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CHALLENGE: Split string when character changes

Level : easy Task: 🆎➡️🅰️🅱️ Split a given string when character changes. 🚫 without built functions (as split or regex or pattern...). ✔️Note: the given string can contain all type of characters (alphanumeric, special symbols, spaces) Example: Input: [email protected] 555%%%%(((f))) Output: A aaa bbbb YY @ --- .. aaaa 555 %%%% ((( f ))) https://code.sololearn.com/cy0Eh3MfJ3RE

10th Jan 2018, 7:13 PM
LukArToDo
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22 Answers
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One-liner in Ruby: puts gets.chomp.chars.chunk(&:itself).flat_map { |x| x[1].join } I am a fan of Simon's response's elegance and speed, though. https://code.sololearn.com/cXUMnSG0WSXi/?ref=app
11th Jan 2018, 9:06 AM
André
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11th Jan 2018, 4:30 AM
Mohammad Dakdouk
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@Louis Thank you for having noticed it 😉 When checking on Q/A I used the word "split" but not "cut"
11th Jan 2018, 6:35 AM
LukArToDo
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11th Jan 2018, 7:34 AM
Justine Ogaraku
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10th Jan 2018, 9:17 PM
Himani
11th Jan 2018, 4:51 AM
Louis
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https://code.sololearn.com/ca9MGjnl5EpA/?ref=app
12th Jan 2018, 9:40 AM
Käzî Mrîdùl Høssäîn
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I'm so late to this, oh well, here's my attempt on the challenge ; ) Thanks @LukArToDo, https://code.sololearn.com/ck0pTecQ8NEL/?ref=app
12th Jan 2018, 2:39 PM
Ipang
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My try.. OOP style.. Enter a line, press↩ and enter a number(optional). For a default case type nothing. https://code.sololearn.com/cnhMnDSB5x85/?ref=app
10th Jan 2018, 11:20 PM
AZTECCO
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11th Jan 2018, 6:37 AM
Mahdi Cheikhrouhou
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12th Jan 2018, 12:53 AM
Med Arezki
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12th Jan 2018, 1:58 PM
Kartik
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my try!! this is the funniest code i have ever made!! great challenge!!! https://code.sololearn.com/cR0oLkUCwnqq/?ref=app
12th Jan 2018, 7:43 PM
Saurabh Tiwari
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10th Jan 2018, 7:35 PM
Simon
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https://code.sololearn.com/WogbyhVCm145/?ref=app
12th Jan 2018, 9:02 AM
Luc Hariman Randrianomenjanahary
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https://code.sololearn.com/cV3Zkv6GUD0H/?ref=app
12th Jan 2018, 11:36 AM
code learner
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12th Jan 2018, 8:16 PM
Luis Lopes
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This is my take on splitting a string. https://code.sololearn.com/cK0VH98iP9w9/?ref=app
14th Jan 2018, 8:05 PM
Jeff Anderson
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Split string when character changes in js. https://code.sololearn.com/W2mUpwCpqI5p/?ref=app
1st Mar 2018, 10:05 PM
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