const std = @import("std"); const first = 171309; const last = 643603; // - [x] It is a six-digit number (implied) // - [x] The value is within the range given in your puzzle input (implied) // - [x] Two adjacent digits are the same (like 22 in 122345). // - [x] Going from left to right, the digits never decrease; they only ever increase or stay the same (like 111123 or 135679). fn tests1(num: i32, str: []u8) bool { if (str[0] > str[1] or str[1] > str[2] or str[2] > str[3] or str[3] > str[4] or str[4] > str[5]) return false; return str[0] == str[1] or str[1] == str[2] or str[2] == str[3] or str[3] == str[4] or str[4] == str[5]; } fn tests2(num: i32, str: []u8) bool { if (str[0] == str[1] and str[1] != str[2]) return true; // [0 1]2 3 4 5 if (str[1] == str[2] and str[0] != str[1] and str[2] != str[3]) return true; // 0[1 2]3 4 5 if (str[2] == str[3] and str[1] != str[2] and str[3] != str[4]) return true; // 0 1[2 3]4 5 if (str[3] == str[4] and str[2] != str[3] and str[4] != str[5]) return true; // 0 1 2[3 4]5 if (str[4] == str[5] and str[3] != str[4]) return true; // 0 1 2 3[4 5] return false; } pub fn main() anyerror!void { var count1: i32 = 0; var count2: i32 = 0; var i: i32 = first; while (i <= last) : (i += 1) { var buf: [6]u8 = undefined; var numStr = try std.fmt.bufPrint(&buf, "{}", i); if (tests1(i, numStr)) { count1 += 1; if (tests2(i, numStr)) { std.debug.warn("Match: {}\n", i); count2 += 1; } } } std.debug.warn(" 012345\n"); std.debug.warn("Part 1: matches: {}\n", count1); std.debug.warn("Part 2: matches: {}\n", count2); }