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Pin code generator with recursion
Hello, please help me with my home work...
Create program which generates pin codes (allowed numbers 1-9), the user inputs length of the code and the biggest number
This has to be done with recursion
So the program would be:
Length: 3
biggest number: 2
111
112
121
122
211
212
221
222
Length: 5
biggest number: 4
11111
11112
11113
11114
11121
...
44444
Re: Pin code generator with recursion
What have you tried?
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Re: Pin code generator with recursion
Hello Norm,
my first approach was to create an array[length] and fill it with 1, then call a method which adds recursively every index up until the highest number, that would've been too easy...
then I got maybe the craziest idea ever, to look for the patterns and try to create a mathematical approach to it... way too complicated...
then I tried to create a method which calculates combinations, store them in an array and then sort the array. But that didn't work either.
Last edited by Mironoff; August 18th, 2019 at 05:10 AM.
Re: Pin code generator with recursion
The desired output looks like a series of incremented numbers in a different base and first digit. Instead of base 10 and with starting digit of 0 the base is the "biggest number" + 1 and the starting digit is 1.
So starting with 111 base 2+1 you get the first series you posted by adding 1 to the number until the max of 222 is reached.
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Mironoff (August 19th, 2019)
Re: Pin code generator with recursion
Thanks a million Norm! I was blindI try that right away.
Last edited by Mironoff; August 19th, 2019 at 03:31 AM.
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