166. Fraction to Recurring Decimal

Given two integers representing the numerator and denominator of a fraction, return the fraction in string format.

If the fractional part is repeating, enclose the repeating part in parentheses.

For example,

Given numerator = 1, denominator = 2, return "0.5".

Given numerator = 2, denominator = 1, return "2".

Given numerator = 2, denominator = 3, return "0.(6)".

Hint:

No scary math, just apply elementary math knowledge. Still remember how to perform a long division?

Try a long division on 4/9, the repeating part is obvious. Now try 4/333. Do you see a pattern?

Be wary of edge cases! List out as many test cases as you can think of and test your code thoroughly.

public class Solution {
public String fractionToDecimal(int numerator, int denominator) {
if (numerator == 0) {
return "0";
}
StringBuilder res = new StringBuilder();
// "+" or "-"
res.append(((numerator > 0) ^ (denominator > 0)) ? "-" : "");
long num = Math.abs((long)numerator);
long den = Math.abs((long)denominator);

// integral part
res.append(num / den);
num %= den;
if (num == 0) {
return res.toString();
}

// fractional part
res.append(".");
HashMap<Long, Integer> map = new HashMap<Long, Integer>();
map.put(num, res.length());
while (num != 0) {
num *= 10;
res.append(num / den);
num %= den;
if (map.containsKey(num)) {
int index = map.get(num);
res.insert(index, "(");
res.append(")");
break;
}
else {
map.put(num, res.length());
}
}
return res.toString();
}
}