Create a program which when run displays the text below:
)-*-*-*^_^*-*-*-(
| Welcome User! |
)-*-*-*^_^*-*-*-(
Use any functions or language to answer this, have fun. Shortest code wins
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3\$\begingroup\$ Can we alternatively return this from a function, as per usual? \$\endgroup\$– StephenCommented Jun 20, 2017 at 20:00
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7\$\begingroup\$ Are leading/trailing newlines allowed? \$\endgroup\$– GryphonCommented Jun 20, 2017 at 20:08
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7\$\begingroup\$ WOW, I'll tattoo this approach on my cerebral cortex!! \$\endgroup\$ Commented Jun 20, 2017 at 20:59
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\$\begingroup\$ Impressive, beat me by 1 byte! Take a +1 \$\endgroup\$– GryphonCommented Jun 21, 2017 at 0:08
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T-SQL, 60 bytes
PRINT')-*-*-*^_^*-*-*-(
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)-*-*-*^_^*-*-*-('
SQL allows splitting string literals over lines, so those returns are counted.
Working on a procedural solution, but doubt I'll find one under 60.
New Edit: Found a simple REPLACE that ties the trivial solution:
PRINT REPLACE('1
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1',1,')-*-*-*^_^*-*-*-(')
Turns out that REPLACE will do an implicit conversion of a numeral to a string, so this lets me save 2 characters by eliminating the quotes around my replacement character.
Trying to put it into a variable is too long, due to the overhead of the DECLARE (69 bytes):
DECLARE @ CHAR(17)=')-*-*-*^_^*-*-*-('PRINT @+'
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'+@
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\$\begingroup\$ Please see this: codegolf.meta.stackexchange.com/a/1146/46066 \$\endgroup\$– JosephCommented Jun 20, 2017 at 20:16
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8\$\begingroup\$ This answer is completely fine @juniorRubyist \$\endgroup\$ Commented Jun 20, 2017 at 20:16
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\$\begingroup\$ Thanks. Thought you were originally referring to the hard-coding the output limitation, but that's allowed for kolmogorov-complexity. Just not particularly efficient. \$\endgroup\$– BradCCommented Jun 20, 2017 at 20:19
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Japt, 41 39 bytes
Saved 2 bytes thanks to @Shaggy
[U="){"-*-*-*^_"ê}("`| WelÖ U r! |`U]·
Explanation:
[U="){"-*-*-*^_"ê}("`| WelÖ U r! |`U]·
[ ] // Create a new array
U= // Variable U =
") // ")
{ } // Evaluate everything in curley-brackets as code
"-*-*-*^_"ê // "-*-*-*^_" mirrored -> -*-*-*^_^*-*-*-
(" // ("
* Now we have [U=")-*-*-*^_^*-*-*-("]
`| WelÖ U r! |` // "| Welcome User! |" decompressed by `...`
U // ")-*-*-*^_^*-*-*-("
* Now we have [")-*-*-*^_^*-*-*-(","| Welcome User! |",")-*-*-*^_^*-*-*-("]
· // Split with new-lines
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Python 2.7, 55 bytes
a="\n)-*-*-*^_^*-*-*-(\n"
print a+'| Welcome User! |'+a
Pretty simple. Includes leading and trailing newlines.
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14\$\begingroup\$ It does not need to be a function. \$\endgroup\$ Commented Jun 20, 2017 at 20:17
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Bubblegum, 43 bytes
00000000: d3d4 d502 c1b8 f838 30ad abc1 55a3 109e .......80...U...
00000010: 9a93 9c9f 9baa 105a 9c5a a4a8 50c3 a589 .......Z.Z..P...
00000020: ae06 00bd 4d85 9835 0000 00 ....M..5...
answered Jun 20, 2017 at 20:28
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3\$\begingroup\$ This language <s>is</s> feels like such an abuse of the "rules", that I think we should change them just so that @Dennis will have to change the language a little \$\endgroup\$– StephenCommented Jun 20, 2017 at 20:33
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\$\begingroup\$ @StephenS TBH, I agree. However, thankfully languages optimized for kolmogorov-complexity (Jelly, 05AB1E, V, SOGL, some others) can still usually beat it without feeling as cheap. \$\endgroup\$ Commented Jun 20, 2017 at 20:34
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11\$\begingroup\$ @StephenS If a challenge is best solved with Bubblegum, it’s the challenge’s fault, not the language’s. Instead of rules lawyering, write more interesting challenges. \$\endgroup\$ Commented Jun 21, 2017 at 4:57
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05AB1E,
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05AB1E, 31 29 26 bytes
-3 Bytes thanks to Emigna
")-*-*-*^_".∞D”|‡Ý‚Ý! |”s»
Explanation
")-*-*-*^_".∞D”|‡Ý‚Ý! |”s»
")-*-*-*^_" # Push )-*-*-*^_
.∞ # Intersected mirror (results in )-*-*-*^_^*-*-*-( )
D # Duplicate top of stack
”|‡Ý‚Ý! |” # Pushes | Welcome User! |
s # Swap top items on stack
» # Join on newlines
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1\$\begingroup\$ You could do
.∞instead ofû¨'(«\$\endgroup\$– EmignaCommented Jun 20, 2017 at 20:47 -
\$\begingroup\$ I knew this had to exist somehow! Thanks man \$\endgroup\$– DatboiCommented Jun 20, 2017 at 20:52
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\$\begingroup\$ Nevermind, what I posted was equivalent lol. \$\endgroup\$ Commented Jun 21, 2017 at 13:56
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\$\begingroup\$ I know it's been a while, but you can save a byte by changing the
")-*-*-*^_"to')„-*Є^_J. :) \$\endgroup\$ Commented Jan 6, 2020 at 14:56
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C (gcc),
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C (gcc), 78 75 bytes
main(i){for(;printf(")-*-*-*^_^*-*-*-(")&i--;puts("\n| Welcome User! |"));}
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\$\begingroup\$ Nice try, pretty low amount of bytes as well! \$\endgroup\$– Amurt4lCommented Jun 20, 2017 at 20:03
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\$\begingroup\$ Lowest I have got it down to is 66 bytes so far \$\endgroup\$– Amurt4lCommented Jun 20, 2017 at 20:04
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\$\begingroup\$ 71 bytes with a trailing newline (75 without):
#define P puts(")-*-*-*^_^*-*-*-(") f(){P;puts("| Welcome User! |");P;}\$\endgroup\$ Commented Jun 20, 2017 at 20:11 -
2\$\begingroup\$ @Amurt4l if you would like, since you have gotten quite a few answers, you can post your own answer as well :) \$\endgroup\$– StephenCommented Jun 20, 2017 at 20:35
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Charcoal,
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Charcoal, 32 30 bytes
_^×*-³(⸿emocleW |‖Ｂ¬Ｊ¹¦¹ User!
Try it online! Link is to verbose version of code. Explanation:
_^ Print("_^");
×*-³ Print(Times("*-", 3));
(⸿emocleW | Print("(\remocleW |");
Prints the mirror image of the top left portion of the output.
‖Ｂ¬ ReflectButterfly(:¬);
Reflects down and to the left to create the top and bottom lines and the left of the middle line.
Ｊ¹¦¹ JumpTo(1, 1);
User! Print(" User!");
Fixes up the middle line.
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2\$\begingroup\$ Apparently someone's been downvoting many of the answers in this challenge, my submission is also one of the affected ones. \$\endgroup\$ Commented Jun 22, 2017 at 12:18
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Python 3, 62 bytes
print(")-*-*-*^_^*-*-*-(\n| Welcome User! |\n)-*-*-*^_^*-*-*-(")
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\$\begingroup\$ Please see this: codegolf.meta.stackexchange.com/a/1146/46066 \$\endgroup\$– JosephCommented Jun 20, 2017 at 20:16
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3\$\begingroup\$ But it's not a snippet. It's a full program. \$\endgroup\$ Commented Jun 20, 2017 at 20:17
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2\$\begingroup\$ No, does not need to be a funciton. Read it again: Use any functions or language to answer this. \$\endgroup\$ Commented Jun 20, 2017 at 20:18
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2\$\begingroup\$ @juniorRubyist The 1st line of the question says
Create a program\$\endgroup\$– dzaimaCommented Jun 20, 2017 at 20:18
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JavaScript (ES6),
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JavaScript, 56 bytes
alert(`${s=")-*-*-*^_^*-*-*-("}
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${s}`)
JavaScript (ES6), 50 48 bytes (function)
_=>(s=")-*-*-*^_^*-*-*-(")+`
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`+s
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alert? Save a few bytes using a function. \$\endgroup\$– ShaggyCommented Jun 20, 2017 at 20:11 -
\$\begingroup\$ @Shaggy I know that, just edited it in, but currently OP says display, and has not responded to my comment yet \$\endgroup\$– StephenCommented Jun 20, 2017 at 20:12
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\$\begingroup\$ Please see this: codegolf.meta.stackexchange.com/a/1146/46066 \$\endgroup\$– JosephCommented Jun 20, 2017 at 20:16
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5\$\begingroup\$ @juniorRubyist we usually allow either a complete program or a function. OP did not specify that functions that returned the value instead of displaying it were allowed, so my second two entries may not be allowed. However, complete programs are (almost) always allowed, and JavaScript doesn't need boilerplate. Copy my
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_=>(s=")-*-*-*^_^*-*-*-(")+\n| Welcome User! |\n+s\$\endgroup\$ Commented Jun 20, 2017 at 21:39
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Braingolf, 55 bytes
22#)[#-#*]"^_^"[#*#-]#(V"
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"R!&@v&@R&@
It's 2 bytes shorter than hardcoding the output.
Explanation
22 Push 2 2s to the stack
These are used for loop counting
#) Push )
[#-#*] Push -* 3 times, using one of the 2s
"^_^" Push ^_^
[#*#-] Push *- 3 times, using the remaining 2
#( Push (
V Create a new stack
"
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" Push \n| Welcome User! |\n to the new stack
R!&@ Return to main stack, print entire stack without popping
v&@ Switch to 2nd stack, pop and print stack
R Return to main stack, pop and print stack
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Perl 5, 49 bytes
print$\=")-*-*-*^_^*-*-*-(","
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"
Uses the fact that $\ is implicitly printed after each print.
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1\$\begingroup\$ @simbabque I tend to follow this consensus. Furthermore, replacing all
printwithsayisn't really where the point of golfing lies in my opinion. But I'm not on any crusade to stop usingsaythough; I let everyone do as they like, and everyone is happy :) \$\endgroup\$– DadaCommented Jun 22, 2017 at 13:32
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\$\begingroup\$ @AGourd; Oh I must have missed that, seems simple when you point it out :) - I'll edit it out soon, thanks. \$\endgroup\$ Commented Jun 22, 2017 at 13:25
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C, 75 bytes
main(){char*S=")-*-*-*^_^*-*-*-(";printf("%s\n| Welcome User! |\n%s",S,S);}
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m=")-*-*-*^_^*-*-*-(";main(){printf("%s\n| Welcome User! |\n%s",m,m);}\$\endgroup\$– cleblancCommented Jun 21, 2017 at 12:59
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V, 35 bytes
é)8a-*r(ãhR^_^Äo| Welcome User! |
Hexdump:
00000000: e929 3861 2d2a 1b72 28e3 6852 5e5f 5e1b .)8a-*.r(.hR^_^.
00000010: c46f 7c20 5765 6c63 6f6d 6520 5573 6572 .o| Welcome User
00000020: 2120 7c ! |
Explanation:
é) " Insert a '('
8a " Append 8 copies of the following:
-*<esc> " '-*'
r( " Replace the last character on this line with '('
ãh " Move to the middle of this line
R " And write the following text over the existing text:
^_^<esc> " '^_^'
Ä " Duplicate this line
o " On a new line:
| Welcome User! | " Write the whole middle line
answered Jun 20, 2017 at 20:19
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Pyth, 41 bytes
It's boring, but I just cant find a way to creat )-*-*-*^_^*-*-*-( or | Welcome User! | in less bytes than just copying the strings.
J")-*-*-*^_^*-*-*-("J"| Welcome User! |"J
Explanation:
J")-*-*-*^_^*-*-*-(" # J = ")-*-*-*^_^*-*-*-("
J # Print J with new line
"| Welcome User! |" # Print "| Welcome User! |" with new line
J # Print J with new line
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C# (.NET Core), 60 bytes
_=>")-*-*-*^_^*-*-*-(\n| Welcome User! |\n)-*-*-*^_^*-*-*-("
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Golang, 82 bytes
func main(){var a string=")-*-*-*^_^*-*-*-(\n";Printf(a+"| Welcome User! |\n"+a)}
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\$\begingroup\$ Hello, and welcome to PPCG! Your submission can be a function that returns the text as output, as per meta consensus, which might make it shorter and better for this site. \$\endgroup\$– sporklCommented Jun 20, 2017 at 22:11
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\$\begingroup\$ Ah okay, thank you for the heads up. I'll make an edit. \$\endgroup\$– ionkCommented Jun 20, 2017 at 22:13
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\$\begingroup\$ @totallyhuman wait but it's not part of the function. \$\endgroup\$– ionkCommented Jun 22, 2017 at 18:53
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Sed, 51
Two for the price of one:
s/^/)-*-*-*^_^*-*-*-(/p
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s/^/| Welcome User! |/p
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s/^/)-*-*-*^_^*-*-*-(\n| Welcome User! |/p
s/\n.*//
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MATLAB / Octave, 53 bytes
a=')-*-*-*^_^*-*-*-(';disp([a;'| Welcome User! |';a])
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\$\begingroup\$ @DJMcMayhem Sorry I meant Octave. Thanks for noticing the typo. Been answering python questions over on SO all day so brain had a small glitch :) \$\endgroup\$– rayryengCommented Jun 21, 2017 at 0:06
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ans =is not disallowed you can save 6 bytes. \$\endgroup\$– CrowleyCommented Jun 21, 2017 at 16:18
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Carrot, 51 bytes
)-*-*-*\^_\^*-*-*-(
^*1//.+/gS"
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Explanation
)-*-*-*\^_\^*-*-*-(
^ Give the stack-string this value ")-*-*-*^_^*-*-*-(\n"
*1 Append 1 duplicate of the stack-string to itself
stack-string: ")-*-*-*^_^*-*-*-(\n)-*-*-*^_^*-*-*-("
//.+/g Get matches of /.+/g and set the stack-array to this result
stack-array: [")-*-*-*^_^*-*-*-(",")-*-*-*^_^*-*-*-("]
S"
| Welcome User! |
" Join the stack-array on "\n| Welcome User! |\n" and
set the stack-string to this result
answered Jun 21, 2017 at 11:59
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Vim, 38 Bytes
i)^[8a-*^[r(9hR^_^^[Yo| Welcome User! |^[p
Shoutout to the homies in the comments
Original:
i)-\*^[vhyl2pa^_^\*-^[vhyl2pa(^[Vyo| Welcome User! |^[p
Where ^[ is the ESC key
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Pwas a thing. That's awesome though. Thanks! \$\endgroup\$ Commented Jun 22, 2017 at 19:36
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Mathematica, 52 bytes
Column@{t=")-*-*-*^_^*-*-*-(","| Welcome User! |",t}
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Minecraft Functions, 77 bytes
tellraw @a {"text":")-*-*-*^_^*-*-*-(\n| Welcome User! |\n)-*-*-*^_^*-*-*-("}
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<?=$a=")-*-*-*^_^*-*-*-(","\n| Welcome User! |\n$a";\$\endgroup\$ Commented Jun 21, 2017 at 9:32
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SOGL V0.12, 27 bytes
↑αMΟ±.○h+‘╬1"→ū↑, ¶‘θ⁾@∑32ž
Try it Here!
I have no idea why I still haven't added a capitalize 1st letter of each word function... Here it uses a 4-byte replacement
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Batch, 70 bytes
@SET b=@ECHO )-*-*-*^^^^_^^^^*-*-*-(
%b%
@ECHO ^| Welcome User! ^|
%b%
I mostly enjoy this one because all the escape characters make the emoticon ^_^ look like an adorable Lovecraft abomination ^^^^_^^^^
answered Jun 21, 2017 at 12:32
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Braingolf, 48 bytes
")-*-*-*^_^*-*-*-("!&@"
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"@19&@
Explanation
")-*-*-*^_^*-*-*-(" push the string ")-*-*-*^_^*-*-*-(" as characters
!&@ print all the characters on the stack without popping
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| Welcome User! | push the string "\n| Welcome User! |\n"
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@19 pop and print 19 characters on the stack
&@ print all the characters on the stack
answered Jun 21, 2017 at 20:36