Count And Say

Problem Description

The count-and-say sequence is the sequence of integers beginning as follows:


1, 11, 21, 1211, 111221, ...

1 is read off as one 1 or 11. 11 is read off as two 1s or 21.

21 is read off as one 2, then one 1 or 1211.

Given an integer n, generate the nth sequence.

Note: The sequence of integers will be represented as a string.

Example:

if n = 2, the sequence is 11.

NOTE: You only need to implement the given function. Do not read input, instead use the arguments to the function. Do not print the output, instead return values as specified. Still have a question? Checkout Sample Codes for more details.

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