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.
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Input: string = “this is a test string”, pattern = “tist” Output: Minimum window is “t stri” Explanation: “t stri” contains all the characters of pattern.

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priyanka b
2y

Input: string = “this is a test string”, pattern = “tist” Output: Minimum window is “t stri” Explanation: “t stri” contains all the characters of pattern.

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