func pageCount(n: Int, p: Int) -> Int {
    var p = p
    var n = n
    
    if p % 2 == 0 {
        p += 1
    }
    if n % 2 == 0 {
        n += 1
    }
    
    return n - p < p - 1 ? (n - p) / 2 : (p - 1) / 2
}

int value1=0;
        int value2=0;
        if(p==1){
            return 0;
        }
        for(int i=1;i<=n/2;i++){
            value1++;
            if(i==p/2){
                break;
            }
        }
        for(int k=n/2;k<=n;k--){
            if(k==p/2){
                break;
            }
            value2++;
        }
    if(value1<=value2){
        return value1;
    }
    else{
        return value2;
    }
}
}

function pageCount(n, p) {
    // Write your code here
    
    let frontTurn = 0;
    let backTurn = 0;
    let frontPage = 1;
    let lastPage;
    if(n%2 == 0){
        lastPage = n;
    }
    else if(n%2 != 0){
        lastPage = n-1;
    }
    
    if(p == 1 ){
        return 0
    }
    else if(p%2 != 0 && (lastPage == p || lastPage+1 == p)){
        return 0
    }
    else if(p%2==0 && lastPage== p){
        return 0
    }
    for(let i = 1; i<= n; i++){
        frontTurn += 1;
        frontPage += 2;
        if(frontPage >= p){
            break
        }
        
    }
    for(let i = 1; i<= n; i++){
        backTurn += 1;
        lastPage -= 2;
        if(lastPage <= p){
            break
        }
        
    }
    if(frontTurn < backTurn){
        return frontTurn
    }
    else{
        return backTurn
    }
}

    public static int pageCount(int n, int p) {
    // Write your code here
    if(n%2==0)
    n++;
    int fromFront = (int)p/2;
    int fromBack = (int)(n-p)/2;    
    if(fromBack<fromFront)
    return fromBack;
    else
    return fromFront;
    }