String to Integer (atoi)

String to Integer (atoi)

LeetCode Problem

• Problem Number: 8
• Problem Link: https://leetcode.com/problems/string-to-integer-atoi/
• Difficulty: Medium
• Topics: String

Problem Description

Implement the myAtoi(string s) function, which converts a string to a 32-bit signed integer.

The algorithm for myAtoi(string s) is as follows:

1. Whitespace: Ignore any leading whitespace (" ").
2. Signedness: Determine the sign by checking if the next character is '-' or '+', assuming positivity if neither present.
3. Conversion: Read the integer by skipping leading zeros until a non-digit character is encountered or the end of the string is reached. If no digits were read, then the result is 0.
4. Rounding: If the integer is out of the 32-bit signed integer range [-2³¹, 2³¹ - 1], then round the integer to remain in the range. Specifically, integers less than -2³¹ should be rounded to -2³¹, and integers greater than 2³¹ - 1 should be rounded to 2³¹ - 1.

Examples

Example 1:

Input: s = "42"
Output: 42

Explanation:
Step 1: "42" (no characters read because there is no leading whitespace)
         ^
Step 2: "42" (no characters read because there is neither a '-' nor '+')
         ^
Step 3: "42" ("42" is read in)
           ^

Example 2:

Input: s = "   -42"
Output: -42

Explanation:
Step 1: "   -042" (leading whitespace is read and ignored)
            ^
Step 2: "   -042" ('-' is read, so the result should be negative)
             ^
Step 3: "   -042" ("042" is read in, leading zeros ignored in the result)
               ^

Example 3:

Input: s = "1337c0d3"
Output: 1337

Explanation:
Step 1: "1337c0d3" (no characters read because there is no leading whitespace)
         ^
Step 2: "1337c0d3" (no characters read because there is neither a '-' nor '+')
         ^
Step 3: "1337c0d3" ("1337" is read in; reading stops because the next character is a non-digit)
             ^

Example 4:

Input: s = "0-1"
Output: 0

Explanation:
Step 1: "0-1" (no characters read because there is no leading whitespace)
         ^
Step 2: "0-1" (no characters read because there is neither a '-' nor '+')
         ^
Step 3: "0-1" ("0" is read in; reading stops because the next character is a non-digit)
          ^

Example 5:

Input: s = "words and 987"
Output: 0

Explanation:
Reading stops at the first non-digit character 'w'.

Constraints

• 0 <= s.length <= 200
• s consists of English letters (lower-case and upper-case), digits (0-9), ' ', '+', '-', and '.'