给定一个字符串数组strs,返回字典序最小的拼接结果
//穷举法
public static String lowestString1(String[] strs) {
if (strs == null || strs.length == 0) {
return "";
}
ArrayList<String> all = new ArrayList<>();
HashSet<Integer> use = new HashSet<>();
process(strs, use, "", all);
String lowest = all.get(0);
for (int i = 1; i < all.size(); i++) {
if (all.get(i).compareTo(lowest) < 0) {
lowest = all.get(i);
}
}
return lowest;
}
// strs里放着所有的字符串
// 已经使用过的字符串的下标,在use里登记了,不要再使用了
// 之前使用过的字符串,拼接成了-> path
// 用all收集所有可能的拼接结果
public static void process(String[] strs,
HashSet<Integer> use,
String path,
ArrayList<String> all) {
if (use.size() == strs.length) {
all.add(path);
} else {
for (int i = 0; i < strs.length; i++) {
if (!use.contains(i)) {
use.add(i);
process(strs, use, path + strs[i], all);
use.remove(i);
}
}
}
}
public static class MyComparator implements Comparator<String> {
@Override
public int compare(String a, String b) {
return (a + b).compareTo(b + a);
}
}
public static String lowestString2(String[] strs) {
if (strs == null || strs.length == 0) {
return "";
}
Arrays.sort(strs, new MyComparator());
String res = "";
for (int i = 0; i < strs.length; i++) {
res += strs[i];
}
return res;
}