38. 外观数列

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题目描述

给定一个正整数 n ，输出外观数列的第 n 项。

「外观数列」是一个整数序列，从数字 1 开始，序列中的每一项都是对前一项的描述。

你可以将其视作是由递归公式定义的数字字符串序列：

  • countAndSay(1) = "1"
  • countAndSay(n) 是对 countAndSay(n-1) 的描述，然后转换成另一个数字字符串。

前五项如下：

1.     1
2.     11
3.     21
4.     1211
5.     111221
第一项是数字 1 
描述前一项，这个数是 1 即 “ 一 个 1 ”，记作 "11"
描述前一项，这个数是 11 即 “ 二 个 1 ” ，记作 "21"
描述前一项，这个数是 21 即 “ 一 个 2 + 一 个 1 ” ，记作 "1211"
描述前一项，这个数是 1211 即 “ 一 个 1 + 一 个 2 + 二 个 1 ” ，记作 "111221"

要 描述 一个数字字符串，首先要将字符串分割为 最小 数量的组，每个组都由连续的最多 相同字符 组成。然后对于每个组，先描述字符的数量，然后描述字符，形成一个描述组。要将描述转换为数字字符串，先将每组中的字符数量用数字替换，再将所有描述组连接起来。

例如，数字字符串 "3322251" 的描述如下图：

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示例 1：

输入：n = 1
输出："1"
解释：这是一个基本样例。

示例 2：

输入：n = 4
输出："1211"
解释：
countAndSay(1) = "1"
countAndSay(2) = 读 "1" = 一 个 1 = "11"
countAndSay(3) = 读 "11" = 二 个 1 = "21"
countAndSay(4) = 读 "21" = 一 个 2 + 一 个 1 = "12" + "11" = "1211"

提示：

  • 1 <= n <= 30

相关信息：

  • 难度：简单
  • 标签：字符串

题目解释

由于本题目的描述相对复杂，我在读题的时候就没有很好地理解题意，现给出一个相对简洁的题目描述：

  1. 1
  2. 11
  3. 21
  4. 1211
  5. 111221

一步一步来

  1. 给一个数，这个数是1
  2. 描述上一步的数，这个数是 1 即一个1，故写作11
  3. 描述上一步的数，这个数是11即两个1，故写作21
  4. 描述上一步的数，这个数是21即一个2一个1，故写作12-11
  5. 描述上一步的数，这个数是1211即一个1一个2两个1，故写作11-12-21

-----来自原题评论区的精华评论。

题解

根据上边的题目解释，不知你有没有觉得有些眼熟？是否有想起斐波拉契数列？这计算过程可以说几乎一致，只是详细的计算方法不同而已。既然与斐波拉契数列相似，那么大体的解答方法也是一样的，通过递归或者迭代的方法来完成。但是由于本题主要的操作数据对象是字符串，所以信息的计算过程也涉及到使用字符的统计，可以考虑使用正则表达式。

方法一：递归

JavaScript 实现

递归+双指针版本：
/*
执行用时: 88 ms
内存消耗: 40.6 MB
*/

var countAndSay = function(n) {
    if(n==1)return'1';
    let temp=countAndSay(n-1)//递归调用
    let out='',right=0,left=0;
    while(right<temp.length){
        while(temp[right]===temp[left]&&right<temp.length){
            right++;
        }
      //使用双指针来统计相邻相同字符的数量
        out+=(right-left).toString()+temp[left];
        left=right;
    }
    return out;
};
递归+正则表达式版本：
String.match() + for(){}
/*
执行用时: 92 ms
内存消耗: 41.1 MB
*/
var countAndSay = function(n) {
    if(n==1)return'1';
    let temp=countAndSay(n-1).match(/(\d)\1*/g)//递归且对返回值使用正则表达式匹配
//String.match(RegEx)：会返回一个包含所有匹配值的数组。
// /(\d)\1*/g 这个正则表示，全局匹配，匹配一位数字或者匹配相同的多位数字，
    let out='';
    for(let i=0;i<temp.length;i++){
      //这段循环是用于积累描述，返回新的描述值。
      //可以考虑使用Array.forEach() API 替代。
        out+=temp[i].length+temp[i][0];
    }
    return out;
};
String.match() + Array.reduce()
/*
执行用时: 88 ms
内存消耗: 40.7 MB
*/
var countAndSay = function(n) {
    if(n==1)return'1';
    let temp=countAndSay(n-1).match(/(\d)\1*/g);
    return temp.reduce((pre,val,index)=>pre+val.length+val[0],''); 
  //由于循环累计，所以可以使用 reduce 替代。
};
/*
执行用时: 92 ms
内存消耗: 40.9 MB
*/
//一行代码搞定版本
var countAndSay = function(n) {
    return n===1?'1':countAndSay(n-1).match(/(\d)\1*/g).reduce((pre,val,index)=>pre+val.length+val[0],'');
};
String.replace()

String.replace 方法可以直接完成从正则匹配到替换的过程，就像是 replace 替代了上边的 match 和 reduce 两个 APi， 详细用法可以参考 MDN 文档

/*
执行用时: 108 ms
内存消耗: 41.2 MB
*/
var countAndSay = function (n) {
    return n === 1 ? '1' : countAndSay(n - 1).replace(/(\d)\1*/g, item => `${item.length}${item[0]}`);//这里用了 ES6 的模板字符串语法
};

等价于

/**
执行用时: 88 ms
内存消耗: 41.2 MB
*/
//不用模板字符串，运行时间还显著提升了，玄学。
var countAndSay = function (n) {
    return n === 1 ? '1' : countAndSay(n - 1).replace(/(\d)\1*/g, item => ""+item.length+item[0]);
};

方法二：循环

JavaScript 实现
循环+双指针
/**
执行用时: 96 ms
内存消耗: 41 MB
*/
var countAndSay = function(n) {
let out='1'
    while(--n){
            let outTemp=''
            let right=0,left=0;
            while(right<out.length){
                while(out[right]===out[left]&&right<out.length){
                    right++;
                }
                outTemp+=(right-left).toString()+out[left];
                left=right;
            }
            out=outTemp
        }
    return out;
};
循环+ replace()
/*
执行用时: 84 ms
内存消耗: 41.3 MB
*/
var countAndSay = function(n) {
    let out = '1'
    for(let i = 1; i < n; i++){
        out = out.replace(/(\d)\1*/g, item =>`${item.length}${item[0]}`)
    }
    return out
};

方法三：枚举（图一乐）

不知道细心的你有没有注意到提示里面给定的 n 的范围（1<=n<=30），反正我做的时候是没有注意到的。做完一看评论区直呼卧槽，好家伙，有人直接把三十种情况给罗列出来了，就离谱儿。但这也确实是一种结局办法，毕竟它的运行时间绝对是最短的，不知道这能不能算得上一种暴力美学。也不知道这是不是出题人给的BUG，不过为啥还专门提示一下尼？有点儿想不通，不过，大家看看就好，就当图一乐吧。

/*
执行用时: 72 ms
内存消耗: 37.3 MB
*/
//不得不说，这时间和空间都吊打前面的方法，真牛。
var countAndSay = function(n) {
 const dic = [
        "",
        "1",
        "11",
        "21",
        "1211",
        "111221",
        "312211",
        "13112221",
        "1113213211",
        "31131211131221",
        "13211311123113112211",
        "11131221133112132113212221",
        "3113112221232112111312211312113211",
        "1321132132111213122112311311222113111221131221",
        "11131221131211131231121113112221121321132132211331222113112211",
        "311311222113111231131112132112311321322112111312211312111322212311322113212221",
        "132113213221133112132113311211131221121321131211132221123113112221131112311332111213211322211312113211",
        "11131221131211132221232112111312212321123113112221121113122113111231133221121321132132211331121321231231121113122113322113111221131221",
        "31131122211311123113321112131221123113112211121312211213211321322112311311222113311213212322211211131221131211132221232112111312111213111213211231131122212322211331222113112211",
        "1321132132211331121321231231121113112221121321132122311211131122211211131221131211132221121321132132212321121113121112133221123113112221131112311332111213122112311311123112111331121113122112132113213211121332212311322113212221",
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        "311311222113111231133211121312211231131112311211133112111312211213211312111322211231131122211311122122111312211213211312111322211213211321322113311213212322211231131122211311123113223112111311222112132113311213211221121332211211131221131211132221232112111312111213111213211231132132211211131221232112111312211213111213122112132113213221123113112221131112311311121321122112132231121113122113322113111221131221",
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        "3113112221131112311332111213122112311311123112111331121113122112132113121113222112311311221112131221123113112221121113311211131122211211131221131211132221121321132132212321121113121112133221123113112221131112311332111213213211221113122113121113222112132113213221232112111312111213322112132113213221133112132123123112111311222112132113311213211221121332211231131122211311123113321112131221123113112221132231131122211211131221131112311332211213211321223112111311222112132113212221132221222112112322211211131221131211132221232112111312111213111213211231132132211211131221232112111312211213111213122112132113213221123113112221133112132123222112111312211312112213211231132132211211131221131211132221121311121312211213211312111322211213211321322113311213212322211231131122211311123113321112131221123113112211121312211213211321222113222112132113223113112221121113122113121113123112112322111213211322211312113211",
        "132113213221133112132123123112111311222112132113311213211231232112311311222112111312211311123113322112132113212231121113112221121321132132211231232112311321322112311311222113111231133221121113122113121113221112131221123113111231121123222112132113213221133112132123123112111312111312212231131122211311123113322112111312211312111322111213122112311311123112112322211211131221131211132221232112111312111213111213211231132132211211131221232112111312212221121123222112132113213221133112132123123112111311222112132113213221132213211321322112311311222113311213212322211211131221131211221321123113213221121113122113121132211332113221122112133221123113112221131112311332111213122112311311123112111331121113122112132113121113222112311311221112131221123113112221121113311211131122211211131221131211132221121321132132212321121113121112133221123113112221131112212211131221121321131211132221123113112221131112311332211211133112111311222112111312211311123113322112111312211312111322212321121113121112133221121321132132211331121321231231121113112221121321132122311211131122211211131221131211322113322112111312211322132113213221123113112221131112311311121321122112132231121113122113322113111221131221",
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    ]
    return dic[n]
};

总结

由此可见，本题的关键在于两个地方：

  1. 如何处理上一种情况和下一种情况的转换关系？使用递归还是循环？

  2. 如何统计相邻相同数字的长度？使用双指针还是正则匹配？

最后，如果本文对你有所帮助的话，不要忘了给我点赞三连嗷～感谢