Class Solution


  • public class Solution
    extends Object
    686 - Repeated String Match.

    Medium

    Given two strings a and b, return the minimum number of times you should repeat string a so that string b is a substring of it. If it is impossible for b to be a substring of a after repeating it, return -1.

    Notice: string "abc" repeated 0 times is "", repeated 1 time is "abc" and repeated 2 times is "abcabc".

    Example 1:

    Input: a = “abcd”, b = “cdabcdab”

    Output: 3

    Explanation: We return 3 because by repeating a three times “abcdabcdabcd”, b is a substring of it.

    Example 2:

    Input: a = “a”, b = “aa”

    Output: 2

    Constraints:

    • 1 <= a.length, b.length <= 104
    • a and b consist of lowercase English letters.
    • Constructor Detail

      • Solution

        public Solution()
    • Method Detail

      • repeatedStringMatch

        public int repeatedStringMatch​(String a,
                                       String b)