Towers of Hanoi problem with n disks in java
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  • Towers of Hanoi problem with 3 disks in java
  • Full Program/SourceCode/Example of Towers of Hanoi problem with n disks in java>
  • Now, let’s see Towers of Hanoi problem with 4 disks in java >
  • Complexity of Towers of Hanoi problem with n disks in java >
What is the Towers of Hanoi problem>
The Towers of Hanoi is very famous puzzle.
There are three columns(let's say A, B and C) and n number of discs.
We have to transfer all disks from A to C. Keeping in mind that only one disk can only be transferred at a time from one column to another.
Complexity of Towers of Hanoi problem with n disks is 2n-1 in java

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Full Program/SourceCode/Example of  Towers of Hanoi problem with n disks in java >
/**
* Write a program to solve Towers Of Hanoi problem in java
*/
public class TowersOfHanoiAlgorithmExample {
  
   static int stepCount=1;
   static int numberOfDisks = 3;
  
   public static void main(String[] args) {
          towersOfHanoiSolution(numberOfDisks, 'A', 'B', 'C');
   }
  

   public static void towersOfHanoiSolution(int numberOfDisks, char columnA,
                 char columnB, char columnC) {
          if (numberOfDisks == 1) {
                 System.out.println("Tower of Hanoi - Step = " + (stepCount++)
                              + " > Disk 1 " + columnA + " to " + columnC);
          } else {
                 towersOfHanoiSolution(numberOfDisks - 1, columnA, columnC, columnB);
                 System.out.println("Tower of Hanoi - Step = " + (stepCount++)
                              + " > Disk " + numberOfDisks + " " + columnA + " to "
                              + columnC);
                 towersOfHanoiSolution(numberOfDisks - 1, columnB, columnA, columnC);
          }
   }
}
/* OUTPUT
Tower of Hanoi - Step = 1 > Disk 1 A to C
Tower of Hanoi - Step = 2 > Disk 2 A to B
Tower of Hanoi - Step = 3 > Disk 1 C to B
Tower of Hanoi - Step = 4 > Disk 3 A to C
Tower of Hanoi - Step = 5 > Disk 1 B to A
Tower of Hanoi - Step = 6 > Disk 2 B to C
Tower of Hanoi - Step = 7 > Disk 1 A to C
*/
So, we wrote program to demonstrate Towers of Hanoi problem in java.


Now, let’s see Towers of Hanoi problem with 4 disks in java >
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Complexity of Towers of Hanoi problem with n disks in java >
Complexity of Towers of Hanoi problem with n disks is 2n-1 in java


For 3 discs, the number of moves is 23-1 = 7
For 4 discs, the number of moves is 24-1 = 15
For 5 discs, the number of moves is 25-1 = 31
For 10 discs, the number of moves is 23-1 = 1023
I would recommend you to keep the number of discs down under 20, because once you reach 20  the number of moves is over 1 million


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So in this data structure tutorial we learned how to solve Towers of Hanoi problem with 3 disks in java. Program/Example of Towers of Hanoi problem with n disks in java. Solved Towers of Hanoi problem with 4 disks in java. Complexity of Towers of Hanoi problem with n disks in java.
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