/* Recurse.java CIS 160 David Klick 2004-11-12 This program demonstrates various recursion algorithms. */ public class Recurse { public static void main(String[] args) { // test recursive factorial method System.out.println("N N!"); for (long i=0; i<10; i++) { System.out.println(i + "\t" + fact(i)); } System.out.println(); // test recursive Fibonacci method System.out.println("n fib(n)"); for (long i=0; i<10; i++) { System.out.println(i + "\t" + fib(i)); } System.out.println(); // test recursive solution to Towers of Hanoi puzzle System.out.println("Moving 4 disks from peg 1 to peg 3"); moveDisks(4, 1, 3); } // calculates the factorial of a number private static long fact(long n) { if (n < 2) return 1; else return n * fact(n-1); } // calculates a particular Fibonacci number private static long fib(long n) { if (n < 2) return n; else return fib(n-1) + fib(n-2); } // displays moves needed to complete the Tower of Hanoi puzzle private static void moveDisks(int numDisks, int src, int dest) { // check for invalid peg numbers (only allow 1, 2, 3) if (src < 1 || src > 3 || dest < 1 || dest > 3) { System.out.println("Error: peg numbers are invalid"); return; } // check for invalid peg numbers (src and dest must be different) if (src == dest) { System.out.println("Error: peg numbers are the same"); return; } // check for invalid number of disks (must be >= 1) if (numDisks < 1) { System.out.println("Error: invalid number of disks"); return; } // if moving 1 disk, answer is obvious if (numDisks == 1) { System.out.println("move disk from peg " + src + " to peg " + dest); } else { int thirdPeg = (1 + 2 + 3) - src - dest; moveDisks(numDisks-1, src, thirdPeg); moveDisks(1, src, dest); moveDisks(numDisks-1, thirdPeg, dest); } } }