Impressed by small code :)

Subscriber360 (22)
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#include <stdio.h>
 
int main()
{
   int n,count=0,reverse = 0; 
   printf("Enter a number to reverse\n");
   scanf("%d", &n);
 
   while (n != 0)
   {
      reverse = reverse * 10; 
      reverse = reverse + n%10; 
      n       = n/10;
 
 /*How this Works: 
 forexample for 194

0 x 10 = 0
0+4 = 4
194/10 = 19

4 x 10 = 40
40 + 19%10 = 49
19/10 = 1

49 x10 = 490
410 + 1%10 = 491
1/10 = 0
*/
   }
   printf("Reverse of entered number is = %d\n", reverse); 
   return 0;
}

I am beginner, and i found this code on google,
that only give reverse output of number. I am
really impressed by how it works, this part;
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 while (n != 0)
   {
      reverse = reverse * 10; 
      reverse = reverse + n%10; 
      n       = n/10;
   }

Is it good maths or programming?
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giblit (3750)
Why exactly are you multiplying by 10?

Nevermind just realized that reverse is of type int and not string.


Can't you simply do 
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while(n)
{
    reverse += n % 10 + '0';
    n /= 10;
}
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LB (13399)
You literally copy-pasted an explanation for how it works, only to ask how it works. What still confuses you?

@giblit: Not sure what adding the integer value of '0' is supposed to do.
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giblit (3750)
As I mentioned, I was thinking it was a string data type.

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#include <iostream>
#include <string>

int main()
{
    std::string reverse = "";
    int input = 194;
    
    while(input)
    {
        reverse += input % 10 + '0';
        input /= 10;
    }
    
    std::cout << reverse << std::endl;
    
    return 0;
}



Though, the easiest way would simply to do

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#include <iostream>
#include <string>

int main()
{
    std::string input = "194";
    
    std::string reverse(input.rbegin(), input.rend());
    
    std::cout << reverse << std::endl;
    
    return 0;
}
Subscriber360 (22)
@giblit
I know that "n=n/10" = "n /= 10;", i could do that to simplify, but my question is different.

btw your While loop doesn't make sense, and it won't work.

I have described that how it works, see comments in code.
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LB (13399)
giblit wrote:
reverse += input % 10 + '0';
This blows my mind. I see it and alarm bells go off saying "that shouldn't compile", yet it does. Somehow you mastered the art of order of operations and implicit conversions in a way that I am too afraid to. I would have used parenthesis and an explicit cast...
Subscriber360 wrote:
btw your While loop doesn't make sense, and it won't work.
It does - http://ideone.com/ZcRpWw
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Subscriber360 (22)
@giblit
Good Morning Mr.giblit its C not C++ :)

@LB
Check my question.
Is it good maths or programming?
LB (13399)
It's a combination of both. It takes advantage of integer division (programming) to re-arrange the digits (math).

Subscriber360 wrote:
Good Morning Mr.giblit its C not C++ :)
Well, this is a C++ forum...
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Subscriber360 (22)
@LB
Good Morning to u too Sir :). Thanks Alot!
Actually its 9:30a.m here.
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