How can we rotate an array to the left?
Rotating to the left by n is the same as rotating to the right by length-n.
Rotate right (for positive n):
for(int i = 0; i < data.length; i++){
result[(i+n) % data.length ] = data[i];
}
Rotate left (for positive n):
for(int i = 0; i < data.length; i++){
result[(i+(data.length-n)) % data.length ] = data[i];
}
This way you can avoid a modulo of a negative number.
If you want to input an integer n that rotates right if n is positive and left if n is negative, you can do it like this:
int[] rotateArray(int n, int[] data)
{
if(n < 0) // rotating left?
{
n = -n % data.length; // convert to +ve number specifying how
// many positions left to rotate & mod
n = data.length - n; // rotate left by n = rotate right by length - n
}
int[] result = new int[data.length];
for(int i = 0; i < data.length; i++){
result[(i+n) % data.length ] = data[i];
}
return result;
}
In case rotate to the left, you can use this to avoid a modulo of a negative number:
int[] data = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5};
int[] result = new int[data.length];
for (int i = 0; i < data.length; i++) {
result[(i + (data.length - 2)) % data.length] = data[i];
}
for (int i : result) {
System.out.println(i);
}