844 - Backspace String Compare
#easy
Given two strings s
and t
, return true
if they are equal when both are typed into empty text editors. '#'
means a backspace character.
Note that after backspacing an empty text, the text will continue empty.
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 = "b"
Output: false
Explanation: s becomes "c" while t becomes "b".
class Solution {
public:
bool backspaceCompare(string s, string t) {
return reBuild(s) == reBuild(t);
}
vector<char> reBuild( string input ) {
vector<char> result;
for ( int i = 0; i < input.size(); i++ ) {
if ( input[i] != '#' ) result.push_back( input[i] );
else if ( !result.empty() ) result.pop_back();
}
return result;
}
};