我想写一个函数，它以一个字母数组作为参数，并从中选择一些字母。
假设您提供了一个包含8个字母的数组，并希望从中选择3个字母。那么你应该得到:
8! / ((8 - 3)! * 3!) = 56
数组(或单词)，每个数组由3个字母组成。
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短快C实现
#include <stdio.h>
void main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
const int n = 6; /* The size of the set; for {1, 2, 3, 4} it's 4 */
const int p = 4; /* The size of the subsets; for {1, 2}, {1, 3}, ... it's 2 */
int comb[40] = {0}; /* comb[i] is the index of the i-th element in the combination */
int i = 0;
for (int j = 0; j <= n; j++) comb[j] = 0;
while (i >= 0) {
if (comb[i] < n + i - p + 1) {
comb[i]++;
if (i == p - 1) { for (int j = 0; j < p; j++) printf("%d ", comb[j]); printf("\n"); }
else { comb[++i] = comb[i - 1]; }
} else i--; }
}
要查看它有多快，请使用这段代码并测试它
#include <time.h>
#include <stdio.h>
void main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
const int n = 32; /* The size of the set; for {1, 2, 3, 4} it's 4 */
const int p = 16; /* The size of the subsets; for {1, 2}, {1, 3}, ... it's 2 */
int comb[40] = {0}; /* comb[i] is the index of the i-th element in the combination */
int c = 0; int i = 0;
for (int j = 0; j <= n; j++) comb[j] = 0;
while (i >= 0) {
if (comb[i] < n + i - p + 1) {
comb[i]++;
/* if (i == p - 1) { for (int j = 0; j < p; j++) printf("%d ", comb[j]); printf("\n"); } */
if (i == p - 1) c++;
else { comb[++i] = comb[i - 1]; }
} else i--; }
printf("%d!%d == %d combination(s) in %15.3f second(s)\n ", p, n, c, clock()/1000.0);
}
使用cmd.exe (windows)测试:
Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.
c:\Program Files\lcc\projects>combination
16!32 == 601080390 combination(s) in 5.781 second(s)
c:\Program Files\lcc\projects>
祝你有愉快的一天。
其他回答
短快C实现
#include <stdio.h>
void main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
const int n = 6; /* The size of the set; for {1, 2, 3, 4} it's 4 */
const int p = 4; /* The size of the subsets; for {1, 2}, {1, 3}, ... it's 2 */
int comb[40] = {0}; /* comb[i] is the index of the i-th element in the combination */
int i = 0;
for (int j = 0; j <= n; j++) comb[j] = 0;
while (i >= 0) {
if (comb[i] < n + i - p + 1) {
comb[i]++;
if (i == p - 1) { for (int j = 0; j < p; j++) printf("%d ", comb[j]); printf("\n"); }
else { comb[++i] = comb[i - 1]; }
} else i--; }
}
要查看它有多快，请使用这段代码并测试它
#include <time.h>
#include <stdio.h>
void main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
const int n = 32; /* The size of the set; for {1, 2, 3, 4} it's 4 */
const int p = 16; /* The size of the subsets; for {1, 2}, {1, 3}, ... it's 2 */
int comb[40] = {0}; /* comb[i] is the index of the i-th element in the combination */
int c = 0; int i = 0;
for (int j = 0; j <= n; j++) comb[j] = 0;
while (i >= 0) {
if (comb[i] < n + i - p + 1) {
comb[i]++;
/* if (i == p - 1) { for (int j = 0; j < p; j++) printf("%d ", comb[j]); printf("\n"); } */
if (i == p - 1) c++;
else { comb[++i] = comb[i - 1]; }
} else i--; }
printf("%d!%d == %d combination(s) in %15.3f second(s)\n ", p, n, c, clock()/1000.0);
}
使用cmd.exe (windows)测试:
Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.
c:\Program Files\lcc\projects>combination
16!32 == 601080390 combination(s) in 5.781 second(s)
c:\Program Files\lcc\projects>
祝你有愉快的一天。
假设你的字母数组是这样的:"ABCDEFGH"。你有三个下标(i, j, k)来表示你要用哪个字母来表示当前单词。
A B C D E F G H ^ ^ ^ i j k
首先你改变k，所以下一步看起来像这样:
A B C D E F G H ^ ^ ^ i j k
如果你到达终点，你继续改变j和k。
A B C D E F G H ^ ^ ^ i j k A B C D E F G H ^ ^ ^ i j k
一旦j达到G, i也开始变化。
A B C D E F G H ^ ^ ^ i j k A B C D E F G H ^ ^ ^ i j k ...
用代码写出来是这样的
void print_combinations(const char *string)
{
int i, j, k;
int len = strlen(string);
for (i = 0; i < len - 2; i++)
{
for (j = i + 1; j < len - 1; j++)
{
for (k = j + 1; k < len; k++)
printf("%c%c%c\n", string[i], string[j], string[k]);
}
}
}
我知道这个问题已经有很多答案了，但我想在JavaScript中添加我自己的贡献，它由两个函数组成——一个生成原始n元素集的所有可能不同的k子集，另一个使用第一个函数生成原始n元素集的幂集。
下面是这两个函数的代码:
//Generate combination subsets from a base set of elements (passed as an array). This function should generate an
//array containing nCr elements, where nCr = n!/[r! (n-r)!].
//Arguments:
//[1] baseSet : The base set to create the subsets from (e.g., ["a", "b", "c", "d", "e", "f"])
//[2] cnt : The number of elements each subset is to contain (e.g., 3)
function MakeCombinationSubsets(baseSet, cnt)
{
var bLen = baseSet.length;
var indices = [];
var subSet = [];
var done = false;
var result = []; //Contains all the combination subsets generated
var done = false;
var i = 0;
var idx = 0;
var tmpIdx = 0;
var incr = 0;
var test = 0;
var newIndex = 0;
var inBounds = false;
var tmpIndices = [];
var checkBounds = false;
//First, generate an array whose elements are indices into the base set ...
for (i=0; i<cnt; i++)
indices.push(i);
//Now create a clone of this array, to be used in the loop itself ...
tmpIndices = [];
tmpIndices = tmpIndices.concat(indices);
//Now initialise the loop ...
idx = cnt - 1; //point to the last element of the indices array
incr = 0;
done = false;
while (!done)
{
//Create the current subset ...
subSet = []; //Make sure we begin with a completely empty subset before continuing ...
for (i=0; i<cnt; i++)
subSet.push(baseSet[tmpIndices[i]]); //Create the current subset, using items selected from the
//base set, using the indices array (which will change as we
//continue scanning) ...
//Add the subset thus created to the result set ...
result.push(subSet);
//Now update the indices used to select the elements of the subset. At the start, idx will point to the
//rightmost index in the indices array, but the moment that index moves out of bounds with respect to the
//base set, attention will be shifted to the next left index.
test = tmpIndices[idx] + 1;
if (test >= bLen)
{
//Here, we're about to move out of bounds with respect to the base set. We therefore need to scan back,
//and update indices to the left of the current one. Find the leftmost index in the indices array that
//isn't going to move out of bounds with respect to the base set ...
tmpIdx = idx - 1;
incr = 1;
inBounds = false; //Assume at start that the index we're checking in the loop below is out of bounds
checkBounds = true;
while (checkBounds)
{
if (tmpIdx < 0)
{
checkBounds = false; //Exit immediately at this point
}
else
{
newIndex = tmpIndices[tmpIdx] + 1;
test = newIndex + incr;
if (test >= bLen)
{
//Here, incrementing the current selected index will take that index out of bounds, so
//we move on to the next index to the left ...
tmpIdx--;
incr++;
}
else
{
//Here, the index will remain in bounds if we increment it, so we
//exit the loop and signal that we're in bounds ...
inBounds = true;
checkBounds = false;
//End if/else
}
//End if
}
//End while
}
//At this point, if we'er still in bounds, then we continue generating subsets, but if not, we abort immediately.
if (!inBounds)
done = true;
else
{
//Here, we're still in bounds. We need to update the indices accordingly. NOTE: at this point, although a
//left positioned index in the indices array may still be in bounds, incrementing it to generate indices to
//the right may take those indices out of bounds. We therefore need to check this as we perform the index
//updating of the indices array.
tmpIndices[tmpIdx] = newIndex;
inBounds = true;
checking = true;
i = tmpIdx + 1;
while (checking)
{
test = tmpIndices[i - 1] + 1; //Find out if incrementing the left adjacent index takes it out of bounds
if (test >= bLen)
{
inBounds = false; //If we move out of bounds, exit NOW ...
checking = false;
}
else
{
tmpIndices[i] = test; //Otherwise, update the indices array ...
i++; //Now move on to the next index to the right in the indices array ...
checking = (i < cnt); //And continue until we've exhausted all the indices array elements ...
//End if/else
}
//End while
}
//At this point, if the above updating of the indices array has moved any of its elements out of bounds,
//we abort subset construction from this point ...
if (!inBounds)
done = true;
//End if/else
}
}
else
{
//Here, the rightmost index under consideration isn't moving out of bounds with respect to the base set when
//we increment it, so we simply increment and continue the loop ...
tmpIndices[idx] = test;
//End if
}
//End while
}
return(result);
//End function
}
function MakePowerSet(baseSet)
{
var bLen = baseSet.length;
var result = [];
var i = 0;
var partialSet = [];
result.push([]); //add the empty set to the power set
for (i=1; i<bLen; i++)
{
partialSet = MakeCombinationSubsets(baseSet, i);
result = result.concat(partialSet);
//End i loop
}
//Now, finally, add the base set itself to the power set to make it complete ...
partialSet = [];
partialSet.push(baseSet);
result = result.concat(partialSet);
return(result);
//End function
}
我用集合["a"， "b"， "c"， "d"， "e"， "f"]作为基本集进行了测试，并运行代码以产生以下幂集:
[]
["a"]
["b"]
["c"]
["d"]
["e"]
["f"]
["a","b"]
["a","c"]
["a","d"]
["a","e"]
["a","f"]
["b","c"]
["b","d"]
["b","e"]
["b","f"]
["c","d"]
["c","e"]
["c","f"]
["d","e"]
["d","f"]
["e","f"]
["a","b","c"]
["a","b","d"]
["a","b","e"]
["a","b","f"]
["a","c","d"]
["a","c","e"]
["a","c","f"]
["a","d","e"]
["a","d","f"]
["a","e","f"]
["b","c","d"]
["b","c","e"]
["b","c","f"]
["b","d","e"]
["b","d","f"]
["b","e","f"]
["c","d","e"]
["c","d","f"]
["c","e","f"]
["d","e","f"]
["a","b","c","d"]
["a","b","c","e"]
["a","b","c","f"]
["a","b","d","e"]
["a","b","d","f"]
["a","b","e","f"]
["a","c","d","e"]
["a","c","d","f"]
["a","c","e","f"]
["a","d","e","f"]
["b","c","d","e"]
["b","c","d","f"]
["b","c","e","f"]
["b","d","e","f"]
["c","d","e","f"]
["a","b","c","d","e"]
["a","b","c","d","f"]
["a","b","c","e","f"]
["a","b","d","e","f"]
["a","c","d","e","f"]
["b","c","d","e","f"]
["a","b","c","d","e","f"]
只要复制粘贴这两个函数“原样”，你就有了提取n元素集的不同k子集所需的基本知识，并生成该n元素集的幂集(如果你愿意的话)。
我并不是说这很优雅，只是说它在经过大量的测试(并在调试阶段将空气变为蓝色:)之后可以工作。
如果你可以使用SQL语法——比如，如果你使用LINQ访问一个结构或数组的字段，或者直接访问一个数据库，其中有一个名为“Alphabet”的表，只有一个字符字段“Letter”，你可以适应以下代码:
SELECT A.Letter, B.Letter, C.Letter
FROM Alphabet AS A, Alphabet AS B, Alphabet AS C
WHERE A.Letter<>B.Letter AND A.Letter<>C.Letter AND B.Letter<>C.Letter
AND A.Letter<B.Letter AND B.Letter<C.Letter
这将返回所有3个字母的组合，不管你在表格“字母表”中有多少个字母(它可以是3,8,10,27等)。
如果你想要的是所有的排列，而不是组合(也就是说，你想要“ACB”和“ABC”被视为不同的，而不是只出现一次)，只需删除最后一行(and一行)，就完成了。
Post-Edit:重新阅读问题后，我意识到需要的是通用算法，而不仅仅是选择3个项目的特定算法。Adam Hughes的答案是完整的，不幸的是我还不能投票。这个答案很简单，但只适用于你想要三样东西的时候。
Clojure版本:
(defn comb [k l]
(if (= 1 k) (map vector l)
(apply concat
(map-indexed
#(map (fn [x] (conj x %2))
(comb (dec k) (drop (inc %1) l)))
l))))
