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// 1. Set up a map of prices for a number of gizmos that you covet. Then produce
// a second map with the same keys and the prices at a 10 percent discount.
val gizmos = Map("iPod" -> 20000, "iPhone" -> 45000, "iPad" -> 30000, "iMac" -> 85000)
//> gizmos : scala.collection.immutable.Map[java.lang.String,Int] = Map(iPod ->
//| 20000, iPhone -> 45000, iPad -> 30000, iMac -> 85000)
val discountedGizmos = for((k, v) <- gizmos) yield (k, v * 0.9)
//> discountedGizmos : scala.collection.immutable.Map[java.lang.String,Double]
//| = Map(iPod -> 18000.0, iPhone -> 40500.0, iPad -> 27000.0, iMac -> 76500.0)
// 2. Write a program that reads words from a file. Use a mutable map to count
// how often each word appears. To read the words, simply use a java.util.Scanner:
// val in = new java.util.Scanner(java.io.File("myfile.txt"))
// while (in.hasNext()) process in.next()
// Or look at Chapter 9 for a Scalaesque way.
// At the end, print out all words and their counts.
val fileName = "D:/dev/apache-activemq-5.5.0/LICENSE"
//> fileName : java.lang.String = D:/dev/apache-activemq-5.5.0/LICENSE
var in = new java.util.Scanner(new java.io.File(fileName))
//> in : java.util.Scanner = java.util.Scanner[delimiters=\p{javaWhitespace}+][
//| position=0][match valid=false][need input=false][source closed=false][skippe
//| d=false][group separator=\,][decimal separator=\.][positive prefix=][negativ
//| e prefix=\Q-\E][positive suffix=][negative suffix=][NaN string=\Q?\E][infini
//| ty string=\Q?\E]
val mMap = new scala.collection.mutable.HashMap[String, Int]()
//> mMap : scala.collection.mutable.HashMap[String,Int] = Map()
def mProcess(s: String) = {
val c = mMap.getOrElse(s, 0);
mMap(s) = c + 1
} //> mProcess: (s: String)Unit
while(in.hasNext()) mProcess(in.next())
mMap //> res0: scala.collection.mutable.HashMap[String,Int] = Map(perpetual, -> 2, S
//| tephenson -> 1, infringed -> 1, litigation -> 2, HOLDERS -> 4, Contribution
//| (s) -> 3, Definitions. -> 2, OR -> 39, mx4j -> 1, merge, -> 3, recommend ->
//| 1, including, -> 1, 2005, -> 1, union -> 1, EVENT -> 5, (http://mx4j.sourc
//| eforge.net)." -> 1, copy, -> 3, generated -> 2, THE -> 26, behaviour.js ->
//| 1, INTERRUPTION) -> 3, CONNECTION -> 2, preferred -> 1, Legal -> 3, constru
//| ed -> 1, electronic, -> 1, permitted -> 3, make, -> 1, distribution -> 4, A
//| UTHORS -> 2, and/or -> 7, written -> 6, tests -> 1, "MX4J", -> 1, 9 -> 1, d
//| ocument. -> 1, names -> 3, is -> 18, To -> 1, see -> 1, specific -> 3, (BSD
//| -> 1, NONINFRINGEMENT. -> 1, consequential -> 1, Entity" -> 1, website</a>
//| . -> 1, Licensed -> 1, original -> 2, communication -> 3, net -> 1, binary
//| -> 6, CONDITIONS -> 4, example -> 1, Warranty. -> 1, apply -> 2, a -> 23, "
//| printed -> 1, informati
//| Output exceeds cutoff limit.
// 3. Repeat the preceding exercise with an immutable map.
var umMap = Map[String, Int]() //> umMap : scala.collection.immutable.Map[String,Int] = Map()
def umProcess(s: String) = {
val c = umMap.getOrElse(s, 0)
umMap += (s -> (c + 1))
} //> umProcess: (s: String)Unit
in = new java.util.Scanner(new java.io.File(fileName))
while(in.hasNext()) umProcess(in.next())
umMap //> res1: scala.collection.immutable.Map[String,Int] = Map(submitted -> 2, (an
//| -> 1, complies -> 1, used -> 3, IN -> 17, writing -> 1, "Not -> 1, TITLE, -
//| > 1, reproducing -> 1, damages. -> 1, regarding -> 1, warranties -> 1, from
//| , -> 1, theory, -> 1, (BSD -> 1, stating -> 1, page" -> 1, Legal -> 3, proj
//| ect. -> 1, please -> 2, copyright -> 18, licenses -> 1, shares, -> 1, CONTR
//| ACT, -> 5, failure -> 1, represent, -> 1, ANY -> 18, for -> 21, [yyyy] -> 1
//| , 2. -> 2, Portions -> 1, WITH -> 2, conditions -> 16, recommend -> 1, Bord
//| et. -> 1, Apache -> 7, ON -> 3, OWNER -> 2, works -> 1, TERMS -> 2, Appendi
//| x -> 1, HOLDERS -> 4, NOTICE -> 5, litigation -> 2, EXEMPLARY, -> 3, identi
//| fying -> 1, any -> 32, filed. -> 1, managed -> 1, reproduce, -> 1, against,
//| -> 1, form, -> 4, [name -> 1, SHALL -> 5, PROCUREMENT -> 3, indirect, -> 2
//| , WARRANTIES -> 7, including, -> 1, For -> 12, January -> 1, name -> 4, thi
//| s -> 33, THIS -> 6, AUT
//| Output exceeds cutoff limit.
// 4. Repeat the preceding exercise with a sorted map, so that the words are
// printed in sorted order.
var sMap = scala.collection.immutable.SortedMap[String, Int]()
//> sMap : scala.collection.immutable.SortedMap[String,Int] = Map()
def sProcess(s: String) = {
val c = sMap.getOrElse(s, 0)
sMap += (s -> (c + 1))
} //> sProcess: (s: String)Unit
in = new java.util.Scanner(new java.io.File(fileName))
while(in.hasNext()) sProcess(in.next())
sMap //> res2: scala.collection.immutable.SortedMap[String,Int] = Map("AS -> 6, "Con
//| tribution" -> 1, "Contributor" -> 1, "Derivative -> 1, "Legal -> 1, "Licens
//| e" -> 1, "License"); -> 1, "Licensor" -> 1, "MX4J" -> 2, "MX4J", -> 1, "NOT
//| ICE" -> 1, "Not -> 1, "Object" -> 1, "Software"), -> 3, "Source" -> 1, "Thi
//| s -> 1, "Work" -> 1, "You" -> 1, "Your") -> 1, "[]" -> 1, "control" -> 1, "
//| printed -> 1, "submitted" -> 1, (50%) -> 1, (BSD -> 1, (CDDL) -> 2, (Don't
//| -> 1, (INCLUDING -> 3, (INCLUDING, -> 3, (a) -> 1, (an -> 1, (and -> 1, (b)
//| -> 1, (c) -> 7, (d) -> 1, (except -> 1, (http://mx4j.sourceforge.net)." ->
//| 1, (i) -> 1, (ii) -> 1, (iii) -> 1, (including -> 3, (or -> 3, (see -> 1,
//| (such -> 1, (the -> 4, * -> 4, *except* -> 1, -- -> 1, -------------------
//| -> 1, 1 -> 1, 1. -> 3, 1.0 -> 2, 1999, -> 1, 2. -> 2, 2.0 -> 4, 2.0, -> 1,
//| 2001 -> 1, 2001-12-12 -> 1, 2001-2004 -> 1, 2003-2004, -> 1, 2004 -> 2, 200
//| 5 -> 1, 2005, -> 1, 3.
//| Output exceeds cutoff limit.
// 5. Repeat the preceding exercise with a java.util.TreeMap that you adapt to the
// Scala API.
import scala.collection.JavaConversions.mapAsScalaMap
val tMap: scala.collection.mutable.Map[String, Int] = new java.util.TreeMap[String, Int]
//> tMap : scala.collection.mutable.Map[String,Int] = Map()
def tProcess(s: String) = {
val c = tMap.getOrElse(s, 0);
tMap(s) = c + 1
} //> tProcess: (s: String)Unit
in = new java.util.Scanner(new java.io.File(fileName))
while(in.hasNext()) tProcess(in.next())
tMap //> res3: scala.collection.mutable.Map[String,Int] = Map("AS -> 6, "Contributio
//| n" -> 1, "Contributor" -> 1, "Derivative -> 1, "Legal -> 1, "License" -> 1,
//| "License"); -> 1, "Licensor" -> 1, "MX4J" -> 2, "MX4J", -> 1, "NOTICE" ->
//| 1, "Not -> 1, "Object" -> 1, "Software"), -> 3, "Source" -> 1, "This -> 1,
//| "Work" -> 1, "You" -> 1, "Your") -> 1, "[]" -> 1, "control" -> 1, "printed
//| -> 1, "submitted" -> 1, (50%) -> 1, (BSD -> 1, (CDDL) -> 2, (Don't -> 1, (I
//| NCLUDING -> 3, (INCLUDING, -> 3, (a) -> 1, (an -> 1, (and -> 1, (b) -> 1, (
//| c) -> 7, (d) -> 1, (except -> 1, (http://mx4j.sourceforge.net)." -> 1, (i)
//| -> 1, (ii) -> 1, (iii) -> 1, (including -> 3, (or -> 3, (see -> 1, (such ->
//| 1, (the -> 4, * -> 4, *except* -> 1, -- -> 1, ------------------- -> 1, 1
//| -> 1, 1. -> 3, 1.0 -> 2, 1999, -> 1, 2. -> 2, 2.0 -> 4, 2.0, -> 1, 2001 ->
//| 1, 2001-12-12 -> 1, 2001-2004 -> 1, 2003-2004, -> 1, 2004 -> 2, 2005 -> 1,
//| 2005, -> 1, 3. -> 2, 4.
//| Output exceeds cutoff limit.
// 6. Define a linked hash map that maps "Monday" to java.util.Calendar.MONDAY, and
// similarly for the other weekdays. Demonstrate that the elements are visited
// in insertion order.
val days = scala.collection.mutable.LinkedHashMap("Monday" -> java.util.Calendar.MONDAY,
"Tuesday" -> java.util.Calendar.TUESDAY,
"Wednesday" -> java.util.Calendar.WEDNESDAY,
"Thursday" -> java.util.Calendar.THURSDAY,
"Friday" -> java.util.Calendar.FRIDAY,
"Saturday" -> java.util.Calendar.SATURDAY,
"Sunday" -> java.util.Calendar.SUNDAY)
//> days : scala.collection.mutable.LinkedHashMap[java.lang.String,Int] = Map(
//| Monday -> 2, Tuesday -> 3, Wednesday -> 4, Thursday -> 5, Friday -> 6, Satu
//| rday -> 7, Sunday -> 1)
for((k,v) <- days) println(k + ": " + v) //> Monday: 2
//| Tuesday: 3
//| Wednesday: 4
//| Thursday: 5
//| Friday: 6
//| Saturday: 7
//| Sunday: 1
// 7. Print a table of all Java properties, like this:
// java.runtime.name | Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment
// sun.boot.library.path | /home/apps/jdk1.6.0_21/jre/lib/i386
// java.vm.version | 17.0-b16
// java.vm.vendor | Sun Microsystems Inc.
// java.vendor.url | http://java.sun.com/
// path.separator | :
// java.vm.name | Java HotSpot(TM) Server VM
// You need to find the length of the longest key before you can print the table.
import scala.collection.JavaConversions.propertiesAsScalaMap
val jprops: scala.collection.Map[String, String] = System.getProperties()
//> jprops : scala.collection.Map[String,String] = Map(java.runtime.name -> Ja
//| va(TM) SE Runtime Environment, sun.boot.library.path -> C:\Java\jre7\bin, j
//| ava.vm.version -> 23.6-b04, java.vm.vendor -> Oracle Corporation, java.vend
//| or.url -> http://java.oracle.com/, path.separator -> ;, java.vm.name -> Jav
//| a HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM, file.encoding.pkg -> sun.io, user.country -
//| > IN, user.script -> "", sun.java.launcher -> SUN_STANDARD, sun.os.patch.le
//| vel -> Service Pack 1, java.vm.specification.name -> Java Virtual Machine S
//| pecification, user.dir -> D:\dev\scala-SDK-2.1-M2-2.9-win32.win32.x86_64\ec
//| lipse, java.runtime.version -> 1.7.0_10-b18, java.awt.graphicsenv -> sun.aw
//| t.Win32GraphicsEnvironment, java.endorsed.dirs -> C:\Java\jre7\lib\endorsed
//| , os.arch -> amd64, java.io.tmpdir -> C:\Users\psingh\AppData\Local\Temp\,
//| line.separator -> "
//| ", java.vm.specification.vendor -> Oracle Corporation, user.variant -> "",
var maxKey = 0 //> maxKey : Int = 0
jprops.keys.foreach(k => maxKey = maxKey max k.length)
maxKey //> res4: Int = 29
for((k, v) <- jprops) println(k.padTo(maxKey, ' ') + " | " + v)
//> java.runtime.name | Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment
//| sun.boot.library.path | C:\Java\jre7\bin
//| java.vm.version | 23.6-b04
//| java.vm.vendor | Oracle Corporation
//| java.vendor.url | http://java.oracle.com/
//| path.separator | ;
//| java.vm.name | Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM
//| file.encoding.pkg | sun.io
//| user.script |
//| user.country | IN
//| sun.java.launcher | SUN_STANDARD
//| sun.os.patch.level | Service Pack 1
//| java.vm.specification.name | Java Virtual Machine Specification
//| user.dir | D:\dev\scala-SDK-2.1-M2-2.9-win32.win32.x86
//| _64\eclipse
//| java.runtime.version | 1.7.0_10-b18
//| java.awt.graphicsenv | sun.awt.Win32GraphicsEnvironment
//| java.endorsed.dirs | C:\Java\jre7\lib\endorsed
//| os.ar
//| Output exceeds cutoff limit.
// 8. Write a function minmax(values: Array[Int]) that returns a pair containing the
// smallest and largest values in the array.
def minmax(values: Array[Int]) = (values.min, values.max)
//> minmax: (values: Array[Int])(Int, Int)
minmax(Array(1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9)) //> res5: (Int, Int) = (1,9)
// 9. Write a function lteqgt(values: Array[Int], v: Int) that returns a triple containing
// the counts of values less than v, equal to v, and greater than v.
def lteqgt(values: Array[Int], v: Int) = { // Scans the array 3 times..., so not very efficient
((for(n <- values if n < v) yield n).length,
(for(n <- values if n == v) yield n).length,
(for(n <- values if n > v) yield n).length)
} //> lteqgt: (values: Array[Int], v: Int)(Int, Int, Int)
lteqgt(Array(1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9), 5) //> res6: (Int, Int, Int) = (4,1,4)
// 10. What happens when you zip together two strings, such as "Hello".zip("World")?
// Come up with a plausible use case.
"Hello".zip("World") //> res7: scala.collection.immutable.IndexedSeq[(Char, Char)] = Vector((H,W), (
//| e,o), (l,r), (l,l), (o,d))
// Can be used for ordering (sorting) of strings
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anhldbk commented Oct 11, 2015

I've got a better solution for problem #9

  def lteqgt(values: Array[Int], v: Int) = {
    (
      values.count(_ < v),
      values.count(_ == v),
      values.count(_ > v)
      )
  }

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asgs commented Jul 2, 2017

@anhldbk that is nice! I was using .filter(_ > v).length and similar

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