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THE BLOCK PROBLEM: this is very old problem but i need it solution plz someone help me...........................thx in adv....

if u dont understand anything problem statement in google and u will find alot abt this



Background



In this problem you will model a simple block world under certain rules and constraints. Rather than determine how to achieve a specified state, you will ``program'' a robotic arm to respond to a limited set of commands.

The Problem



The problem is to parse a series of commands that instruct a robot arm in how to manipulate blocks that lie on a flat table. Initially there are n blocks on the table (numbered from 0 to n-1) with block bi adjacent to block bi+1 for all <shapetype id="_x0000_t75" stroked="f" filled="f" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" o:preferrelative="t" o:spt="75" coordsize="21600,21600" xmlns:o="#unknown"><stroke joinstyle="miter"><formulas /><f eqn="if lineDrawn pixelLineWidth 0"><f eqn="sum @0 1 0"><f eqn="sum 0 0 @1"><f eqn="prod @2 1 2"><f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelWidth"><f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelHeight"><f eqn="sum @0 0 1"><f eqn="prod @6 1 2"><f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelWidth"><f eqn="sum @8 21600 0"><f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelHeight"><f eqn="sum @10 21600 0"></formulas /><path o:connecttype="rect" gradientshapeok="t" o:extrusionok="f" xmlns:o="#unknown"><lock aspectratio="t" v:ext="edit" xmlns:v="#unknown">shape id="_x0000_i1025" style="WIDTH: 79.5pt; HEIGHT: 23.25pt" alt="$0 \leq i < n-1$" type="#_x0000_t75" /><imagedata o:href="http://suraj.lums.edu.pk/~cs213a02/Lab%20Sessions/The%20Blocks%20Problem_files/101img1.gif" src="file:///C:\Users\ST0NEY\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image001.gif" xmlns:o="#unknown" />s shown in the diagram below:



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Figure: Initial Blocks World

The valid commands for the robot arm that manipulates blocks are:


  • move a onto b


where a and b are block numbers, puts block a onto block b after returning any blocks that are stacked on top of blocks a and b to their initial positions.


  • move a over b


where a and b are block numbers, puts block a onto the top of the stack containing block b, after returning any blocks that are stacked on top of block a to their initial positions.


  • pile a onto b


where a and b are block numbers, moves the pile of blocks consisting of block a, and any blocks that are stacked above block a, onto block b. All blocks on top of block b are moved to their initial positions prior to the pile taking place. The blocks stacked above block a retain their order when moved.


  • pile a over b


where a and b are block numbers, puts the pile of blocks consisting of block a, and any blocks that are stacked above block a, onto the top of the stack containing block b. The blocks stacked above block a retain their original order when moved.


  • quit


terminates manipulations in the block world.

Any command in which a = b or in which a and b are in the same stack of blocks is an illegal command. All illegal commands should be ignored and should have no affect on the configuration of blocks.

The Input



The input begins with an integer n on a line by itself representing the number of blocks in the block world. The number of blocks is followed by a sequence of block commands, one command per line. Your program should process all commands until the quit command is encountered. You may assume that all commands will be of the form specified above. There will be no syntactically incorrect commands.

The Output



The output should consist of the final state of the blocks world. Each original block position numbered i ( <shape id="_x0000_i1027" style="WIDTH: 57pt; HEIGHT: 23.25pt" alt="$0 \leq i < n$" type="#_x0000_t75"><imagedata o:href="http://suraj.lums.edu.pk/~cs213a02/Lab%20Sessions/The%20Blocks%20Problem_files/101img4.gif" src="file:///C:\Users\ST0NEY\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image003.gif" xmlns:o="#unknown" />here n is the number of blocks) should appear followed immediately by a colon. If there is at least a block on it, the colon must be followed by one space, followed by a list of blocks that appear stacked in that position with each block number separated from other block numbers by a space. Don't put any trailing spaces on a line.

There should be one line of output for each block position (i.e., n lines of output where n is the integer on the first line of input).

Sample Input



<span lang="EN">10


</span>
<span lang="EN">move 9 onto 1


</span>
<span lang="EN">move 8 over 1


</span>
<span lang="EN">move 7 over 1


</span>
<span lang="EN">move 6 over 1


</span>
<span lang="EN">pile 8 over 6


</span>
<span lang="EN">pile 8 over 5


</span>
<span lang="EN">move 2 over 1


</span>
<span lang="EN">move 4 over 9


</span>
<span lang="EN">quit


</span>


Sample Output



<span lang="EN"><span> </span>0: 0


</span>
<span lang="EN"> 1: 1 9 2 4


</span>
<span lang="EN"> 2:


</span>
<span lang="EN"> 3: 3


</span>
<span lang="EN"> 4:


</span>
<span lang="EN"> 5: 5 8 7 6


</span>
<span lang="EN"> 6:


</span>
<span lang="EN"> 7:


</span>
<span lang="EN"> 8:


</span>
<span lang="EN"> 9:


</span>












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Updated 2-Feb-11 15:18pm
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This is obviously some form of homework.  Why, exactly, do you think someone here would want to do your homework for you?
 
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You need to realise that your teachers can also use google. If they google the question as they gave it to you, they'll see any solutions we offer, and fail you for passing those solutions in.  Assuming anyone is dumb enough to do your homework.  Think about the problem, the world does NOT need it solved, it's been assigned to help you learn.  Quit your class if you don't want to learn, but if you do want to, then feel free to post specific questions if you get stuck while working through it.
 
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