844. Backspace String Compare

844. Backspace String Compare

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题目

Leetcode题目

Given two strings S and T, return if they are equal when both are typed into empty text editors. # means a backspace character.

Example 1:

Input: S = "ab#c", T = "ad#c"
Output: true
Explanation: Both S and T become "ac".

Example 2:

Input: S = "ab##", T = "c#d#"
Output: true
Explanation: Both S and T become "".

Example 3:

Input: S = "a##c", T = "#a#c"
Output: true
Explanation: Both S and T become "c".

Example 4:

Input: S = "a#c", T = "b"
Output: false
Explanation: S becomes "c" while T becomes "b".

Note:

• 1 <= S.length <= 200
• 1 <= T.length <= 200
• S and T only contain lowercase letters and '#' characters.

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解决

假设字符串S和T长度最大为n。

• 时间复杂度：O(n)
• 空间复杂度：O(n)

class Solution {
public:
    bool backspaceCompare(string S, string T) {
        string s = build(S);
        string t = build(T);
        return (s == t);
    }

    string build(string & a) {
        string::iterator it = a.begin();
        while (it != a.end()) {
            if ((*it) == '#') {
                if (it == a.begin()) {
                    it = a.erase(it);
                } else {
                    it = a.erase(it) - 1;
                    it = a.erase(it);
                }
            } else {
                it++;
            }
        }
        string result = a;
        return result;
    }
};