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hello-algo/en/codes/javascript/chapter_divide_and_conquer/hanota.js
Yudong Jin 14c314c08c Retranslate the complete English edition from Simplified Chinese (#2010)
* Retranslate the complete English edition from Simplified Chinese

* Polish three English explanations after reader-focused review
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/**
* File: hanota.js
* Created Time: 2023-07-30
* Author: yuan0221 (yl1452491917@gmail.com)
*/
/* Move one disk */
function move(src, tar) {
// Take a disk from the top of src
const pan = src.pop();
// Place the disk on top of tar
tar.push(pan);
}
/* Solve the Tower of Hanoi problem f(i) */
function dfs(i, src, buf, tar) {
// If only one disk remains to be moved from src, move it directly to tar
if (i === 1) {
move(src, tar);
return;
}
// Subproblem f(i-1): move the top i-1 disks from src to buf using tar
dfs(i - 1, src, tar, buf);
// Subproblem f(1): move the remaining disk of this subproblem from src to tar
move(src, tar);
// Subproblem f(i-1): move the top i-1 disks from buf to tar using src
dfs(i - 1, buf, src, tar);
}
/* Solve the Tower of Hanoi problem */
function solveHanota(A, B, C) {
const n = A.length;
// Move the top n disks from A to C using B
dfs(n, A, B, C);
}
/* Driver code */
// The end of each list represents the top of the peg
const A = [5, 4, 3, 2, 1];
const B = [];
const C = [];
console.log('Initial state:');
console.log(`A = ${JSON.stringify(A)}`);
console.log(`B = ${JSON.stringify(B)}`);
console.log(`C = ${JSON.stringify(C)}`);
solveHanota(A, B, C);
console.log('After moving the disks:');
console.log(`A = ${JSON.stringify(A)}`);
console.log(`B = ${JSON.stringify(B)}`);
console.log(`C = ${JSON.stringify(C)}`);