edit distance

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public class Solution {
    public int minDistance(String word1, String word2) {
        int len1 = word1.length();
        int len2 = word2.length();
        
        int[][] f = new int[len1 + 1][len2 + 1];
        
        for (int i = 0; i <= len1; i++) {
            f[i][0] = i;
        }
        
        for (int j = 0; j <= len2; j++) {
            f[0][j] = j;
        }
        
        for (int i = 1; i <= len1; i++) {
            char a = word1.charAt(i - 1);
            for (int j = 1; j <= len2; j++) {
                char b = word2.charAt(j - 1);
                if (a == b) {
                    f[i][j] = f[i - 1][j - 1];
                } else {
                    int replace = f[i - 1][j - 1];
                    int insert = f[i][j - 1];
                    int delete = f[i - 1][j];
                    f[i][j] = Math.min(replace, Math.min(insert, delete)) + 1;
                }
            }
        }
        
        return f[len1][len2];
    }
}