Given a list of names in a cell array, sort the list by the last name. So if
list = {'Barney Google','Snuffy Smith','Dagwood Bumstead'}; then the output is
alpha_list = {'Dagwood Bumstead','Barney Google','Snuffy Smith'}
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looks like there is problem with the 2nd test case result. The 'Cleve Molar' is shifted by 1 space in the ans
This problem can be trickier if the input can allow different styles of name representation, e.g., 'FirstName LastName' and 'LastName, FirstName'.
be careful with 'John F. Kennedy' case..
The change in output format was a pain !
This blew my mind. Finally got it.
Be careful with output format...
if length(alpha_list) > 5
alpha_list = alpha_list';
end
The 'Cleve Moler' name has an extra space in the assert list of alpha_names, which was causing a failed solution in Test Case 2. After cludging a solution to match that space, other solutions I tested were apparently not rejected for the same solution I achieved.
@Brent the extra space is be immaterial: it's outside the string. The problem with your earlier non-scoring solutions is the "F." in "John F. Kennedy", which your solutions mistakenly removed