RosettaCodeData/Task/Hailstone-sequence/FreeBASIC/hailstone-sequence.basic

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' version 17-06-2015
' compile with: fbc -s console
Function hailstone_fast(number As ULongInt) As ULongInt
' faster version
' only counts the sequence
Dim As ULongInt count = 1
While number <> 1
If (number And 1) = 1 Then
number += number Shr 1 + 1 ' 3*n+1 and n/2 in one
count += 2
Else
number Shr= 1 ' divide number by 2
count += 1
End If
Wend
Return count
End Function
Sub hailstone_print(number As ULongInt)
' print the number and sequence
Dim As ULongInt count = 1
Print "sequence for number "; number
Print Using "########"; number; 'starting number
While number <> 1
If (number And 1) = 1 Then
number = number * 3 + 1 ' n * 3 + 1
count += 1
Else
number = number \ 2 ' n \ 2
count += 1
End If
Print Using "########"; number;
Wend
Print : Print
Print "sequence length = "; count
Print
Print String(79,"-")
End Sub
Function hailstone(number As ULongInt) As ULongInt
' normal version
' only counts the sequence
Dim As ULongInt count = 1
While number <> 1
If (number And 1) = 1 Then
number = number * 3 + 1 ' n * 3 + 1
count += 1
End If
number = number \ 2 ' divide number by 2
count += 1
Wend
Return count
End Function
' ------=< MAIN >=------
Dim As ULongInt number
Dim As UInteger x, max_x, max_seq
hailstone_print(27)
Print
For x As UInteger = 1 To 100000
number = hailstone(x)
If number > max_seq Then
max_x = x
max_seq = number
End If
Next
Print "The longest sequence is for "; max_x; ", it has a sequence length of "; max_seq
' empty keyboard buffer
While Inkey <> "" : Wend
Print : Print : Print "hit any key to end program"
Sleep
End