99 beers of bottle challenge

foobarph · 05-04-2009, 02:20 AM

just to have some fun and tried to beat the 99 beer bottle challenge...

visit http://99-bottles-of-beer.net/language-php-1825.html for more information.

Code:

<?php

/* 99 bottles of beer by foobarph (http://rllqph.wordpress.com) */
for ($i = 99; $i >= 0; $i--) {

$bottles = $i;
$usedBottles = $i-1;

if ($i == 0) {
$action = "Go to the store and buy some more, ";
$sBottles = "bottle";
$bottles = "no more";
}

if ($i == 1) {
$sBottles = "bottle";
}

if ($i > 1) {
$action = "Take one down and pass it around, ";
$sBottles = "bottles";
}

if ($usedBottles == 0) {
$usedBottles = "no more";
}

if ($usedBottles < 0) {
$usedBottles = "99";
$sBottles = "bottles";
}

echo ucfirst($bottles) . " ". $sBottles ." of beer on the wall, ". $bottles ." ". $sBottles ." of beer.<br />";
echo $action . $usedBottles ." ". $sBottles ." of beer on the wall.<br /><br />";
}

?>

any comments on how i can improve this code? feel free to post them here. thanks! :)

Village Idiot · 05-04-2009, 03:50 AM

So what exactly is the challenge? To have your program sing 99 bottles of beer on the wall in the fewest lines of code? If so, try this

PHP Code:


			
function beer($beerCount =99)
{
do{
echo "$beerCount bottles of beer on the wall bla bla";
$beercount--;
} while($beerCount > 1)
echo "One bottle of beer on the wall bla bla";
echo "There none left, go sober up and buy some more";
beer(99);
}

If its sheer lines of code:

PHP Code:


			
function beer($beerCount =99){do{echo "$beerCount bottles of beer on the wall bla bla";$beercount--;} while($beerCount > 1)echo "One bottle of beer on the wall bla bla";echo"There none left, go sober up and buy some more";beer(99);}

CoryMathews · 05-04-2009, 03:51 AM

Write it with recursion. That would remove some of those lines, but run about the same speed wise.

Orc · 05-04-2009, 03:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Village Idiot

So what exactly is the challenge? To have your program sing 99 bottles of beer on the wall in the fewest lines of code? If so, try this

PHP Code:


			
function beer($beerCount =99)

{

do{

echo "$beerCount bottles of beer on the wall bla bla";

$beercount--;

} until($beerCount == 1)

echo "One bottle of beer on the wall bla bla";

echo "There none left, go sober up and buy some more";

beer(99);

}

What the crap? I didn't know "until" was part of the flow control.

Village Idiot · 05-04-2009, 03:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Orc

What the crap? I didn't know "until" was part of the flow control.

Sorry, I'm not thinking PHP, its do while.

allworknoplay · 05-04-2009, 02:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Village Idiot

Sorry, I'm not thinking PHP, its do while.

haha, too many languages in your head!!!

foobarph · 05-06-2009, 02:38 AM

haha! thanks for the thoughts guys. :)

Salathe · 05-06-2009, 11:48 AM

Topic title "99 beers of bottle challenge"—someone's been on the bottles! Is anyone going to write their own script which sings the song?

Village Idiot · 05-09-2009, 04:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by allworknoplay

haha, too many languages in your head!!!

No doubt. I program VB, ASP and SQL as a job, I help people with PHP and MySql here and I program in C++ for fun (I've been getting familliar with linux's source to get into OS programming).

allworknoplay · 05-09-2009, 04:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Village Idiot

No doubt. I program VB, ASP and SQL as a job, I help people with PHP and MySql here and I program in C++ for fun (I've been getting familliar with linux's source to get into OS programming).

Geez! I mainly focus on PHP, MYSQL, I am looking to get certified in Redhat linux though. And of course all the other side languages that I need to pick up like javascript, jquery, ajax...I'm sure some will take offense to me calling them side languages haha..ok..client side languages...that's better...

In any event, how about objective-C? are you interested?

I am...I just bought a Mac-mini and I'd like to learn a little iphone programming....maybe Salathe?

foobarph · 05-11-2009, 04:01 AM

well, any hard-core LAMP devs here?

seriously, i envy allworknoplay for his mac-mini. huhuhu

Salathe · 05-11-2009, 07:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by allworknoplay

I am...I just bought a Mac-mini and I'd like to learn a little iphone programming....maybe Salathe?

Nothing would interest me less.

Village Idiot · 05-11-2009, 07:31 PM

Never done objective C since I don't have a mac or iPhone.

foobarph · 05-13-2009, 10:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Village Idiot

Never done objective C since I don't have a mac or iPhone.

well, me too. but hey, what is the programming language i should use so i can create a program for iphone?

ioan1k · 05-13-2009, 09:55 PM

8 Lines

PHP Code:


			
for ($i = 1; $i <= 99; $i++) {
    $first = 99 - ($i - 1);
    echo sprintf('%s bottles of beer on the wall %s bottles of beer <br />', $first, $first);
    $last = ($i == 99 ) ? 'no more' : 99 - $i;
    echo sprintf('Take one down pass it around %s bottles of beer on the wall <br />', $last);
    if ($i == 99) {
        echo 'You are all out of beer...good game';
    }
}

By the time u get to one youl be to drunk to pronounce bottles as bottle :)

Wildhoney · 05-13-2009, 11:03 PM

Bravo! Good work, ioan1k

ioan1k · 05-14-2009, 02:02 PM

Even Shorter...... and gives the correct ending :)

PHP Code:


			
for ($i = 1; $i <= 99; $i++) {
    $first = ($i != 99) ?  99 - ($i - 1).' bottles of beer ' : ' 1 bottle of beer ';
    $last = ($i == 99) ? ' no more bottles ' : (($i == 98) ?  '1 bottle ' : 99 - $i.' bottles ');
    echo sprintf('%s on the wall %s <br /> Take one down pass it around of %s beer on the wall <br />', $first, $first, $last);
}

Salathe · 05-14-2009, 02:32 PM

The song should end with "Go to the store and buy some more, 99 bottles of beer on the wall." Full lyrics are available: http://99-bottles-of-beer.net/lyrics.html

ioan1k · 05-14-2009, 02:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ioan1k

Even Shorter...... and gives the correct ending :)

PHP Code:


			
for ($i = 1; $i <= 99; $i++) {
    $first = ($i != 99) ?  99 - ($i - 1).' bottles of beer ' : ' 1 bottle of beer ';
    $last = ($i == 99) ? ' no more bottles ' : (($i == 98) ?  '1 bottle ' : 99 - $i.' bottles ');
    echo sprintf('%s on the wall %s <br /> Take one down pass it around of %s beer on the wall <br />', $first, $first, $last);
}

:)

PHP Code:


			
echo 'Go to the store and buy some more, 99 bottles of beer on the wall.';

Salathe · 05-15-2009, 12:27 PM

Just passed a little time during lunch.

PHP Code:


			
<?php

function a($n){$a=$n%100or$a='no more';return

sprintf("%s bottle%s of beer",$a,(--$n)?'s':'');}

for ($w=' on the wall',$n=100;1+$s=a($n);)

    echo ucfirst($s),$w,', ',$s,".\n",$n?

    'Take one down and pass it around, '

    :'Go to the store and buy some more, ',

    a($n--?$n:99),$w,'.',"\n\n";