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/**
 * Produces solutions for Lenny Conundrum 183, using two different interpretations.
 *
 * @author (Alexander Yuan / AySz88)
 * @version (September 14, 2006)
 * Released into the public domain.
 * Most easily used with BlueJ
 */
public class LennyConund14Sept2006
{
    public static String[] species = {"Shoyru", "Kougra", "Kacheek", "Lupe", "Uni", "Gelert", "Eyrie", "Acara", "JubJub", "Grundo",
        "Ixi", "Bruce", "Mynci", "Usul", "Wocky", "Xweetok", "Scorchio", "Zafara", "Grarrl", "Aisha", "Kau", "Meerca",
        "Flotsam", "Peophin", "Elephante", "Quiggle", "Nimmo", "Chia", "Korbat", "Pteri", "Skeith", "Techo", "Blumaroo", "Kyrii",
        "Yurble", "Bori", "Buzz", "Tuskaninny", "Moehog", "Ruki", "Lenny", "Kiko", "Ogrin", "Jetsam", "Gnorbu", "Cybunny", "Poogle",
        "Chomby", "Koi", "Tonu", "Hissi", "Lutari", "Draik", "Krawk"};

    /**
     * Constructor for objects of class LennyConund06Sept2006
     * (Acts like a main())
     */
    public LennyConund14Sept2006()
    {
        int[] values = getCounts();
       
        for(int i = 0; i < values.length; i++)
           for(int j = i+1; j < values.length; j++) // not starting at 0 because don't need to go through combinations already done
              for(int k = j+1; k < values.length; k++) // same
                 if (values[i] + values[j] + values[k] == 203) System.out.println(species[i] + ", " + species[j] + ", " + species[k]);
       
         System.out.println("Done!");
    }

    /**
     * Produces an array of point values for String[] species
     *
     * @return     an array of integers (point values), in the same order as species
     */
    public static int[] getCounts()
    {
        int[] vals = new int[species.length];
       
        for (int i = 0; i < vals.length; i++) vals[i]=0; //just in case
       
        for (int i = 0; i < species.length; i++)
        {
            char[] chs = species[i].toLowerCase().toCharArray();
             
            // At first I thought it meant this...
            ///*
            vals[i] += 2*value(chs[0]);
           
            for (int j = 1; j < chs.length; j++)
                vals[i] += value(chs[j]);
            //*/
           
            // but instead, it could have meant this:
            /*
            for (int j = 0; j < chs.length; j++)
            {
                if (chs[j] == chs[0]) vals[i] += 2*value(chs[j]);
                else vals[i] += value(chs[j]);
            }
            */
        }
       
        for (int i = 0; i < vals.length; i++)
           System.out.print(vals[i] + ", ");
        System.out.print("\n");
        return vals;
    }
   
    public static int value(char c)
    {
        if (c == 'a' || c == 'e' || c == 'i' || c == 'o' || c == 'u')
           return - ((int) c - 96);
        else
           return (int) c - 96;
    }
}