Package g0201_0300.s0211_design_add_and_search_words_data_structure

Class WordDictionary

java.lang.Object
g0201_0300.s0211_design_add_and_search_words_data_structure.WordDictionary
public class WordDictionary extends java.lang.Object
211 - Design Add and Search Words Data Structure.

Medium

Design a data structure that supports adding new words and finding if a string matches any previously added string.

Implement the WordDictionary class:

  • WordDictionary() Initializes the object.
  • void addWord(word) Adds word to the data structure, it can be matched later.
  • bool search(word) Returns true if there is any string in the data structure that matches word or false otherwise. word may contain dots '.' where dots can be matched with any letter.

Example:

Input

 ["WordDictionary","addWord","addWord","addWord","search","search","search","search"] [ [],["bad"],["dad"],["mad"],["pad"],["bad"],[".ad"],["b.."]]

Output

 [null,null,null,null,false,true,true,true]

Explanation

 WordDictionary wordDictionary = new WordDictionary();
 wordDictionary.addWord("bad");
 wordDictionary.addWord("dad");
 wordDictionary.addWord("mad");
 wordDictionary.search("pad"); // return False
 wordDictionary.search("bad"); // return True
 wordDictionary.search(".ad"); // return True
 wordDictionary.search("b.."); // return True

Constraints:

  • 1 <= word.length <= 500
  • word in addWord consists lower-case English letters.
  • word in search consist of '.' or lower-case English letters.
  • At most 50000 calls will be made to addWord and search.

  • Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor
    Description
    WordDictionary()
     

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    void
    addWord(java.lang.String word)
     
    boolean
    search(java.lang.String word)
     

    Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

  • Constructor Details

    • WordDictionary

      public WordDictionary()

  • Method Details

    • addWord

      public void addWord(java.lang.String word)

    • search

      public boolean search(java.lang.String word)