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package net.sf.cotelab.euler;

/**
 * A solution for Project Euler Problem 8.
 * The problem statement is
 * here.
 * @author Al Cote'
 */
public class Problem08 {
	private static int greatestProduct(String digits) {
		int bigProd = 0;
		int d0 = Integer.parseInt(digits.substring(0, 1));
		int d1 = Integer.parseInt(digits.substring(1, 2));
		int d2 = Integer.parseInt(digits.substring(2, 3));
		int d3 = Integer.parseInt(digits.substring(3, 4));
		
		for (int i = 4; i < digits.length(); ++i) {
			int d4 = Integer.parseInt(digits.substring(i, i + 1));
			int prod = d0 * d1 * d2 * d3 * d4;
			
			if (prod > bigProd) {
				bigProd = prod;
			}
			
			d0 = d1;
			d1 = d2;
			d2 = d3;
			d3 = d4;
		}
		
		return bigProd;
	}

	/**
	 * @param args unused.
	 */
 	public static void main(String[] args) {
		int bigProd = greatestProduct(THOUSAND_DIGITS);
		
		System.out.println("greatest product = " + bigProd);
	}

	public static final String THOUSAND_DIGITS =
			"7316717653133062491922511967442657474235534919493496983520312774506326239578318016984801869478851843858615607891129494954595017379583319528532088055111254069874715852386305071569329096329522744304355766896648950445244523161731856403098711121722383113622298934233803081353362766142828064444866452387493035890729629049156044077239071381051585930796086670172427121883998797908792274921901699720888093776657273330010533678812202354218097512545405947522435258490771167055601360483958644670632441572215539753697817977846174064955149290862569321978468622482839722413756570560574902614079729686524145351004748216637048440319989000889524345065854122758866688116427171479924442928230863465674813919123162824586178664583591245665294765456828489128831426076900422421902267105562632111110937054421750694165896040807198403850962455444362981230987879927244284909188845801561660979191338754992005240636899125607176060588611646710940507754100225698315520005593572972571636269561882670428252483600823257530420752963450";
}




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