Package 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 java.lang.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
    Description
    Solution()
     

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    java.lang.String
    findLongestWord(java.lang.String s, java.util.List<java.lang.String> dictionary)
     

    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

    • findLongestWord

      public java.lang.String findLongestWord(java.lang.String s, java.util.List<java.lang.String> dictionary)