Qualcomm Interview Question for Software Engineer / Developers






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QC means Qualcomm;
And the most correct answer is the code from MS VC++ source code:
char * srstr (const char * str1,
const char * str2)
{
char *cp = (char *) str;
char *s1, *s2;
if (!subStr) return NULL;
while (*cp)
{ s1 = cp;
s2 = (char *) subStr;
while ( *s1 && *s2 && !(*s1-*s2) )
s1++, s2++;
if (!*s2) return(cp);
cp++;
}
return NULL;
}

- BayE June 28, 2009 | Flag Reply
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Hopefully this works...

#include<stdio.h>

char* xstrstr (char * source, char * possible_substr)
{
	char* p1 = source;
	char* p2 = possible_substr;
	char* retPtr;

	do
	{
		p2 = possible_substr;
		while ( *p1 != *p2 )
		{
			if ( *p1 == '\0'  )
				return NULL;	
			p1++;
		}
		retPtr = p1;
		while( *p1 == *p2 )
		{
			if ( *p1 == '\0'  )
				break;	
			p1++;
			p2++;
		}
		if ( *p2 == '\0' )
			return retPtr ;
	}while(*p1 != '\0' );

	return NULL;

}
int main(int argc,char** argv)
{
	char* ptr = xstrstr(argv[1],argv[2]);
	if ( ptr != NULL)
	{
		printf("%s\n",ptr);
	}
}

- Lord Darth Plagueis June 29, 2009 | Flag Reply
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Certainly looks good! Cheers

- amit September 30, 2009 | Flag
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It does not work for some cases

- Balu June 28, 2010 | Flag
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char* mystrstr( const char* s2, const char * s1) {
char * res = NULL;

if (!*s1)
return s2;

while(*s2) {
//putchar(*s2);
if (*s2 != *s1)
s2++;
else { // they match
res = s2;
printf("\nthey match\n");
while ( *s2 && *s1 ) {
if (*s2 != *s1) {
printf("\n inside if .. s2 is %s and s1 is %s\n", s2, s1);
// putchar(*s2);
// putchar('\n');
// putchar(*s1);
res = NULL;
break;
}
s2++;
s1++;
}
}
}



if ( *s1 != '\0')
res = NULL;

return res;

}

- NewKidOnBlock June 30, 2009 | Flag Reply
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Without debugging stuff this time -
{{
char* mystrstr( const char* s2, const char * s1) {
char * res = NULL;

if (!*s1)
return s2;

while(*s2) {
if (*s2 != *s1)
s2++;
else { // they match
res = s2;
while ( *s2 && *s1 ) {
if (*s2 != *s1) {
res = NULL;
break;
}
s2++;
s1++;
}
}
}



if ( *s1 != '\0')
res = NULL;

return res;
}
}}

- NewKidOnBlock June 30, 2009 | Flag Reply
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char *strstr(char *str1,const char*str2)
{
//May not be the fastest possible solution, but it should work fine and is ridiculously readable.
for(int i=0;str1[i];i++)
{
for(int j=0;str2[i];j++)
{
if(str1[i+j]!=str2[i+j])
{
if(str1[i+j]==0)
return NULL;
break;
}
if(!str2[j])
return str1[i];
}
}
return NULL;
}

- Tiak July 03, 2009 | Flag Reply
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//Once more, with whitespace...  If I'm going to promote readability at least.
char *strstr(char *str1,const char*str2)
{
	for(int i=0;str1[i];i++)
	{
		for(int j=0;str2[i];j++)
		{
			if(str1[i+j]!=str2[i+j])
			{
				if(str1[i+j]==0)
					return NULL;
			break;
		}
		if(!str2[j])
			return str1[i];
		}
	}
	return NULL;
}

- Tiak July 03, 2009 | Flag Reply
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const char* myStrStr2(const char str1[], const char str2[])
{
if ((!str1)||(!str2))
return NULL;

const char* p1 = str1;
const char* p2 = str2;
int n = 0;
int n2 = 0;

while (*p2!=0)
{++n2;++p2;}

int* ind2 = new int[n2-1];
const char* ptemp;

for (int i=n2-2;i>=0;--i)
{
ind2[i] = i+1;
}
for (int i=n2-2;i>0;--i)
{
ptemp = str2+i;
p2 = str2;
while((*ptemp!=0)&&(*ptemp==*p2))
{
ind2[ptemp-str2] = ind2[ptemp-str2]<i?ind2[ptemp-str2]:i;
++p2;++ptemp;

}

}
p2 = str2;

while(*p1!=0)
{
if (*p1==*p2)
{
++p1;++p2;++n;
}
else
{
if(n!=0)
{
p2 = p2-ind2[n-1];
n = n-ind2[n-1];
}
else
{
++p1;
++p2;
}
}
if (*p2==0)
{
delete [] ind2;
return (p1-n);
}
}
delete [] ind2;
return NULL;
}

- Anonymous July 08, 2009 | Flag Reply
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#include<stdio.h>

char* mystrstr(char* src, char* substr){
char* psrc = src;
char* psubstr = substr;
char* presult = NULL;
if (src == NULL || substr == NULL){
return NULL;
}

do{
presult = psrc;
while(*psrc++ == *psubstr++){
if (*psubstr == '\0')
return presult;
}
psubstr = substr;
}while(*psrc != '\0');
return NULL;
}

int main(int argc, char** argv){
char* ptr = mystrstr(argv[1], argv[2]);
if(ptr != NULL)
printf("%s\n", ptr);
else
printf("no match found\n");
return 0;
}

- sw July 07, 2011 | Flag Reply
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char * strstr(char * src, const char * match)
{
   int loop;
   int len_src = 0;
   int len_mat = 0;
   char * p_src;
   char * p_mat;

   p_src = src; 
   while(*p_src != 0x00) len_src++;
   p_mat = match;
   while(*p_mat != 0x00) len_mat++;     
   if(len_src == len_mat && *src != *match || len_src < len_mat) {
      return NULL;
   }
   else {
      for(loop = 0; loop < len_src - len_mat; loop++){
         p_mat = match;
         p_src = src + loop;
         if(*p_mat == *p_src) {
            while(*p_mat++ == *p_src++);
            if(*p_mat == 0x00)  return (src + loop);
            else                continue;
         }
         else {
            return NULL;
         }  
      }    
   }
}

- Anonymous October 31, 2011 | Flag Reply
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char * strstr(const char * s1, const char * s2) {
   const char *a = s1, *b = s2;
   for (;;)
      if (!*b) return (char *)s1;
      else if (!*a) return NULL;
      else if (*a++ != *b++)  {a = ++s1; b = s2;}
}

- Anonymous January 22, 2014 | Flag Reply
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Make a bet with the recruiter that you can write it with no while, for, or goto's.
If they take the bet, make another bet that you can write it with no local variables
other than the parameters. Produce the code below.
Agree that the solution is inefficient

char *strstr(const char *s1, const char *s2) {
   if (!*s2) return (char *)s1;
   if (!*s1) return NULL;
   if ((*s1 == *s2) && (strstr(s1+1, s2+1) == s1 + 1) return (char *)s1;
   return strstr(s1 + 1, s2);
}

- mooreatcmudotedu January 22, 2014 | Flag Reply
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#include <stdio.h>

int main()
{
        char *str = "helloworld";
        char *substr = "owo";
        int substr_len = 0;
        int i = 0, j = 0, count = 0;

        for(i = 0; substr[i] != '\0'; i++)
                substr_len++;

        for(i = 0; str[i] != '\0'; i++) {
                for (j = 0; substr[j] != '\0'; j++) {
                        if (str[i+j] == substr[j])
                                count++;
                }
                if (count == substr_len) {
                        printf("%s\n", str+i);
                        return 0;
                }
                count = 0;
        }

        return -1;
}

- sukanya January 03, 2021 | Flag Reply


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