Scala - Count number of adjacent repeated chars in String

Question

I have this function that counts the number of adjacent repeated chars inside a String.

def adjacentCount( s: String ) : Int = {
    var cont = 0
    for (a <- s.sliding(2)) {
        if (a(0) == a(1)) cont = cont + 1
    }
        cont
    }
}

But I'm supposed to create a function that does exactly the same, but using only immutable variables or loop instructions, in a "purely" functional way.

akuiper · Accepted Answer · 2017-07-02 15:39:59Z

5

You can just use the count method on the Iterator:

val s = "aabcddd"

s.sliding(2).count(p => p(0) == p(1))
// res1: Int = 3

answered Jul 2, 2017 at 15:39

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