leetcode 290 word Pattern
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Given a pattern and a string str, find if str follows the same pattern.

Here follow means a full match, such that there is a bijection between a letter in pattern and a non-empty word in str.

Examples:

  1. pattern = "abba", str = "dog cat cat dog" should return true.
  2. pattern = "abba", str = "dog cat cat fish" should return false.
  3. pattern = "aaaa", str = "dog cat cat dog" should return false.
  4. pattern = "abba", str = "dog dog dog dog" should return false.

Notes:
You may assume pattern contains only lowercase letters, and str contains lowercase letters separated by a single space.


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class Solution {
public boolean wordPattern(String pattern, String str) {
String[] words = str.split(" ");
if(pattern.length() != words.length )
return false;
int n = pattern.length();
HashMap<Character, String> m = new HashMap<Character, String>();
for(int i=0; i<n; i++){
if(m.containsKey(pattern.charAt(i))){
if(!m.get(pattern.charAt(i)).equals(words[i])){
return false;
}
}
else {
if(m.containsValue(words[i]))
return false;
m.put(pattern.charAt(i), words[i]);
}
}
return true;
}
}
  • 使用一个hashmap,值得注意的是题中的要求是一对一,不能一对对,也不能多对一。