PHP Exercises: Count the number of two 5's are next to each other in an array of integers
PHP Basic Algorithm: Exercise-37 with Solution
Write a PHP program to count the number of two 5's are next to each other in an array of integers. Also count the situation where the second 5 is actually a 6.
Sample Solution:
PHP Code :
<?php
// Define a function that counts the occurrences of specific patterns in an array
function test($numbers)
{
// Initialize a counter variable
$ctr = 0;
// Iterate through the array up to the second-to-last element
for ($i = 0; $i < sizeof($numbers) - 1; $i++)
{
// Check if the current and next elements form a specific pattern
if (($numbers[$i] == 5) && ($numbers[$i + 1] == 5) || ($numbers[$i + 1] == 6))
{
// Increment the counter if the pattern is found
$ctr++;
}
}
// Return the final count
return $ctr;
}
// Test the function with different arrays
echo test([5, 5, 2])."\n";
echo test([5, 5, 2, 5, 5])."\n";
echo test([5, 6, 2, 9])."\n";
?>
Sample Output:
1 2 1
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