Roman numerals are represented by seven different symbols:
I
, V
, X
, L
, C
, D
and M
.Symbol Value I 1 V 5 X 10 L 50 C 100 D 500 M 1000
For example, two is written as
II
in Roman numeral, just two one's added together. Twelve is written as, XII
, which is simply X
+ II
. The number twenty seven is written as XXVII
, which is XX
+ V
+ II
.
Roman numerals are usually written largest to smallest from left to right. However, the numeral for four is not
IIII
. Instead, the number four is written as IV
. Because the one is before the five we subtract it making four. The same principle applies to the number nine, which is written as IX
. There are six instances where subtraction is used:I
can be placed beforeV
(5) andX
(10) to make 4 and 9.X
can be placed beforeL
(50) andC
(100) to make 40 and 90.C
can be placed beforeD
(500) andM
(1000) to make 400 and 900.
Given a roman numeral, convert it to an integer. Input is guaranteed to be within the range from 1 to 3999.
Example 1:
Input: "III" Output: 3
Example 2:
Input: "IV" Output: 4
Example 3:
Input: "IX" Output: 9
Example 4:
Input: "LVIII" Output: 58 Explanation: L = 50, V= 5, III = 3.
Example 5:
Input: "MCMXCIV" Output: 1994 Explanation: M = 1000, CM = 900, XC = 90 and IV = 4.
Here is a Javascript solution to converting roman numerals to integers
Solution
var romanToInt = function(str) {
const digit = {"I": 1, "IV": 4, "V": 5, "IX": 9, "X": 10, "XL": 40, "L": 50, "XC": 90, "C": 100, "CD": 400, "D": 500, "CM": 900, "M": 1000}
let result = 0;
for (let i=0; i<str.length; i++) {
if(digit[str[i] + str[i+1]] !== undefined) {
result = result + digit[str[i] + str[i+1]];
i++;
} else {
result = result + digit[str[i]];
}
}
return result;
};
Example Input
console.log(romanToInt("MCCXXXIV"));
Output
1234
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