Check if one string can be converted to other using given operation

Given two strings S and T of same length. The task is to determine whether or not we can build a string A(initially empty) equal to string T by performing the below operations.

  1. Delete the first character of S and add it at the front of A.
  2. Delete the first chatacter of S and add it at the back of A.

Examples:

Input: S = “abab” T = “baab”
Output: YES
Explanation:
Add ‘a’ at front of A, then A = “a” and S = “bab”
Add ‘b’ at front of A, then A = “ba” and S = “ab”
Add ‘a’ at back of A, then A = “baa” and S = “b”
Add ‘b’ at back of A, then A = “baab” and S = “”
So we can make string A equal to string T

Input: S = “geeks” T = “Teeks”
Output: NO

Approach: The idea is to use Dynamic Programming to solve this problem.



There are two possible moves for every character( front move or back move ). So, for each character, we will check if it is possible to add the character in the front or back of the new string. If it’s possible, we will move to the next character. If it’s not possible, then the operation will stop at that point and No will be printed.

  1. Firstly we will make a 2D boolean array dp[][] having rows and columns equal to the length of string S, where dp[i][j] = 1 indicates that all characters of string S from index i to n-1 can be placed in the new string A with j front moves such that it becomes equal to string T.
  2. We can traverse string S from the back and for each character update dp[][] in two ways, if we take the (i-1)-th character as a front move or (i-1)-th character as a back move.
  3. Finally, we will check if any value at the 1st row is equal to one or not.

Below is the implementation of the above approach

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// C++ implementation of above
// approach
#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
  
// Function that prints whether
// is it possible to make a
// string equal to T by
// performing given operations
void twoStringsEquality(string s,
                        string t)
{
    int n = s.length();
  
    vector<vector<int> > dp(
        n, vector<int>(
               n + 1, 0));
  
    // Base case, if we put the
    // last character at front
    // of A
    if (s[n - 1] == t[0])
        dp[n - 1][1] = 1;
  
    // Base case, if we put the
    // last character at back
    // of A
    if (s[n - 1] == t[n - 1])
        dp[n - 1][0] = 1;
  
    for (int i = n - 1; i > 0; i--) {
        for (int j = 0; j <= n - i; j++) {
  
            // Condition if current
            // sequence is matchable
            if (dp[i][j]) {
                // Condition for front
                // move to (i - 1)th
                // character
                if (s[i - 1] == t[j])
                    dp[i - 1][j + 1] = 1;
  
                // Condition for back
                // move to (i - 1)th
                // character
                if (s[i - 1] == t[i + j - 1])
                    dp[i - 1][j] = 1;
            }
        }
    }
  
    bool ans = false;
  
    for (int i = 0; i <= n; i++) {
        // Condition if it is
        // possible to make
        // string A equal to
        // string T
        if (dp[0][i] == 1) {
            ans = true;
            break;
        }
    }
  
    // Print final
    // answer
    if (ans == true)
        cout << "Yes"
             << "\n";
    else
        cout << "No"
             << "\n";
}
  
// Driver Code
int main()
{
    string S = "abab";
  
    string T = "baab";
  
    twoStringsEquality(S, T);
  
    return 0;
}

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// Java implementation of above 


// approach 


import java.util.*; 


  


class GFG{ 


  


// Function that prints whether 


// is it possible to make a 


// String equal to T by 


// performing given operations 


static void twoStringsEquality(String s, 


                               String t) 


{ 


    int n = s.length(); 


  


    int [][]dp = new int[n][n + 1]; 


      


    // Base case, if we put the 


    // last character at front 


    // of A 


    if (s.charAt(n - 1) == t.charAt(0)) 


        dp[n - 1][1] = 1; 


  


    // Base case, if we put the 


    // last character at back 


    // of A 


    if (s.charAt(n - 1) == t.charAt(n - 1)) 


        dp[n - 1][0] = 1; 


  


    for(int i = n - 1; i > 0; i--) 


    { 


       for(int j = 0; j <= n - i; j++) 


       { 


             


          // Condition if current 


          // sequence is matchable 


          if (dp[i][j] > 0) 


          { 


                


              // Condition for front 


              // move to (i - 1)th 


              // character 


              if (s.charAt(i - 1) == 


                  t.charAt(j)) 


                  dp[i - 1][j + 1] = 1; 


                


              // Condition for back 


              // move to (i - 1)th 


              // character 


              if (s.charAt(i - 1) ==  


                  t.charAt(i + j -1)) 


                  dp[i - 1][j] = 1; 


          } 


       } 


    } 


  


    boolean ans = false; 


  


    for(int i = 0; i <= n; i++) 


    { 


          


       // Condition if it is possible 


       // to make String A equal to 


       // String T 


       if (dp[0][i] == 1) 


       { 


           ans = true; 


           break; 


       } 


    } 


      


    // Print final answer 


    if (ans == true) 


        System.out.print("Yes" + "\n"); 


    else


        System.out.print("No" + "\n"); 


} 


  


// Driver Code 


public static void main(String[] args) 


{ 


    String S = "abab"; 


    String T = "baab"; 


  


    twoStringsEquality(S, T); 


} 


} 


  


// This code is contributed by 29AjayKumar 



















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# Python3 implementation of above 


# approach 


  


# Function that prints whether 


# is it possible to make a 


# equal to T by 


# performing given operations 


def twoStringsEquality(s, t): 


    n = len(s) 


  


    dp = [[0 for i in range(n + 1)] 


             for i in range(n)] 


  


    # Base case, if we put the 


    # last character at front 


    # of A 


    if (s[n - 1] == t[0]): 


        dp[n - 1][1] = 1


  


    # Base case, if we put the 


    # last character at back 


    # of A 


    if (s[n - 1] == t[n - 1]): 


        dp[n - 1][0] = 1


  


    for i in range(n - 1, -1, -1): 


        for j in range(n - i + 1): 


  


            # Condition if current 


            # sequence is matchable 


            if (dp[i][j]): 


                  


                # Condition for front 


                # move to (i - 1)th 


                # character 


                if (s[i - 1] == t[j]): 


                    dp[i - 1][j + 1] = 1


  


                # Condition for back 


                # move to (i - 1)th 


                # character 


                if (s[i - 1] == t[i + j - 1]): 


                    dp[i - 1][j] = 1


  


    ans = False


  


    for i in range(n + 1): 


          


        # Condition if it is 


        # possible to make 


        # A equal to T 


        if (dp[0][i] == 1): 


            ans = True


            break


  


    # Print final answer 


    if (ans == True): 


        print("Yes") 


    else: 


        print("No") 


  


# Driver Code 


if __name__ == '__main__': 


      


    S = "abab"


    T = "baab"


  


    twoStringsEquality(S, T) 


      


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// C# implementation of above 


// approach 


using System; 


class GFG{ 


  


// Function that prints whether 


// is it possible to make a 


// String equal to T by 


// performing given operations 


static void twoStringsEquality(String s, 


                               String t) 


{ 


    int n = s.Length; 


  


    int [,]dp = new int[n, n + 1]; 


      


    // Base case, if we put the 


    // last character at front 


    // of A 


    if (s[n - 1] == t[0]) 


        dp[n - 1, 1] = 1; 


  


    // Base case, if we put the 


    // last character at back 


    // of A 


    if (s[n - 1] == t[n - 1]) 


        dp[n - 1, 0] = 1; 


  


    for(int i = n - 1; i > 0; i--) 


    { 


        for(int j = 0; j <= n - i; j++) 


        { 


                  


            // Condition if current 


            // sequence is matchable 


            if (dp[i, j] > 0) 


            { 


                      


                // Condition for front 


                // move to (i - 1)th 


                // character 


                if (s[i - 1] == t[j])  


                    dp[i - 1, j + 1] = 1; 


                      


                // Condition for back 


                // move to (i - 1)th 


                // character 


                if (s[i - 1] == t[i + j - 1]) 


                    dp[i - 1, j] = 1; 


            } 


        } 


    } 


      


    bool ans = false; 


  


    for(int i = 0; i <= n; i++) 


    { 


          


        // Condition if it is possible 


        // to make String A equal to 


        // String T 


        if (dp[0, i] == 1) 


        { 


            ans = true; 


            break; 


        } 


    } 


      


    // Print readonly answer 


    if (ans == true) 


        Console.Write("Yes" + "\n"); 


    else


        Console.Write("No" + "\n"); 


} 


  


// Driver Code 


public static void Main(String[] args) 


{ 


    String S = "abab"; 


    String T = "baab"; 


  


    twoStringsEquality(S, T); 


} 


} 


  


// This code is contributed by 29AjayKumar 



















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Output:


Yes





Time Complexity: O(N2)


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