Class Solution
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public final class Solution1974 - Minimum Time to Type Word Using Special Typewriter\.
Easy
There is a special typewriter with lowercase English letters
'a'to'z'arranged in a circle with a pointer. A character can only be typed if the pointer is pointing to that character. The pointer is initially pointing to the character'a'.Each second, you may perform one of the following operations:
Move the pointer one character counterclockwise or clockwise.
Type the character the pointer is currently on.
Given a string
word, return the minimum number of seconds to type out the characters inword.Example 1:
Input: word = "abc"
Output: 5
Explanation:
The characters are printed as follows:
Type the character 'a' in 1 second since the pointer is initially on 'a'.
Move the pointer clockwise to 'b' in 1 second.
Type the character 'b' in 1 second.
Move the pointer clockwise to 'c' in 1 second.
Type the character 'c' in 1 second.
Example 2:
Input: word = "bza"
Output: 7
Explanation:
The characters are printed as follows:
Move the pointer clockwise to 'b' in 1 second.
Type the character 'b' in 1 second.
Move the pointer counterclockwise to 'z' in 2 seconds.
Type the character 'z' in 1 second.
Move the pointer clockwise to 'a' in 1 second.
Type the character 'a' in 1 second.
Example 3:
Input: word = "zjpc"
Output: 34
Explanation:
The characters are printed as follows:
Move the pointer counterclockwise to 'z' in 1 second.
Type the character 'z' in 1 second.
Move the pointer clockwise to 'j' in 10 seconds.
Type the character 'j' in 1 second.
Move the pointer clockwise to 'p' in 6 seconds.
Type the character 'p' in 1 second.
Move the pointer counterclockwise to 'c' in 13 seconds.
Type the character 'c' in 1 second.
Constraints:
1 <= word.length <= 100wordconsists of lowercase English letters.
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Constructor Summary
Constructors Constructor Description Solution()
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Method Summary
Modifier and Type Method Description final IntegerminTimeToType(String word)-
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Method Detail
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minTimeToType
final Integer minTimeToType(String word)
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