package fixjava;

public class StringUtils {

	/** Repeat the given string the requested number of times. */
	public static String repeat(String str, int numTimes) {
		StringBuilder buf = new StringBuilder(Math.max(0, str.length() * numTimes));
		for (int i = 0; i < numTimes; i++)
			buf.append(str);
		return buf.toString();
	}

	/**
	 * Pad the left hand side of a field with the given character. Always adds at least one pad character. If the length of str is
	 * greater than numPlaces-1, then the output string will be longer than numPlaces.
	 */
	public static String padLeft(String str, char padChar, int numPlaces) {
		int bufSize = Math.max(numPlaces, str.length() + 1);
		StringBuilder buf = new StringBuilder(Math.max(numPlaces, str.length() + 1));
		buf.append(padChar);
		for (int i = 1, mi = bufSize - str.length(); i < mi; i++)
			buf.append(padChar);
		buf.append(str);
		return buf.toString();
	}

	/**
	 * Pad the right hand side of a field with the given character. Always adds at least one pad character. If the length of str is
	 * greater than numPlaces-1, then the output string will be longer than numPlaces.
	 */
	public static String padRight(String str, char padChar, int numPlaces) {
		int bufSize = Math.max(numPlaces, str.length() + 1);
		StringBuilder buf = new StringBuilder(Math.max(numPlaces, str.length() + 1));
		buf.append(str);
		buf.append(padChar);
		while (buf.length() < bufSize)
			buf.append(padChar);
		return buf.toString();
	}

	/** Intern all strings in an array, skipping null elements. */
	public static String[] intern(String[] arr) {
		for (int i = 0; i < arr.length; i++)
			arr[i] = arr[i].intern();
		return arr;
	}

	/** Intern a string, ignoring null */
	public static String intern(String str) {
		return str == null ? null : str.intern();
	}

}

/*
 * To change this template, choose Tools | Templates
 * and open the template in the editor.
 */
package codejam.y12.round0;

import utils.Jam;
import utils.JamCase;

/**
 *
 * @author fabien
 */
public class RecycledNumbers extends Jam {

  public RecycledNumbers(String filename) {
    super(filename);
  }

  @Override
  public JamCase getJamCase(int number) {
    return new Line(this, number, lines[number]);
  }

  private class Line extends JamCase {

    private int a;
    private int b;
    private String line;
    private int count;

    public Line(Jam parent, int number, String line) {
      super(parent, number);
      this.line = line;
    }

    @Override
    public void parse() {
      String[] integers = line.split(" ");
      a = Integer.parseInt(integers[0]);
      b = Integer.parseInt(integers[1]);
    }

    @Override
    public void solve() {
      count = 0;
      for (int i = a; i <= b; i++) {
        countRecycles(i);
      }
      result = Integer.toString(count);
    }

    private void countRecycles(int number) {
      int len = 0;
      int n = number;
      while (n != 0) {
        n /= 10;
        len++;
      }
      n = number;
      int exp = (int) Math.pow(10, len - 1);
      for (int i = 0; i < len; i++) {
        n = nextRecycled(n, exp);
        if (n == number) {
          return;
        }
        if (n <= b && n > number) {
          count++;
        }
      }
    }

    private int nextRecycled(int i, int exp) {
      int r = i % 10;
      i = (i - r) / 10;
      i += r * exp;
      return i;
    }
  }
}
