Re: Conversion of a number from string to vector<int>

From:

Juha Nieminen <nospam@thanks.invalid>

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comp.lang.c++

Date:

19 Jun 2011 06:23:15 GMT

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Anonymous <anonymous@no.net> wrote:

Do anyone want to write an efficient function for converting a
non-negative arbitrary-precision number in base 10 from string to
std::vector<int>. The vector must represent the number in base B, where
B is int and arbitrary. End each element in the vector represents the
digit of the number in base B. The most significative digit must be on
the top of the vector. The code must be portable and must not rely on
types greater than int. Only the std library is allowed.

Maybe it's not the most efficient solution that could be, but it should
be efficient enough, as well as easy: Interpret the last character in the
string and convert it to its equivalent value between 0 and 9 (IIRC the
standard even guarantees that the characters '0' through '9' will always
be contiguous, so you can do a simple "character - '0'") and assign it to
a variable. Then take the second-to-last character and add it likewise to
the character, but multiplied by 10, then the third-to-last, multiplied by
100 and so on. After each such addition check if the value in the variable
exceeds B, and if so, add the variable value module B to the vector, divide
the variable by B, and then start over (adding the next character, then
the next one multiplied by 10 and so on).

(Disclaimer: I haven't tested the algorithm in any way.)

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