Manacher's algorithm (algorithm to find longest palindrome substring in linear time)

Question

After spending about 6-8 hours trying to digest the Manacher\'s algorithm, I am ready to throw in the towel. But before I do, here is one last shot in the dark: can anyone e

Answer 1

using namespace std;

class Palindrome{
public:
    Palindrome(string st){
        s = st; 
        longest = 0; 
        maxDist = 0;
        //ascii: 126(~) - 32 (space) = 94 
        // for 'a' to 'z': vector> v(26,vector(0)); 
        vector> v(94,vector(0)); //all ascii 
        mDist.clear();
        vPos = v; 
        bDebug = true;
    };

    string s;
    string sPrev;    //previous char
    int longest;     //longest palindrome size
    string sLongest; //longest palindrome found so far
    int maxDist;     //max distance been checked 
    bool bDebug;

    void findLongestPal();
    int checkIfAnchor(int iChar, int &i);
    void checkDist(int iChar, int i);

    //store char positions in s pos[0] : 'a'... pos[25] : 'z' 
    //       0123456
    // i.e. "axzebca" vPos[0][0]=0  (1st. position of 'a'), vPos[0][1]=6 (2nd pos. of 'a'), 
    //                vPos[25][0]=2 (1st. pos. of 'z').  
    vector> vPos;

    // 
    //   i.e.  abccba  anchor = 3: position of 2nd 'c', dist = 3 
    //   looking if next char has a dist. of 3 from previous one 
    //   i.e.  abcxcba anchor = 4: position of 2nd 'c', dist = 4 
    map mDist;
};

//check if current char can be an anchor, if so return next distance to check (3 or 4)
// i.e. "abcdc" 2nd 'c' is anchor for sub-palindrome "cdc" distance = 4 if next char is 'b'
//      "abcdd: 2nd 'd' is anchor for sub-palindrome "dd"  distance = 3 if next char is 'c'
int Palindrome::checkIfAnchor(int iChar, int &i){
    if (bDebug)
          cout<<"checkIfAnchor. i:"< 2
    if ( iSize == 0 || vPos[iChar][iSize - 1] < (i - 2)){
        if (bDebug)
              cout<<"       .This cannot be an anchor! i:"<first<<" . dist:"<second<second == iDist;  //check here, because it can be updated in 1st. if
        if (bDiffDist){
            if (bDebug)
                cout<<"       .Distance checked! :"<second += 2; //update next distance to check
                if (it->second > maxDist) {
                     if (bDebug)
                          cout<<"       .previous MaxDist:"<second;
                     if (bDebug)
                          cout<<"       .new MaxDist:"<second > i2ndMaxDist) {//check this...hmtest
                     i2ndMaxDist = it->second;
                     if (bDebug)
                          cout<<"       .second MaxDist:"<second != iDist)
                cout<<"       .Dist diff. Anchor:"<first<<" dist:"<second<<" iDist:"<second > iDist){
                if (iSize > 1) {
                   if (bDebug)
                       cout<<"       . < Dist . looking further..."< 0 && vPos[iChar][iSize - 1] == 0){
                iStart = 0;
                iCurrLength = i+1;
            }
            //last char in string
            else if (b1stOrLastCharInString && i == (s.size() - 1)){
                iStart = i - it->second; 
                iCurrLength = it->second + 1;
            }
            else {
                iStart = i - it->second + 1; 
                iCurrLength = it->second - 1;  //"xabay" anchor:2nd. 'a'. Dist from 'y' to 'x':4. length 'aba':3
            }

            if (iCurrLength > longest){
                if (bDebug)
                      cout<<"       .previous Longest!:"<first<<" dist:"<second< 0){ 
        if (bDebug)
              cout<<"       .new maxDist needed";
        if (i2ndMaxDist > 0) {
            maxDist = i2ndMaxDist;
            if (bDebug)
              cout<<"       .assigned 2nd. max Dist to max Dist"<second > maxDist)
                    maxDist = it->second;
            }
            if (bDebug)
              cout<<"       .new max dist assigned:"< 'z'))
    while (j < n && (s[j] < ' ' && s[j] > '~'))
        j++;
    if (j > 0){
        s.substr(j);
        n = s.length();
    }
    // for 'a' to 'z' change size of vector from 94 to 26 : int iChar = s[0] - 'a';
    int iChar = s[0] - ' ';
    //store char position
    vPos[iChar].push_back(0);  

    for (int i = 1; i < n; i++){
        if (bDebug)
            cout<<"findLongestPal. i:"< 25){
        if (iChar < 0 || iChar > 94){
            if (bDebug)
                cout<<"       . i:"< (iDist - 2)){
            //if this is the longest palindrome! 
            if (longest < (iDist - 1)){
                sLongest = s.substr((i - iDist + 2),(iDist - 1));
            }
        }
    }
};

int main(){
    string s;
    cin >> s;

    Palindrome p(s);
    p.findLongestPal();
    cout<