# 0564. Find the Closest Palindrome

https://leetcode.com/problems/find-the-closest-palindrome

## Description

Given a string `n` representing an integer, return _the closest integer (not including itself), which is a palindrome_. If there is a tie, return _**the smaller one**_.

The closest is defined as the absolute difference minimized between two integers.

**Example 1:**

```
**Input:** n = "123"
**Output:** "121"
```

**Example 2:**

```
**Input:** n = "1"
**Output:** "0"
**Explanation:** 0 and 2 are the closest palindromes but we return the smallest which is 0.
```

**Constraints:**

* `1 <= n.length <= 18`
* `n` consists of only digits.
* `n` does not have leading zeros.
* `n` is representing an integer in the range `[1, 1018 - 1]`.

## ac

```java
class Solution {
    public String nearestPalindromic(String n) {
        // edge cases, no

        int len = n.length();
        int i = len % 2 == 0 ? len / 2 - 1: len / 2;
        long left = Long.parseLong(n.substring(0, i+1));

        // input: n 12345
        List<Long> candidate = new ArrayList<>();
        candidate.add(getPalindrome(left, len % 2 == 0)); // 12321
        candidate.add(getPalindrome(left+1, len % 2 == 0)); // 12421
        candidate.add(getPalindrome(left-1, len % 2 == 0)); // 12221
        candidate.add((long)Math.pow(10, len-1) - 1); // 9999
        candidate.add((long)Math.pow(10, len) + 1); // 100001

        long diff = Long.MAX_VALUE, res = 0, nl = Long.parseLong(n);
        for (long cand : candidate) {
            if (cand == nl) continue;
            if (Math.abs(cand - nl) < diff) {
                diff = Math.abs(cand - nl);
                res = cand;
            } else if (Math.abs(cand - nl) == diff) {
                res = Math.min(res, cand);
            }
        }

        return String.valueOf(res);
    }

    private long getPalindrome(long left, boolean even) {
        long res = left;
        if (!even) left = left / 10;
        while (left > 0) {
            res = res * 10 + left % 10;
            left /= 10;
        }
        return res;
    }
}

/*
get first half, then compare 5 cases: +0(itself not palindrome), +1 / -1 / 9...9 / 10..01 (itself palindrome)
*/
```
