// CCC2006s5OriginofLife // // This is Jason Jackson's algorithm // // In this approach all the Gardens of Eden are found. // Then, until the given is reached, each eden is cycled to the // the next generation. If after 50 generations the given is not found // quit and return -1. // // To find all the edens, each number 0 to 2^(m*n) is converted to a 2D array // its next generation found and that generation is marked as NOT an eden. // then all the edens are collected in a array. // the original is looked for in the group of edens. If its not there // cycle all the edens to their next generation. Continue looking and cycling // until the original is found. Stop after 50 tries and return -1. // import java.io.*; // supports RandomAccessFile & PrintWriter import java.util.Scanner; // supports input with Scanner class public class CCC2006s5OriginofLifeV2 { static int m, n, a, b, c, size; static int[] eden; static int edenSize; static byte[] [] life1, life2; public static void main (String[] args) throws IOException { // ======== Open channels to input and output files. ============ Scanner in = new Scanner (new File("s5.1.in")); PrintWriter out = new PrintWriter( new BufferedWriter( new FileWriter("s5.1.out"))); String s; int original; // input values m = in.nextInt (); n = in.nextInt (); a = in.nextInt (); b = in.nextInt (); c = in.nextInt (); life1 = new byte [m + 2] [n + 2]; life2 = new byte [m + 2] [n + 2]; size = (int) Math.pow (2, m * n); // put a border around so bounds checking is eliminated for (int i = 0 ; i < m + 2 ; i++) for (int j = 0 ; j < n + 2 ; j++) { life1 [i] [j] = 0; life2 [i] [j] = 0; } for (int i = 1 ; i <= m ; i++) { s = in.next(); for (int j = 1 ; j <= n ; j++) if (s.charAt (j - 1) == '.') life2 [i] [j] = 0; else life2 [i] [j] = 1; } original = toInt (); getEdens (); out.println ("" + countFromEden (original)); out.close(); // really important to flush data to disk's file! } // for all possible life combos, // any generated grid is NOT a garden of eden // save the list of edens in eden array public static void getEdens () { boolean[] isEden; isEden = new boolean [size]; for (int i = 0 ; i < size ; i++) isEden [i] = true; for (int i = 0 ; i < size ; i++) isEden [nextGen (i)] = false; edenSize = 0; eden = new int [size]; for (int i = 0 ; i < size ; i++) if (isEden [i]) eden [edenSize++] = i; } // generates life2 from life1 // it returns the "number" for life2. public static int nextGen (int x) { boolean ok = true; int up, down, left, right, sum, value; to2D (x); for (int i = 1 ; i <= m ; i++) for (int j = 1 ; j <= n ; j++) { up = i - 1; down = i + 1; left = j - 1; right = j + 1; sum = life1 [up] [left] + life1 [up] [j] + life1 [up] [right] + life1 [i] [left] + life1 [i] [right] + life1 [down] [left] + life1 [down] [j] + life1 [down] [right]; if (life1 [i] [j] == 1) if (sum < a || sum > b) life2 [i] [j] = 0; else life2 [i] [j] = 1; else if (sum > c) life2 [i] [j] = 1; else life2 [i] [j] = 0; } return toInt (); } // convert life2 (2D) into an integer public static int toInt () { int out = 0; int power = 1; for (int i = 1 ; i <= m ; i++) for (int j = 1 ; j <= n ; j++) { out += life2 [i] [j] * power; power *= 2; } return out; } // convert an integer into life1 (2D) public static void to2D (int in) { for (int i = 1 ; i <= m ; i++) for (int j = 1 ; j <= n ; j++) { life1 [i] [j] = (byte) (in % 2); in = in / 2; } } // this counts the steps needed to get from an eden to the given int // after 50 steps, there must be a loop, quit and return -1. public static int countFromEden (int start) { boolean found = false; int count; for (count = 0 ; count < 50 && !found ; count++) for (int i = 0 ; i < edenSize && !found ; i++) { if (eden [i] == start) found = true; else eden [i] = nextGen (eden [i]); } if (!found) return -1; else return count - 1; } }