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8. String To Integer Atoi

String

Problem - String To Integer Atoi

Medium

Implement the myAtoi(string s) function, which converts a string to a 32-bit signed integer.

The algorithm for myAtoi(string s) is as follows:

  1. Whitespace: Ignore any leading whitespace (" ").
  2. Signedness: Determine the sign by checking if the next character is '-' or '+', assuming positivity if neither present.
  3. Conversion: Read the integer by skipping leading zeros until a non-digit character is encountered or the end of the string is reached. If no digits were read, then the result is 0.
  4. Rounding: If the integer is out of the 32-bit signed integer range [-231, 231 - 1], then round the integer to remain in the range. Specifically, integers less than -231 should be rounded to -231, and integers greater than 231 - 1 should be rounded to 231 - 1.

Return the integer as the final result.

 

Example 1:

Input: s = "42"

Output: 42

Explanation:

The underlined characters are what is read in and the caret is the current reader position.
Step 1: "42" (no characters read because there is no leading whitespace)
         ^
Step 2: "42" (no characters read because there is neither a '-' nor '+')
         ^
Step 3: "42" ("42" is read in)
           ^

Example 2:

Input: s = " -042"

Output: -42

Explanation:

Step 1: "   -042" (leading whitespace is read and ignored)
            ^
Step 2: "   -042" ('-' is read, so the result should be negative)
             ^
Step 3: "   -042" ("042" is read in, leading zeros ignored in the result)
               ^

Example 3:

Input: s = "1337c0d3"

Output: 1337

Explanation:

Step 1: "1337c0d3" (no characters read because there is no leading whitespace)
         ^
Step 2: "1337c0d3" (no characters read because there is neither a '-' nor '+')
         ^
Step 3: "1337c0d3" ("1337" is read in; reading stops because the next character is a non-digit)
             ^

Example 4:

Input: s = "0-1"

Output: 0

Explanation:

Step 1: "0-1" (no characters read because there is no leading whitespace)
         ^
Step 2: "0-1" (no characters read because there is neither a '-' nor '+')
         ^
Step 3: "0-1" ("0" is read in; reading stops because the next character is a non-digit)
          ^

Example 5:

Input: s = "words and 987"

Output: 0

Explanation:

Reading stops at the first non-digit character 'w'.

 

Constraints:

  • 0 <= s.length <= 200
  • s consists of English letters (lower-case and upper-case), digits (0-9), ' ', '+', '-', and '.'.

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class Solution:
    def myAtoi(self, s: str) -> int:
        MAX, MIN = 2**31 - 1, -2**31
        s = s.lstrip()
        sign = 1
        current = 0

        if not s:
            return 0

        if s[0] in ['-', '+']:
            if s[0] == '-':
                sign = -1
            current += 1

        result = 0
        while current < len(s) and s[current].isdigit():
            result = result * 10 + int(s[current])
            current += 1
        result *= sign

        if result < MIN:
            return MIN
        if result > MAX:
            return MAX
        return result

Submission Stats:

  • Runtime: 3 ms (38.95%)
  • Memory: 17.9 MB (29.88%)