Step 2 -> in main()
Declare char str[] = {"HUP"}
Call printpath(str)
STOPExample
#include <stdio.h>
void printpath(char str[]){
int i = 0;
// start from character 'A' present at position (0, 0)
int cx = 0, cy = 0;
while (str[i] != '\0'){
// find cordinates of next character
int n1 = (str[i] - 'A') / 5;
int n2 = (str[i] - 'B' + 1) % 5;
// Move Up if destination is above
while (cx > n1){
printf("Move Up\n");
cx--;
}
// Move Left if destination is to the left
while (cy > n2){
printf("Move Left\n");
cy--;
}
// Move down if destination is below
while (cx < n1){
printf("Move Down\n");
cx++;
}
// Move Right if destination is to the right
while (cy < n2){
printf("Move Down\n");
cy++;
}
// At this point, destination is reached
printf("destination reached\n");
i++;
}
}
int main(int argc, char const *argv[]){
char str[] = {"HUP"};
printpath(str);
return 0;
}Output
If we run the above program then it will generate the following output −
Move Down Move Down Move Down destination reached Move Left Move Left Move Down Move Down Move Down destination reached Move Up destination reached