g0501_0600.s0524_longest_word_in_dictionary_through_deleting

Class Solution

java.lang.Object

g0501_0600.s0524_longest_word_in_dictionary_through_deleting.Solution

public class Solution
extends Object

524 - Longest Word in Dictionary through Deleting.

Medium

Given a string s and a string array dictionary, return the longest string in the dictionary that can be formed by deleting some of the given string characters. If there is more than one possible result, return the longest word with the smallest lexicographical order. If there is no possible result, return the empty string.

Example 1:

Input: s = “abpcplea”, dictionary = [“ale”,“apple”,“monkey”,“plea”]

Output: “apple”

Example 2:

Input: s = “abpcplea”, dictionary = [“a”,“b”,“c”]

Output: “a”

Constraints:

• 1 <= s.length <= 1000
• 1 <= dictionary.length <= 1000
• 1 <= dictionary[i].length <= 1000
• s and dictionary[i] consist of lowercase English letters.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Solution()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
String	findLongestWord(String s, List<String> dictionary)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Solution

public Solution()

Method Detail

findLongestWord

public String findLongestWord(String s,
                              List<String> dictionary)