Package g1701_1800.s1754_largest_merge_of_two_strings

Class Solution

java.lang.Object
g1701_1800.s1754_largest_merge_of_two_strings.Solution
public class Solution extends java.lang.Object
1754 - Largest Merge Of Two Strings.

Medium

You are given two strings word1 and word2. You want to construct a string merge in the following way: while either word1 or word2 are non-empty, choose one of the following options:

  • If word1 is non-empty, append the first character in word1 to merge and delete it from word1.
    • For example, if word1 = "abc" and merge = "dv", then after choosing this operation, word1 = "bc" and merge = "dva".
  • If word2 is non-empty, append the first character in word2 to merge and delete it from word2.
    • For example, if word2 = "abc" and merge = "", then after choosing this operation, word2 = "bc" and merge = "a".

Return the lexicographically largest merge you can construct.

A string a is lexicographically larger than a string b (of the same length) if in the first position where a and b differ, a has a character strictly larger than the corresponding character in b. For example, "abcd" is lexicographically larger than "abcc" because the first position they differ is at the fourth character, and d is greater than c.

Example 1:

Input: word1 = “cabaa”, word2 = “bcaaa”

Output: “cbcabaaaaa”

Explanation: One way to get the lexicographically largest merge is:

  • Take from word1: merge = “c”, word1 = “abaa”, word2 = “bcaaa”

  • Take from word2: merge = “cb”, word1 = “abaa”, word2 = “caaa”

  • Take from word2: merge = “cbc”, word1 = “abaa”, word2 = “aaa”

  • Take from word1: merge = “cbca”, word1 = “baa”, word2 = “aaa”

  • Take from word1: merge = “cbcab”, word1 = “aa”, word2 = “aaa”

  • Append the remaining 5 a’s from word1 and word2 at the end of merge.

Example 2:

Input: word1 = “abcabc”, word2 = “abdcaba”

Output: “abdcabcabcaba”

Constraints:

  • 1 <= word1.length, word2.length <= 3000
  • word1 and word2 consist only of lowercase English letters.

  • Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor
    Description
    Solution()
     

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    java.lang.String
    largestMerge(java.lang.String word1, java.lang.String word2)
     

    Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

  • Constructor Details

    • Solution

      public Solution()

  • Method Details

    • largestMerge

      public java.lang.String largestMerge(java.lang.String word1, java.lang.String word2)