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Scala (-language:postfixOps), 4 solutions 1. Just 256: 256 2. Casting a character: +'Ā' The character Ā is 256 in decimal, and the unary + turns it into an Int. 3. Hashcode of a string: ...

posted 3y ago by user‭  ·  edited 3y ago by user‭

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#2: Post edited by user avatar user‭ · 2021-04-02T21:38:50Z (almost 3 years ago)
  • # Scala (`-language:postfixOps`), 4 solutions
  • ```scala
  • 256
  • +'Ā'
  • ""## (two backspace characters inside the string)
  • (44444&444^444444)&4444
  • ```
  • [Try them all in Scastie!](https://scastie.scala-lang.org/QAT0gr9cTTeMmYX2tsQn5A)
  • I don't have a lot right now, especially because I'm not great at bitwise stuff, but I will hopefully find more later.
  • Because of the `""##`, using the flag `-language:postfixOps`, importing `language.postfixOps`, or using Scala 2.12 is required.
  • # Scala (`-language:postfixOps`), 4 solutions
  • ### 1. Just 256:
  • ```
  • 256
  • ```
  • ### 2. Casting a character:
  • ```
  • +'Ā'
  • ```
  • The character `Ā` is 256 in decimal, and the unary `+` turns it into an `Int`.
  • ### 3. Hashcode of a string:
  • ```
  • ""##
  • ```
  • There are two backspace characters in the string (\u0008), so the hashcode is `31*8 + 8 = 256`. `##` is the same as `.hashCode`. Since we're not using `.`, enabling postfix operators is required.
  • ### 4. Bitwise stuff:
  • ```
  • (44444&444^444444)&4444
  • ```
  • I just messed around for a while until I got this one right. It wastes parentheses and two operators, but I couldn't find anything better.
  • [Try them all in Scastie!](https://scastie.scala-lang.org/QAT0gr9cTTeMmYX2tsQn5A)
  • I don't have a lot right now, especially because I'm not great at bitwise stuff, but I will hopefully find more later.
  • Because of the `""##`, using the flag `-language:postfixOps`, importing `language.postfixOps`, or using Scala 2.12 is required.
#1: Initial revision by user avatar user‭ · 2021-04-02T21:32:29Z (almost 3 years ago)
# Scala (`-language:postfixOps`), 4 solutions
```scala
256
+'Ā'
""## (two backspace characters inside the string)
(44444&444^444444)&4444
```
[Try them all in Scastie!](https://scastie.scala-lang.org/QAT0gr9cTTeMmYX2tsQn5A)

I don't have a lot right now, especially because I'm not great at bitwise stuff, but I will hopefully find more later.

Because of the `""##`, using the flag `-language:postfixOps`, importing `language.postfixOps`, or using Scala 2.12 is required.