Example:
Input:
S = "heeellooo"
words = ["hello", "hi", "helo"]
Output: 1
Explanation:
We can extend "e" and "o" in the word "hello" to get "heeellooo".
We can't extend "helo" to get "heeellooo" because the group "ll" is not size 3 or more.
class Solution {
public int expressiveWords(String S, String[] words) {
int res = 0;
for (String word: words) {
if (stretchy(S, word)) {
res += 1;
}
}
return res;
}
private boolean stretchy(String S, String word) {
int i = 0, j = 0;
while (i < S.length() && j < word.length()) {
if (S.charAt(i) != word.charAt(j)) {
return false;
}
int lenS = getRepeated(i, S);
int lenWord = getRepeated(j, word);
if (lenS < 3 && lenWord != lenS || lenS >= 3 && lenS < lenWord) {
return false;
}
i += lenS;
j += lenWord;
}
return i == S.length() && j == word.length();
}
private int getRepeated(int index, String word) {
int i = index;
while (i < word.length() && word.charAt(i) == word.charAt(index)) {
i += 1;
}
return i - index;
}
}