Is this a staircase number?

Question

Challenge :

Check if the given number forms a number staircase or not

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Input :

A integer (greater than 0 and not decimal). NOTE : You can take input as string , array of digits.

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Output :

a truthy / falsy value depending on whether the number forms a staircase or not

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Number staircase :

A number staircase is an integer that , when read from left to right :

• Starts with 1
• which may be followed by 2
• which may be followed by 3
• and so on till n
• then the number descends starting at n - 1
• then n - 2
• then n - 3
• and so on till it reaches 1

Note :

The may be part is used to indicate that if length > is greater than 1. If it is the order must be followed as is. i.e : 12321

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Example :

12321                          ---> true
12345654321                    ---> true
9                              ---> false
1                              ---> true
2                              ---> false
123421                         ---> false
112312318901323                ---> false
123456789101110987654321       ---> true

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Note :

The input given will always be an integer greater than 0 and will not be a decimal. Your output must be a truthy or falsy value depending on the input

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Restrictions :

This is code-golf so shortest code in bytes (for each programming language ) wins.

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Answer 1

R, 97 bytes

function(n)"if"(n>1,{while({T=T+1;x=paste(c(1:T,T:2-1),collapse="");nchar(x)<nchar(n)})0;x==n},T)

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Takes n as a character or an integer; using character will give correct results for integers that can't be held precisely as a 64-bit double.

Generates staircase numbers until it finds one at least as long as n is, then tests for equality.

Equivalent to:

function(n)
    if(n > 1){
        T <- T + 1
        x <- paste(c(1:T,T:2-1),collapse="")
        while(nchar(x) < nchar(n)){
            T <- T + 1
            x <- paste(c(1:T,T:2-1),collapse="")
        }
        return(x == n)
    } else
        return(TRUE)

Answer 2

Jelly, 5 bytes

ŒḄ€Vċ

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Warning: Very slow (fast for 1 and 121)! Prepend DL to make it faster.

Answer 3

JavaScript (ES6), 62 57 bytes

Saved 2 bytes thanks to @l4m2

Returns a boolean.

f=(s,k=1)=>(m=s.match(`^${k}(.*)${k}$`))?f(m[1],k+1):s==k

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How?

Starting with k = 1, we look for k at the beginning and at the end of the string, and recursively iterate the process on the remaining middle sub-string with k + 1. The recursion stops as soon as there's no match anymore. The input is a staircase number if the last sub-string is equal to k.

Example for s = "1234321":

 k | s         | match     | s == k 
---+-----------+-----------+--------
 1 | "1234321" | 1(23432)1 | no     
 2 | "2343"    | 2(343)2   | no     
 3 | "343"     | 3(4)3     | no     
 4 | "4"       | null      | yes    

Answer 4

Pyth, 13 12 bytes

/mjk+Sd_Stdl

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Explanation

/mjk+Sd_Stdl
 m         lQ   For each d up to the length of the (implicit) input...
    +Sd_Std     ... get the list [1, 2, ..., d, d-1, ..., 1]...
  jk            ... concatenated.
/               Count how many times the input appears.

If you really want the input as an integer, you can use }Qmsjk+Sd_Std instead, but this is horrifyingly slow.

Answer 5

Haskell, 55 54 bytes

_{-1 byte thanks to Laikoni!}

f x=elem x[read$[1..z]++[z-1,z-2..1]>>=show|z<-[1..x]]

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Answer 6

Python 2, 69 bytes

f=lambda s,n=1,t='1',u='':t+':'>s>t<s*f(s,n+1,t+`n+1`,`n`+u)or s==t+u

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Answer 7

C# (Visual C# Interactive Compiler), 138 107 102 bytes

bool t(List<int>s)=>s.Select((j,i)=>s[0]==1&&s.Last()==1&&(i==0||j+1==s[i-1]||j-1==s[i-1])).All(x=>x);

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Explanation:

bool t(List<int>s)=>
    s.Select((j,i) =>         //iterate over each item and store the return value
        s[0]==1&&s.Last()==1  //does the sequence start and end with 1?
        &&                    //AND
        (i==0                 //is it the first item?
        ||                    //OR
        j+1==s[i-1]           //is the item 1 greater than the previous?
        ||                    //OR
        j-1==s[i-1])          //is the item 1 smaller than the previous?
    ).All(x=>x);              //did all pass the criteria?

Answer 8

05AB1E, 9 8 bytes

L€L€ûJså

Warning: EXTREMELY SLOW! Add g to the start to speed it up.

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Explanation:

L           1..input
 €L         for each element, map to 1..element 
   €û       palindromize each element
     J      join each element from a list to a string
      så    is the input in that list?

Old Explanation:

F           For [0 .. input] map over
 NL          Push 1..i
   û         Palindromize
    J        Join
     ¹       First input
      Q      Equal?
       }   end loop
        O  Sum.

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Answer 9

Python 2, 77 bytes

lambda s,r=range:s in[''.join(map(str,r(1,k+2)+r(k,0,-1)))for k in r(len(s))]

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Answer 10

Attache, 57 55 46 bytes

{GenerateFirst[N@Join@Bounce@1&`:,`>=:`#&_]=_}

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With Generate (49 bytes):

{g@Generate[{g@_>=#_2}&_]=_}g:=N@Join@Bounce@1&`:

Explanation

{GenerateFirst[N@Join@Bounce@1&`:,`>=:`#&_]=_}
{                                            }   anonymous lambda, argument: _
 GenerateFirst[                  ,        ]      find the first element satisfying...
               N@Join@Bounce@1&`:                    this generation function
                                  `>=:`#&_           and this condition
                                           =_    is it equal to the input?

The generation function simply creates the Nth staircase number. Then, this search terminates once `>=:`#&_ is satisfied. Expanded, this is:

 `>=:`#&_
 (`>= : `#) & _      NB. remember _ is the input
                     NB. also, f:g is f[...Map[g, args]]
 { #_1 >= #_2 } & _
 { Size[_1] >= Size[_2] } & _
 { Size[_1] >= Size[the original input] }
 [n] -> { Size[n] >= Size[input] }

So, this terminates once the length of the generation function's output is at least that of the inputs. Thus, this generates the smallest staircase number at least as long as the input number. Thus, if the input is a staircase number, the result will be the same staircase number, and otherwise the next longest staircase number. As such, a simple check with equality to the original input is sufficient for determining whether or not it was a staircase number.

Attache, 55 bytes

0&{If[#_2>#g[_],$[_+1,_2],_2=g!_]}g:=N@Join@Bounce@1&`:

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Answer 11

Stax, 14 bytes

Ç╗☻W╧ΩÆΘαφ←≤─♣

Run and debug it

Very slow for bigger numbers.

Answer 12

J, 40 bytes

1#.[:(<-:"_1<@([:;>:<@":@-|@i:)@<:@#\)":

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I'm not quite happy with this soluiton - a lot of @ and boxing < .

Answer 13

SNOBOL4 (CSNOBOL4), 109 bytes

	N =INPUT
	X =L ='1'
C	R =LT(SIZE(L R),SIZE(N)) X R	:F(O)
	X =X + 1
	L =L X	:(C)
O	OUTPUT =IDENT(L R,N) 1
END

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Curiously, replacing '1' in the second line with 1 causes the program to fail on the input of 1.

Answer 14

K, 36 bytes

{|/($x)~/:{,/$(1+!x),1+1_|!x}'1+!#x}

Takes a string such as "12321" as a parameter.

This function is written as a long chain of function applications, as in f g h x, so read the commented versions from the bottom, going up. {x+1} is lambda x: x+1, x is a default param name. Check out https://pastebin.com/cRwXJn7Z or the interpreter's help for operator meanings.

We generate the staircase number with n in the middle by {,/$(1+!x),1+1_|!x}:

{,/                      / join all the chars
   $                     / tostring each number
     (1+!x)              / take the range [0..x-1]; add 1 to each
            ,            / concat
             (1+1_|!x)}  / take the range [0..x-1]; reverse it; drop 1; add 1 to each

The whole function {|/($x)~/:{,/$(1+!x),1+1_|!x}'1+!#x}:

{|/                                   / any_is_true
   ($x)~/:                            / match the string with each of the generated staircases
          {,/$(1+!x),1+1_|!x}'        / make staircase number of each of the numbers
                                      / (note: the x in the inner lambda shadows the outer x)
                              1+!#x}  / take the range [1..length of the string, inclusive]

Answer 15

Japt, 11 bytes

Takes input as a string.

Êõõ mê m¬øU

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Explanation

                :Implicit input of string U
Ê               :Length of U
 õ              :Range [1,Ê]
  õ             :Range [1,el] for each element
    mê          :Map & palidromise
       m¬       :Map & join
         øU     :Contains U?

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Alternative, 10 9 bytes

This solution, which can take input as a string or an integer, will return an array of numbers for truthy or, eventually, throw an error for falsey, if it doesn't cripple your browser before that. Use with caution.

@¥Xê q}aõ

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Answer 16

Haskell, 64 60 58 bytes

^{-6 thanks to @BMO!}

elem.show<*>(`take`[[1..n]++[n-1,n-2..1]>>=show|n<-[1..]])

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Answer 17

Perl 5 -lp, 49 bytes

$i++while s/^$i//;$i-=2;$i--while s/^$i//;$_||=$i

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0 = truthy, anything else = falsy

Answer 18

Retina, 45 43 bytes

$
;1
+`^(.+)(.*)\1;\1$
$2;$.(_$1*
^(.+);\1$

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$
;1

Initialise n to 1.

+`^(.+)(.*)\1;\1$

While s begins and ends with n:

$2;$.(_$1*

Delete n from the ends of s and increment n.

^(.+);\1$

Test whether n is left.

Answer 19

Java 10, 142 bytes

s->{int n=1,l,f=1;try{for(;;s=s.substring(l=(n+++"").length(),s.length()-l))if(!s.matches(n+".*"+n)&!s.equals(n+""))f=0;}finally{return f>0;}}

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Explanation:

s->{                 // Method with String parameter and boolean return-type
  int n=1,           //  Stair integer, starting at 1
      l,             //  Length integer to reduce bytes
      f=1;           //  Result-flag, starting at 1
  try{for(;;         //  Loop until an error occurs
          s=s.substring(l=(n+++"").length(),s.length()-l))
                     //    After every iteration: remove `n` from the sides of the String
        if(!s.matches(n+".*"+n)
                     //   If the current String with the current `n` isn't a stair
           &!s.equals(n+""))
                     //   And they are also not equal (for the middle)
          f=0;       //    Set the flag to 0
   }finally{         //  After the error (StringOutOfBoundsException) occurred:
      return f>0;}}  //   Return whether the flag is still 1

Answer 20

Regex (PCRE), 92 bytes

^(1|\d(?=1|9)|[2-79](?=8)|[2-68](?=7)|[2-57](?=6)|[2346](?=5)|[235](?=4)|[24](?=3)|3(?=2))+$

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I'm open to any suggestions to improve this.

Answer 21

Thanks to following users:

@Nooneishere
@LyricLy
@JoKing

Python 2, 147 bytes

g=s=input()
f=1
o='1'==s[0]
while`f`==s[0]:s=s[len(`f`):];f+=1
f-=2
o&=`f`==s[0]
while s and`f`==s[0]:s=s[len(`f`):];f-=1
o&=f==0
o|=g=='1'
print o

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