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  1. import java.util.*;
  2. class M{
  3.   static int l,
  4.              k;
  5.   static char[][] z;
  6.   static Set p = new HashSet();
  7.  
  8.   static String c(String[] a){
  9.     int x=0,
  10.         y=0,
  11.         n,
  12.         t,
  13.         u,
  14.         v,
  15.         w = t = u = v = -1;
  16.     l = a.length;
  17.     k = a[0].length();
  18.     z = new char[l][k];
  19.     for(String s:a){
  20.       for(char c:s.toCharArray()){
  21.         z[x][y++] = c;
  22.       }
  23.       x++;
  24.       y = 0;
  25.     }
  26.     for(x=0; x<l; x++){
  27.       for(y=0; y<k; y++){
  28.         n = 0;
  29.         if(z[x][y] > 32){ // [x,y] is not a space
  30.           if(x < 1 | (x > 0 && z[x-1][y] < 33)){
  31.             n++;
  32.           }
  33.           if(y < 1 | (y > 0 && z[x][y-1] < 33)){
  34.             n++;
  35.           }
  36.           if(x > l-2 | (x < l-1 && z[x+1][y] < 33)){
  37.             n++;
  38.           }
  39.           if(y > k-2 | (y < k-1 && z[x][y+1] < 33)){
  40.             n++;
  41.           }
  42.         }
  43.         if(n > 2 & t < 0){
  44.           t = x;
  45.           u = y;
  46.         }
  47.         if(n > 2 & t > v){
  48.           v = x;
  49.           w = y;
  50.         }
  51.       }
  52.     }
  53.     if(v+w > t+u){
  54.       p(t, u);
  55.       return n(""+z[t][u], t, u);
  56.     }
  57.     p(v, w);
  58.     return n(""+z[v][w], v, w);
  59.   }
  60.  
  61.   static String n(String r, int x, int y){
  62.     int a,b;
  63.     if(x > 0 && z[a=x-1][b=y] > 32 & q(a,b)){
  64.       p(a, b);
  65.       return n(r+z[a][b], a, b);
  66.     }
  67.     if(y > 0 && z[a=x][b=y-1] > 32 & q(a,b)){
  68.       p(a, b);
  69.       return n(r+z[a][b], a, b);
  70.     }
  71.     if(x < l-1 && z[a=x+1][b=y] > 32 & q(a,b)){
  72.       p(a, b);
  73.       return n(r+z[a][b], a, b);
  74.     }
  75.     if(y < k-1 && z[a=x][b=y+1] > 32 & q(a, b)){
  76.       p(a, b);
  77.       return n(r+z[a][b], a, b);
  78.     }
  79.     return r;
  80.   }
  81.  
  82.   static boolean q(int x, int y){
  83.     return !p.contains(x+","+y);
  84.   }
  85.  
  86.   static void p(int x, int y){
  87.     p.add(x+","+y);
  88.   }
  89.  
  90.   public static void main(String[] a){
  91.     System.out.println(c(new String[]{ "Hel         ",
  92.       "  l      rin",
  93.       "  o,IAmASt g",
  94.       "           S",
  95.       "       !ekan" }));
  96.     p = new HashSet();
  97.     System.out.println(c(new String[]{ "Python" }));
  98.     p = new HashSet();
  99.     System.out.println(c(new String[]{ "P  ngPu  Code ",
  100.       "r  i  z  d  G",
  101.       "o  m  z  n  o",
  102.       "gram  lesA  lf" }));
  103.     p = new HashSet();
  104.     System.out.println(c(new String[]{ "   ~ zyx tsr XWVUTSR",
  105.       "   }|{ wvu q Y     Q",
  106.       "!          p Z `ab P",
  107.       "\"#$ 6789:; o [ _ c O",
  108.       "  % 5    < n \\]^ d N",
  109.       "('& 432  = m     e M",
  110.       ")     1  > lkjihgf L",
  111.       "*+,-./0  ?         K",
  112.       "         @ABCDEFGHIJ" }));
  113.     p = new HashSet();
  114.     System.out.println(c(new String[]{ "  tSyrep    ",
  115.       "  r    p   ",
  116.       "  in Sli   ",
  117.       "   g    Sile",
  118.       "   Snakes  n",
  119.       "Ser      ylt",
  120.       "a eh   ilS ",
  121.       "fe w   t   ",
  122.       "   emo h   ",
  123.       "     Sre    " }));
  124.   }
  125. }
Success #stdin #stdout 0.03s 711168KB
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Hello,IAmAStringSnake!
Python
ProgrammingPuzzlesAndCodeGolf
~}|{zyxwvutsrqponmlkjihgfedcba`_^]\[ZYXWVUTSRQPONMLKJIHGFEDCBA@?>=<;:9876543210/.-,+*)('&%$#"!
SlipperyStringSnakesSilentlySlitherSomewhereSafe
https://ideone.com/dMNihi
language:
Java (12.0.1)
created:
9 years ago
visibility:
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