<h3><b>Step 1: Get a Topcoder account if you don't already have one.</b></h3>↵
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Address: http://www.topcoder.com/talent/↵
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<img alt=" " src="/predownloaded/3d/4b/3d4b2c0adc4d14af81a96fd61ca41e5836a5e1fb.png" style="max-width: 100.0%;max-height: 100.0%;" /></p>↵
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Click on the "JOIN TOPCODER" button, and fill in the form to register.↵
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<img alt=" " src="/predownloaded/00/7f/007f49a53c95b30b66ba6bdd76453256665b35cb.png↵
" style="max-width: 100.0%;max-height: 100.0%;" /></p>↵
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<h3><b>Step 2: Download and install Java Runtime Environment.</b></h3>↵
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Address: https://www.java.com/en/download/manual.jsp↵
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<h3><b>Step 3: Download the topcoder applet.</b></h3>↵
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Address: https://www.topcoder.com/contest/arena/ContestAppletProd.jnlp↵
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I strongly recommend you to put the above jnlp into the same folder of executable file "javaws" (Java Web Start Luncher).↵
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<img alt=" " src="/predownloaded/65/c4/65c4d4e5471e3ca6f9ca812f946f885cf2a35815.png" style="max-width: 100.0%;max-height: 100.0%;" /></p>↵
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<h3><b>Step 4: Configure Java. </b></h3>↵
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If you open the above jnlp directly from javaws, you will get the following error:↵
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<img alt=" " src="https://images.ctfassets.net/piwi0eufbb2g/78KiAR7o4p2VJQmZfxPvTj/de5da12058ebeb4b12ce835d401062b6/Screen_Shot_2022-01-24_at_2.11.28_PM.png" style="max-width: 100.0%;max-height: 100.0%;" /></p>↵
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To solve this problem, open the Java Control Panel. For Windows users you can find it in Start Menu / Java / Configure Java.↵
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For other operating systems, see https://www.topcoder.com/thrive/articles/installing-topcoders-vintage-arena for more information.↵
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Click the "Security" tab, set the security level to "High", and then add the following six addresses to the list of exception sites.↵
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<pre style = "color:blue">↵
http://www.topcoder.com↵
https://www.topcoder.com↵
http://arena.topcoder.com↵
https://arena.topcoder.com↵
https://topcoder.com↵
http://topcoder.com↵
</pre>↵
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<img alt=" " src="/predownloaded/e9/ef/e9ef1adc5c329e107b07da73062971e95cb10617.png" style="max-width: 100.0%;max-height: 100.0%;" /></p>↵
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<h3><b>Step 5: Login to the Topcoder Competitive Arena.</b></h3>↵
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Use the command line "javaws -wait ContestAppletProd.jnlp" to open the jnlp file. This time you may get a warning, just press continue to move on.↵
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<img alt=" " src="/predownloaded/9b/9d/9b9d60092c7c9650fd214aace6cc2637de719537.png" style="max-width: 100.0%;max-height: 100.0%;" /></p>↵
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It's recommended to use the "AUTO DETECT" button to automatically check the connection type. Use your account and password to login.↵
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<h3><b>Step 6: Download the plugin files.</b></h3>↵
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Download these three jar files and put them in a folder.↵
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https://community.topcoder.com/contest/classes/TZTester/TZTester.jar↵
https://community.topcoder.com/contest/classes/CodeProcessor/CodeProcessor.jar↵
https://community.topcoder.com/contest/classes/FileEdit/FileEdit.jar↵
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<h3><b>Step 7: Configure the plugin in the applet.</b></h3>↵
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In the applet, click on the "Options" tab and click on "Editor". ↵
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<img alt=" " src="/predownloaded/84/a5/84a535ed3853f1a0d01ae95956630d3dab49aaef.png" style="max-width: 100.0%;max-height: 100.0%;" /></p>↵
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Click "Add". Fill in the form with the following (note that the following information is case sensitive):↵
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<pre>↵
Name: tangentz.TZTester↵
EntryPoint: codeprocessor.EntryPoint↵
</pre>↵
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Click "Browse" and add the link to the three jar files in the ClassPath. (After selecting the files, just press on the button on the left).↵
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<img alt=" " src="/predownloaded/07/87/07876393cc59d618efde16cab4b879688d2491cf.png" style="max-width: 100.0%;max-height: 100.0%;" /></p>↵
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Click "OK" to save the above changes. Then press "Configure". Fill in the form with the following (note that the following information is also case sensitive):↵
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<pre>↵
Editor EntryPoint: fileedit.EntryPoint↵
Processor class: tangentz.TZTester↵
</pre>↵
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Click the "Verify" button, you should see the following information:↵
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<img alt=" " src="/predownloaded/cb/94/cb946846da6fecef64047308d4b94fcc4db2d45b.png" style="max-width: 100.0%;max-height: 100.0%;" /></p>↵
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Press "Configure" , "General Tab":↵
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In the first line, enter the directory where you want to put the problem statement file and the automatically generated program file.↵
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It's recommended that you use the following configuration:↵
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<img alt=" " src="/predownloaded/bf/93/bf939ba4f03be9854c05219a5520050d002d45fb.png" style="max-width: 100.0%;max-height: 100.0%;" /></p>↵
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Then click on the "Code Template" tab. For C++ users, paste the following into the code template:↵
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<pre>↵
class $CLASSNAME${↵
public:↵
$RC$ $METHODNAME$($METHODPARMS$){↵
$CARETPOSITION$↵
} ↵
$TESTCODE$↵
};↵
// BEGIN CUT HERE↵
int main(){↵
$CLASSNAME$ ___test;↵
___test.run_test(-1); ↵
}↵
// END CUT HERE↵
</pre>↵
↵
Your own code library can be placed before the first line of the above code snippet. For example:↵
↵
<pre>↵
#include<bits/stdc++.h>↵
using namespace std;↵
class $CLASSNAME${↵
public:↵
$RC$ $METHODNAME$($METHODPARMS$){↵
$CARETPOSITION$↵
} ↵
$TESTCODE$↵
};↵
// BEGIN CUT HERE↵
int main(){↵
$CLASSNAME$ ___test;↵
___test.run_test(-1); ↵
}↵
// END CUT HERE↵
</pre>↵
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Then click "Save", then "Close".↵
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Then click "Save", then "Close" (the second time).↵
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Then click "Save", then "Close" (the third time).↵
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<img alt=" " src="/predownloaded/1e/59/1e5927a64d29c0ebc64dacb51df9a7caf9c25dde.png" style="max-width: 100.0%;max-height: 100.0%;" /></p>↵
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<h3><b>Step 8: Open any problem in Practise room to check!</b></h3>↵
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After opening the problem, you should get a html file with problem description:↵
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<img alt=" " src="/predownloaded/54/3d/543d9979290f6ce3232eb742819e96144a2d6112.png" style="max-width: 100.0%;max-height: 100.0%;" /></p>↵
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... as well as an automatically generated program.↵
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After writing, compiling and running the program, you should get the following response locally:↵
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<img alt=" " src="/predownloaded/43/69/4369e703939617beec15977181674420d1726718.png" style="max-width: 100.0%;max-height: 100.0%;" /></p>↵
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Or if your program is incorrect:↵
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<img alt=" " src="/predownloaded/a9/7a/a97af3249bb410acdb22d68efe7210fb5c937279.png" style="max-width: 100.0%;max-height: 100.0%;" /></p>↵
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To test your program online, you must compile your source code first (online compiling is done by click the "compile" button). you can use the "Batch Test" button:↵
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<img alt=" " src="/predownloaded/a2/af/a2af535fe9522b5cbd350c477f9f93a9aa6a6cc4.png" style="max-width: 100.0%;max-height: 100.0%;" /></p>↵
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If your program passes the examples, the following should be displayed:↵
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<img alt=" " src="/predownloaded/4b/e2/4be20cb07c20c49042e514386373610caa614f32.png" style="max-width: 100.0%;max-height: 100.0%;" /></p>↵
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Note that "Correct example" (not just "Success") should be "True".
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Address: http://www.topcoder.com/talent/↵
↵
<img alt=" " src="/predownloaded/3d/4b/3d4b2c0adc4d14af81a96fd61ca41e5836a5e1fb.png" style="max-width: 100.0%;max-height: 100.0%;" /></p>↵
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Click on the "JOIN TOPCODER" button, and fill in the form to register.↵
↵
<img alt=" " src="/predownloaded/00/7f/007f49a53c95b30b66ba6bdd76453256665b35cb.png↵
" style="max-width: 100.0%;max-height: 100.0%;" /></p>↵
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<h3><b>Step 2: Download and install Java Runtime Environment.</b></h3>↵
↵
Address: https://www.java.com/en/download/manual.jsp↵
↵
<h3><b>Step 3: Download the topcoder applet.</b></h3>↵
↵
Address: https://www.topcoder.com/contest/arena/ContestAppletProd.jnlp↵
↵
I strongly recommend you to put the above jnlp into the same folder of executable file "javaws" (Java Web Start Luncher).↵
↵
<img alt=" " src="/predownloaded/65/c4/65c4d4e5471e3ca6f9ca812f946f885cf2a35815.png" style="max-width: 100.0%;max-height: 100.0%;" /></p>↵
↵
<h3><b>Step 4: Configure Java. </b></h3>↵
↵
If you open the above jnlp directly from javaws, you will get the following error:↵
↵
<img alt=" " src="https://images.ctfassets.net/piwi0eufbb2g/78KiAR7o4p2VJQmZfxPvTj/de5da12058ebeb4b12ce835d401062b6/Screen_Shot_2022-01-24_at_2.11.28_PM.png" style="max-width: 100.0%;max-height: 100.0%;" /></p>↵
↵
To solve this problem, open the Java Control Panel. For Windows users you can find it in Start Menu / Java / Configure Java.↵
↵
For other operating systems, see https://www.topcoder.com/thrive/articles/installing-topcoders-vintage-arena for more information.↵
↵
Click the "Security" tab, set the security level to "High", and then add the following six addresses to the list of exception sites.↵
↵
<pre style = "color:blue">↵
http://www.topcoder.com↵
https://www.topcoder.com↵
http://arena.topcoder.com↵
https://arena.topcoder.com↵
https://topcoder.com↵
http://topcoder.com↵
</pre>↵
↵
<img alt=" " src="/predownloaded/e9/ef/e9ef1adc5c329e107b07da73062971e95cb10617.png" style="max-width: 100.0%;max-height: 100.0%;" /></p>↵
↵
<h3><b>Step 5: Login to the Topcoder Competitive Arena.</b></h3>↵
↵
Use the command line "javaws -wait ContestAppletProd.jnlp" to open the jnlp file. This time you may get a warning, just press continue to move on.↵
↵
<img alt=" " src="/predownloaded/9b/9d/9b9d60092c7c9650fd214aace6cc2637de719537.png" style="max-width: 100.0%;max-height: 100.0%;" /></p>↵
↵
It's recommended to use the "AUTO DETECT" button to automatically check the connection type. Use your account and password to login.↵
↵
<h3><b>Step 6: Download the plugin files.</b></h3>↵
↵
Download these three jar files and put them in a folder.↵
↵
https://community.topcoder.com/contest/classes/TZTester/TZTester.jar↵
https://community.topcoder.com/contest/classes/CodeProcessor/CodeProcessor.jar↵
https://community.topcoder.com/contest/classes/FileEdit/FileEdit.jar↵
↵
<h3><b>Step 7: Configure the plugin in the applet.</b></h3>↵
↵
In the applet, click on the "Options" tab and click on "Editor". ↵
↵
<img alt=" " src="/predownloaded/84/a5/84a535ed3853f1a0d01ae95956630d3dab49aaef.png" style="max-width: 100.0%;max-height: 100.0%;" /></p>↵
↵
Click "Add". Fill in the form with the following (note that the following information is case sensitive):↵
↵
<pre>↵
Name: tangentz.TZTester↵
EntryPoint: codeprocessor.EntryPoint↵
</pre>↵
↵
Click "Browse" and add the link to the three jar files in the ClassPath. (After selecting the files, just press on the button on the left).↵
↵
<img alt=" " src="/predownloaded/07/87/07876393cc59d618efde16cab4b879688d2491cf.png" style="max-width: 100.0%;max-height: 100.0%;" /></p>↵
↵
Click "OK" to save the above changes. Then press "Configure". Fill in the form with the following (note that the following information is also case sensitive):↵
↵
<pre>↵
Editor EntryPoint: fileedit.EntryPoint↵
Processor class: tangentz.TZTester↵
</pre>↵
↵
Click the "Verify" button, you should see the following information:↵
↵
<img alt=" " src="/predownloaded/cb/94/cb946846da6fecef64047308d4b94fcc4db2d45b.png" style="max-width: 100.0%;max-height: 100.0%;" /></p>↵
↵
Press "Configure" , "General Tab":↵
↵
In the first line, enter the directory where you want to put the problem statement file and the automatically generated program file.↵
↵
It's recommended that you use the following configuration:↵
↵
<img alt=" " src="/predownloaded/bf/93/bf939ba4f03be9854c05219a5520050d002d45fb.png" style="max-width: 100.0%;max-height: 100.0%;" /></p>↵
↵
Then click on the "Code Template" tab. For C++ users, paste the following into the code template:↵
↵
<pre>↵
class $CLASSNAME${↵
public:↵
$RC$ $METHODNAME$($METHODPARMS$){↵
$CARETPOSITION$↵
} ↵
$TESTCODE$↵
};↵
// BEGIN CUT HERE↵
int main(){↵
$CLASSNAME$ ___test;↵
___test.run_test(-1); ↵
}↵
// END CUT HERE↵
</pre>↵
↵
Your own code library can be placed before the first line of the above code snippet. For example:↵
↵
<pre>↵
#include<bits/stdc++.h>↵
using namespace std;↵
class $CLASSNAME${↵
public:↵
$RC$ $METHODNAME$($METHODPARMS$){↵
$CARETPOSITION$↵
} ↵
$TESTCODE$↵
};↵
// BEGIN CUT HERE↵
int main(){↵
$CLASSNAME$ ___test;↵
___test.run_test(-1); ↵
}↵
// END CUT HERE↵
</pre>↵
↵
Then click "Save", then "Close".↵
↵
Then click "Save", then "Close" (the second time).↵
↵
Then click "Save", then "Close" (the third time).↵
↵
<img alt=" " src="/predownloaded/1e/59/1e5927a64d29c0ebc64dacb51df9a7caf9c25dde.png" style="max-width: 100.0%;max-height: 100.0%;" /></p>↵
↵
<h3><b>Step 8: Open any problem in Practise room to check!</b></h3>↵
↵
After opening the problem, you should get a html file with problem description:↵
↵
<img alt=" " src="/predownloaded/54/3d/543d9979290f6ce3232eb742819e96144a2d6112.png" style="max-width: 100.0%;max-height: 100.0%;" /></p>↵
↵
... as well as an automatically generated program.↵
↵
After writing, compiling and running the program, you should get the following response locally:↵
↵
<img alt=" " src="/predownloaded/43/69/4369e703939617beec15977181674420d1726718.png" style="max-width: 100.0%;max-height: 100.0%;" /></p>↵
↵
Or if your program is incorrect:↵
↵
<img alt=" " src="/predownloaded/a9/7a/a97af3249bb410acdb22d68efe7210fb5c937279.png" style="max-width: 100.0%;max-height: 100.0%;" /></p>↵
↵
To test your program online, you must compile your source code first (online compiling is done by click the "compile" button). you can use the "Batch Test" button:↵
↵
<img alt=" " src="/predownloaded/a2/af/a2af535fe9522b5cbd350c477f9f93a9aa6a6cc4.png" style="max-width: 100.0%;max-height: 100.0%;" /></p>↵
↵
If your program passes the examples, the following should be displayed:↵
↵
<img alt=" " src="/predownloaded/4b/e2/4be20cb07c20c49042e514386373610caa614f32.png" style="max-width: 100.0%;max-height: 100.0%;" /></p>↵
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Note that "Correct example" (not just "Success") should be "True".
