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Febup:
@nnasino

You are the second winner, well done bro.

Thanks boss

dhtml18:

Typo, i meant actually die in real life by trying to complete this code. Me, just looking at it, am sweating already and getting high-blood pressure.
Lawd have mercy, see this nnasino codes as e long like Lagos - Ibadan expressway.

Lol, Oga dhtml18 na 14 lines o Abi na sarcasm?

Hmn, maybe it is 14 lines, but i got scared so the code looked very looooong in my eyes.

dhtml18:
Hmn, maybe it is 14 lines, but i got scared so the code looked very looooong in my eyes.

Don't be scared bro, Naija's got dangerous programmers and you are one of us, you just need to give the challenge a go and you'll be smiling too with an e-champagne .

No o, this kind of challenge is bad for my help, you know i now use a walking stick. As much as i will love to try, i am just too e-old for this.

dhtml18:
No o, this kind of challenge is bad for my help, you know i now use a walking stick. As much as i will love to try, i am just too e-old for this.

If you have e-faith as small as a kilobyte you can say to your walking stick and the e-old age be cast into cyber space, then you can take this e-challenge like an e-lion.

Febup:


If you have e-faith as small as a kilobyte you can same to your walking stick and the e-old age be cast into cyber space, then you can take this e-challenge like an e-lion.

Hmn, maybe I can ask seun to change my username to daniel!

dhtml18:

Hmn, maybe I can ask seun to change my username to daniel!

Alright bro, waiting for the change of username from the oga of nairaland, then you can take this challenge.

cyrielo:

Oh didn't check the json validation thing
**Modified Code
Note: I made some modification to your string format.
Notice the double carriage return to separate keys from actual values and i removed the new line at the of the string it causes a new row.

Febup:

Nice try but you cannot modify the string, the string has to remain the same for this challenge.

Hope you are okay trying this challenge. Just checking on you as I've not heard back from you for a while.

I hear that some people actually fainted when they attempted this challenge.

dhtml18:
I hear that some people actually fainted when they attempted this challenge.

Only dangerous programmers should attempt this challenge, else I'll advice other programmers to wait till they get to that level.

Febup:

Only dangerous programmers should attempt this challenge, else I'll advice other programmers to wait till they get to that level.

Yeah, because this kind of thing can result in a real-life death.

Now I have concern for 'cyrielo' as there has been no sign of him since Apr 23 after I informed him that "the string has to remain the same for this challenge"

Can someone that knows cyrielo please help us check to know if he is ok.

Febup:

Now I have concern for 'cyrielo' as there has been no sign of him since Apr 23 after I informed him that "the string has to remain the same for this challenge"
Can someone that knows cyrielo please help us check to know if he is ok.

Are you seriously serious LMAO Been busy man, will drop the other version this evening..

cyrielo:

Are you seriously serious LMAO Been busy man, will drop the other version this evening..

Nice to hear from you bro.

 import java.util.*;

public class Main
{

	public static void main(String[] args)
	{
		String str = "Country\tState\tTown\r\nNigeria\tLagos State\tLagos"
		            +"\r\nUSA\tTexas\tDallas\r\n"+
					"Nigeria\tBauchi State\tToro\r\n"+
					"Nigeria\tPlateau State\tApata(jos north)\r\n"+
					"Biafra\tAnambra(light house)\tMbaukwu\r\n"+
					"Nigeria\tKaduna State\tSaminaka\r\n";
		StringBuffer buffer = new StringBuffer();
		
		
		String[] rows_headers = str.split("\r\n";
		
		String[] headers = rows_headers[0].split("\t";
		
		buffer.append("[";
		for(int i = 1; i < rows_headers.length; i++){
			String[] rows = rows_headers[i].split("\t";
			buffer.append("{";
			
			for(int j = 0; j < headers.length; j++){
				buffer.append("\n\""+ headers[j] +"\":\"" + rows[j] 
				    + "\"" + (j<headers.length-1?",":"");
			}
			buffer.append("}";
			
			
			if( i < rows_headers.length-1)
				buffer.append(",\n";
				
			//buffer.append("\n";
			
		}
		
		buffer.append("]";
		
		String json = buffer.toString();
		
		
		System.out.println(json);
		
		}
	
} 

output:
[{
"Country":"Nigeria",
"State":"Lagos State",
"Town":"Lagos"},
{
"Country":"USA",
"State":"Texas",
"Town":"Dallas"},
{
"Country":"Nigeria",
"State":"Bauchi State",
"Town":"Toro"},
{
"Country":"Nigeria",
"State":"Plateau State",
"Town":"Apata(jos north)"},
{
"Country":"Biafra",
"State":"Anambra(light house)",
"Town":"Mbaukwu"},
{
"Country":"Nigeria",
"State":"Kaduna State",
"Town":"Saminaka"}]

:::MODIFIED::::::


validated

^^^The programmer above me is a desperado, he is so confident that he can code that he is even thumping his chest and trying to prove that he is the only programmer on this board.
@op, please help him to debug his code (and prove to him that he is just a learner).

C++ Qt:

#include <QStringList>
#include <iostream>
QString parseString(QString data);

int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
    QString data = "Country\tState\tTown\r\nNigeria\tLagos State\tLagos\r\nUSA\tTexas\tDallas\r\n";

    std::cout << parseString(data).toStdString() << std::endl;

    return 0;
}

QString parseString(QString data)
{
    QStringList rows = data.split("\r\n";
    /*rows contains
     *          0                           1
     * [Country\tState\tTown][Nigeria\tLagos State\tLaogs\t]....
     *
   */
    QStringList columnHeader = rows[0].split("\t";
    /*CoulumnHeader Contains
     *      0       1      2
     * [Country][State][Town]
    */

    data = "[";
    for(int x =1; x < rows.size()-1; ++x)
    {
        data += "{";
        QStringList column = rows[x].split("\t";
        /*column[0] cotains
         *      0       1           2
         * [Nigeria][Lagos Sate][Lagos]        
		 *
        */
        for(int j =0; j < column.size(); ++j)
        {
            data += "\n\"" + columnHeader[j] + "\": \"" + column[j] + "\"";
            /*
             * 	columnHeader[0] + column[0] ==> Country Nigeria
             *  coumnHeader[1] + column[1] ==>  State   Lagos State
            */
		
		//dont add comma to the last column
            if( j < column.size()-1) data += ",";
        }
        data += "\n}";
		
		//dont add comma After the last row
        if(x < rows.size()-2) data += ",";
    }
    data += "]";

    return data; 

}

OutPut:

[{
"Country": "Nigeria",
"State": "Lagos State",
"Town": "Lagos"
},{
"Country": "USA",
"State": "Texas",
"Town": "Dallas"
}]

codemarshal, them don epp you ni? this no be your original id now? by the way, this your code long like River Niger.
Meanwhile, Kudos to all you guys that have been writing codes o, i have only been contributing to this thread with my mouth.

dhtml18:
^^^The programmer above me is a desperado, he is so confident that he can code that he is even thumping his chest and trying to prove that he is the only programmer on this board.
@op, please help him to debug his code (and prove to him that he is just a learner).

Oga dhtml18 please O make we let these guy rest O.

crotonite:

output:
[{
"Country":"Nigeria",
"State":"Lagos State",
"Town":"Lagos"},
{
"Country":"USA",
"State":"Texas",
"Town":"Dallas"},
{
"Country":"Nigeria",
"State":"Bauchi State",
"Town":"Toro"},
{
"Country":"Nigeria",
"State":"Plateau State",
"Town":"Apata(jos north)"},
{
"Country":"Biafra",
"State":"Anambra(light house)",
"Town":"Mbaukwu"},
{
"Country":"Nigeria",
"State":"Kaduna State",
"Town":"Saminaka"}]
:::MODIFIED::::::
validated

You are the 3rd winner, well done mate. Enjoy your e-champagne. You even went beyond Lagos and Texas, two bottles for you.

codemarshal08:
C++ Qt:
[{
"Country": "Nigeria",
"State": "Lagos State",
"Town": "Lagos"
},{
"Country": "USA",
"State": "Texas",
"Town": "Dallas"
}]
[/code]

Another dangerous programmer. Congrats bro you're are the 4th winner.

All them 1st - 4th winners dey tire me, as me no be winner - that means i am a gaddamn OLODO.

dhtml18:
codemarshal, them don epp you ni? this no be your original id now? by the way, this your code long like River Niger.
Meanwhile, Kudos to all you guys that have been writing codes o, i have only been contributing to this thread with my mouth.

Master I sight you !. This is the Id I have been using. Your contribution was useful. Thanks.

codemarshal08:

Master I sight you !. This is the Id I have been using. Your contribution was useful. Thanks.

Oh i see, old age must be worrying me to think the ID was fake.

Meanwhile, @OP, you need to disqualify cryptonite for using BIAFRA somewhere in his code, that is tantamount to e-secession/e-treason - i hereby e-charge him to the SHARIA COURT of Nairaland (in the religious section)!

dhtml18:

Oh i see, old age must be worrying me to think the ID was fake.

Meanwhile, @OP, you need to disqualify cryptonite for using BIAFRA somewhere in his code, that is tantamount to e-secession/e-treason - i hereby e-charge him to the SHARIA COURT of Nairaland (in the religious section)!

You're very right, I now hand him over to the commander in charge of nairaland.

Here is my solution attached as an image.
When i tried posting the source code, the spam bot epp me
- dhtml18

@cyrielo, even without using json-lint, your solution does not use the correct output, and you are using too much javaScript (that has confused me sef), but still a nice try.
My own solution used very simple javaScript to solve a very trivial problem.

donjayzi:
Here is my solution attached as an image.
When i tried posting the source code, the spam bot epp me
- dhtml18

Nice try but you'll need to open up this function: JSON.stringify(obj, null, "\t"; as this is where the real challenge starts.

I see, not a problem for me at all, here we go. . . .and i have attached the html source code as well

donjayzi:
@cyrielo, even without using json-lint, your solution does not use the correct output, and you are using too much javaScript (that has confused me sef), but still a nice try.
My own solution used very simple javaScript to solve a very trivial problem.

Is that right?

cyrielo:
Is that right?

Is what right? my solution produces the correct output, and i have expanded the JSON.stringify function as requested. I shall leave it to the judge to determine.