pwc 228

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diff --git a/challenge-228/steve-g-lynn/blog.txt b/challenge-228/steve-g-lynn/blog.txt
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+https://thiujiac.blogspot.com/2023/08/pwc-228.html
diff --git a/challenge-228/steve-g-lynn/perl/ch-1.pl b/challenge-228/steve-g-lynn/perl/ch-1.pl
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+++ b/challenge-228/steve-g-lynn/perl/ch-1.pl
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+#!/usr/bin/env -S perl -wl
+
+
+print &unique_sum(2,1,3,2); #4
+print &unique_sum(1,1,1,1); #0
+print &unique_sum(2,1,3,4); #10
+
+sub unique_sum {
+    my @int = @_;
+    
+    #-- %int : hash to count frequency of each element of @int,
+    #-- $retval : return value 
+    my (%int, $retval); 
+    
+    #initialize %int values, $retval, to zero
+    $retval=0;
+    map {$int{$_}=0} @int; 
+    
+    #-- loop thru' @int counting frequencies and updating $retval
+    map {
+        $int{$_}++;
+        
+        ($int{$_} > 1) ?
+            ( ($int{$_} == 2)  ? ($retval -= $_) : 1 ) 
+            : ($retval += $_);  
+    }  @int;
+    $retval;
+}
+
+
diff --git a/challenge-228/steve-g-lynn/perl/ch-2.pl b/challenge-228/steve-g-lynn/perl/ch-2.pl
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+#!/usr/bin/env -S perl -wl
+
+print &empty_array(3,4,2); #5
+print &empty_array(1,2,3); #3
+
+sub empty_array {
+    my @int=@_;
+    my $retval=0; #-- return value
+    
+    #-- assuming unique ints
+    #-- skipping input validation chores
+    
+    my %indx;
+    #-- %indx: index of each element
+ 
+    my @int_sorted = sort {$a <=> $b} @int;   
+    
+    while (scalar @int) {
+        map {
+            $indx{$int[$_]} = $_;     
+        } 0 .. $#int;
+    
+        $retval += $indx{$int_sorted[0]} + 1;
+    
+        splice(@int,$indx{$int_sorted[0]},1);
+        shift(@int_sorted);
+    }
+    
+    $retval;
+}
+
+