Package g0601_0700.s0664_strange_printer

Class Solution

java.lang.Object

g0601_0700.s0664_strange_printer.Solution

public class Solution
extends Object

664 - Strange Printer.<p>Hard</p> <p>There is a strange printer with the following two special properties:</p> <ul> <li>The printer can only print a sequence of <strong>the same character</strong> each time.</li> <li>At each turn, the printer can print new characters starting from and ending at any place and will cover the original existing characters.</li> </ul> <p>Given a string <code>s</code>, return <em>the minimum number of turns the printer needed to print it</em>.</p> <p><strong>Example 1:</strong></p> <p><strong>Input:</strong> s = &ldquo;aaabbb&rdquo;</p> <p><strong>Output:</strong> 2</p> <p><strong>Explanation:</strong> Print &ldquo;aaa&rdquo; first and then print &ldquo;bbb&rdquo;.</p> <p><strong>Example 2:</strong></p> <p><strong>Input:</strong> s = &ldquo;aba&rdquo;</p> <p><strong>Output:</strong> 2</p> <p><strong>Explanation:</strong> Print &ldquo;aaa&rdquo; first and then print &ldquo;b&rdquo; from the second place of the string, which will cover the existing character &lsquo;a&rsquo;.</p> <p><strong>Constraints:</strong></p> <ul> <li><code>1 <= s.length <= 100</code></li> <li><code>s</code> consists of lowercase English letters.</li> </ul>

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
Solution()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
int	strangePrinter(String s)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Details

Solution

public Solution()

Method Details

strangePrinter

public int strangePrinter(String s)