{ "cells": [ { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "This notebook was prepared by [Donne Martin](http://donnemartin.com). Source and license info is on [GitHub](https://github.com/donnemartin/interactive-coding-challenges)." ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "# Solution Notebook" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "## Problem: Maximizing XOR\n", "\n", "See the [HackerRank problem page](https://www.hackerrank.com/challenges/maximizing-xor).\n", "\n", "* [Constraints](#Constraints)\n", "* [Test Cases](#Test-Cases)\n", "* [Algorithm](#Algorithm)\n", "* [Code](#Code)\n", "* [Unit Test](#Unit-Test)" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "## Constraints\n", "\n", "See the [HackerRank problem page](https://www.hackerrank.com/challenges/maximizing-xor)." ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "## Test Cases\n", "\n", "See the [HackerRank problem page](https://www.hackerrank.com/challenges/maximizing-xor)." ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "## Algorithm\n", "\n", "* Set max to 0\n", "* For i in the range (lower, upper) inclusive\n", " * For j in the range (lower, upper) inclusive\n", " * Compare i ^ j with max, update max if needed\n", "* return max\n", "\n", "Complexity:\n", "* Time: O(n^2) - See note below\n", "* Space: O(1)\n", "\n", "Note:\n", "* TODO: Add more optimal solutions such as those discussed [here](https://www.hackerrank.com/challenges/maximizing-xor/editorial)." ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "## Code" ] }, { "cell_type": "code", "execution_count": 1, "metadata": {}, "outputs": [], "source": [ "class Solution(object):\n", "\n", " def max_xor(self, lower, upper):\n", " result = 0\n", " for l in range(lower, upper + 1):\n", " for u in range(lower, upper + 1):\n", " curr = l ^ u\n", " if result < curr:\n", " result = curr\n", " return result" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "## Unit Test\n", "\n" ] }, { "cell_type": "code", "execution_count": 2, "metadata": {}, "outputs": [ { "name": "stdout", "output_type": "stream", "text": [ "Overwriting test_maximizing_xor.py\n" ] } ], "source": [ "%%writefile test_maximizing_xor.py\n", "import unittest\n", "\n", "\n", "class TestMaximizingXor(unittest.TestCase):\n", "\n", " def test_maximizing_xor(self):\n", " solution = Solution()\n", " self.assertEqual(solution.max_xor(10, 15), 7)\n", " print('Success: test_maximizing_xor')\n", "\n", "\n", "def main():\n", " test = TestMaximizingXor()\n", " test.test_maximizing_xor()\n", "\n", "\n", "if __name__ == '__main__':\n", " main()" ] }, { "cell_type": "code", "execution_count": 3, "metadata": {}, "outputs": [ { "name": "stdout", "output_type": "stream", "text": [ "Success: test_maximizing_xor\n" ] } ], "source": [ "%run -i test_maximizing_xor.py" ] } ], "metadata": { "kernelspec": { "display_name": "Python 3", "language": "python", "name": "python3" }, "language_info": { "codemirror_mode": { "name": "ipython", "version": 3 }, "file_extension": ".py", "mimetype": "text/x-python", "name": "python", "nbconvert_exporter": "python", "pygments_lexer": "ipython3", "version": "3.7.2" } }, "nbformat": 4, "nbformat_minor": 1 }