Class Solution


  • public class Solution
    extends Object
    2182 - Construct String With Repeat Limit\. Medium You are given a string `s` and an integer `repeatLimit`. Construct a new string `repeatLimitedString` using the characters of `s` such that no letter appears **more than** `repeatLimit` times **in a row**. You do **not** have to use all characters from `s`. Return _the **lexicographically largest**_ `repeatLimitedString` _possible_. A string `a` is **lexicographically larger** than a string `b` if in the first position where `a` and `b` differ, string `a` has a letter that appears later in the alphabet than the corresponding letter in `b`. If the first `min(a.length, b.length)` characters do not differ, then the longer string is the lexicographically larger one. **Example 1:** **Input:** s = "cczazcc", repeatLimit = 3 **Output:** "zzcccac" **Explanation:** We use all of the characters from s to construct the repeatLimitedString "zzcccac". The letter 'a' appears at most 1 time in a row. The letter 'c' appears at most 3 times in a row. The letter 'z' appears at most 2 times in a row. Hence, no letter appears more than repeatLimit times in a row and the string is a valid repeatLimitedString. The string is the lexicographically largest repeatLimitedString possible so we return "zzcccac". Note that the string "zzcccca" is lexicographically larger but the letter 'c' appears more than 3 times in a row, so it is not a valid repeatLimitedString. **Example 2:** **Input:** s = "aababab", repeatLimit = 2 **Output:** "bbabaa" **Explanation:** We use only some of the characters from s to construct the repeatLimitedString "bbabaa". The letter 'a' appears at most 2 times in a row. The letter 'b' appears at most 2 times in a row. Hence, no letter appears more than repeatLimit times in a row and the string is a valid repeatLimitedString. The string is the lexicographically largest repeatLimitedString possible so we return "bbabaa". Note that the string "bbabaaa" is lexicographically larger but the letter 'a' appears more than 2 times in a row, so it is not a valid repeatLimitedString. **Constraints:** * 1 <= repeatLimit <= s.length <= 105 * `s` consists of lowercase English letters.
    • Constructor Detail

      • Solution

        public Solution()
    • Method Detail

      • repeatLimitedString

        public String repeatLimitedString​(String s,
                                          int repeatLimit)