Roman numerals are represented by seven different symbols: I
, V
, X
, L
, C
, D
and M
.
Symbol Value I 1 V 5 X 10 L 50 C 100 D 500 M 1000
For example, two is written as II
in Roman numeral, just two one's added together. Twelve is written as, XII
, which is simply X
+ II
. The number twenty seven is written as XXVII
, which is XX
+ V
+ II
.
Roman numerals are usually written largest to smallest from left to right. However, the numeral for four is not IIII
. Instead, the number four is written as IV
. Because the one is before the five we subtract it making four. The same principle applies to the number nine, which is written as IX
. There are six instances where subtraction is used:
I
can be placed beforeV
(5) andX
(10) to make 4 and 9.X
can be placed beforeL
(50) andC
(100) to make 40 and 90.C
can be placed beforeD
(500) andM
(1000) to make 400 and 900.
Given a roman numeral, convert it to an integer. Input is guaranteed to be within the range from 1 to 3999.
Example 1:
Input: "III" Output: 3
Example 2:
Input: "IV" Output: 4
Example 3:
Input: "IX" Output: 9
Example 4:
Input: "LVIII" Output: 58 Explanation: L = 50, V= 5, III = 3.
Example 5:
Input: "MCMXCIV" Output: 1994 Explanation: M = 1000, CM = 900, XC = 90 and IV = 4.
Solution1: Simulation
For most cases, Roman Numeral use addition(相加), like 6 -> "V I" (which means previous Roman > current Roman)
result += map(s.charAt(i));
But a few cases uses subtraction(相减) , like 4->"I V" ( which means previous Roman < current Roman)
result += (map(s.charAt(i)) - 2 * map(s.charAt(i - 1)));
code:
1 /* 2 Time Complexity: O(n) 3 Space Complexity: O(1) 4 */ 5 6 class Solution { 7 public int romanToInt(String s) { 8 int result = 0; 9 for (int i = 0; i < s.length(); i++) { 10 if (i > 0 && map(s.charAt(i)) > map(s.charAt(i - 1))) { 11 result += (map(s.charAt(i)) - 2 * map(s.charAt(i - 1))); 12 } else {// else包含了 i = 0 || map(s.charAt(i))<= map(s.charAt(i-1))) 13 result += map(s.charAt(i)); 14 } 15 } 16 return result; 17 } 18 private static int map(char c) { 19 switch (c) { 20 case 'I': return 1; 21 case 'V': return 5; 22 case 'X': return 10; 23 case 'L': return 50; 24 case 'C': return 100; 25 case 'D': return 500; 26 case 'M': return 1000; 27 default: return 0; 28 } 29 } 30 }