Smallest Window Problem Statement
Given two strings S
and X
containing random characters, the task is to find the smallest substring in S
which contains all the characters present in X
.
Input:
The first line contains an integer T
representing the number of test cases.
Each test case consists of two lines:
1. A string S
2. A string X
Output:
For each test case, print the smallest window in S
which contains all the characters present in X
, on a separate line.
Example:
Input:
S = "abdd"
X = "bd"
Output:
bd
Explanation:
The windows in S
which contain all the characters in X
are 'abdd', 'abd', 'bdd', 'bd'. The smallest substring in S
which contains all the characters present in X
is 'bd', which is the smallest in terms of length compared to other substrings.
Constraints:
1 ≤ T ≤ 10
1 ≤ |S|, |X| ≤ 105
- Time Limit: 1 sec
Note:
There is always a valid window in S
which contains all the characters of X
. In case of multiple answers, return the substring that occurs first.
Input: string = “this is a test string”, pattern = “tist” Output: Minimum window is “t stri” Explanation: “t stri” contains all the characters of pattern.
Input: string = “geeksforgeeks”, pattern = “o...read more
Input: string = “this is a test string”, pattern = “tist” Output: Minimum window is “t stri” Explanation: “t stri” contains all the characters of pattern.
Input: string = “geeksforgeeks”, pattern = “o...read more
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