Easy
Find the Shortest Superstring II — C++
Full explanation · Time O(n + m) · Space O(n + m)
// Time: O(n + m)
// Space: O(n + m)
// kmp algorithm
class Solution {
public:
string shortestSuperstring(string s1, string s2) {
const auto& KMP = [](const auto& text, const auto& pattern) {
const auto& getPrefix = [](const auto& pattern) {
vector<int> prefix(size(pattern), -1);
int j = -1;
for (int i = 1; i < size(pattern); ++i) {
while (j != -1 && pattern[j + 1] != pattern[i]) {
j = prefix[j];
}
if (pattern[j + 1] == pattern[i]) {
++j;
}
prefix[i] = j;
}
return prefix;
};
const vector<int> prefix = getPrefix(pattern);
int j = -1;
for (int i = 0; i < size(text); ++i) {
while (j > -1 && pattern[j + 1] != text[i]) {
j = prefix[j];
}
if (pattern[j + 1] == text[i]) {
++j;
}
if (j == size(pattern) - 1) {
break;
}
}
return text + pattern.substr(j + 1); // modified
};
const auto& result1 = KMP(s1, s2);
const auto& result2 = KMP(s2, s1);
return size(result1) < size(result2) ? result1 : result2;
}
};