Package g0501_0600.s0583_delete_operation_for_two_strings

Class Solution

java.lang.Object

g0501_0600.s0583_delete_operation_for_two_strings.Solution

public class Solution
extends Object

583 - Delete Operation for Two Strings.

Medium

Given two strings word1 and word2, return the minimum number of steps required to make word1 and word2 the same.

In one step , you can delete exactly one character in either string.

Example 1:

Input: word1 = “sea”, word2 = “eat”

Output: 2

Explanation: You need one step to make “sea” to “ea” and another step to make “eat” to “ea”.

Example 2:

Input: word1 = “leetcode”, word2 = “etco”

Output: 4

Constraints:

• 1 <= word1.length, word2.length <= 500
• word1 and word2 consist of only lowercase English letters.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
Solution()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
int	minDistance(String word1, String word2)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

Solution

public Solution()

Method Detail

minDistance

public int minDistance(String word1,
                       String word2)