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Given two binary strings s1 and s2, the task is to count the minimum operations to convert string s1 to s2. In one operation a set bit can be chosen and all other bits except that is flipped. If it is not possible to convert s1-> s2 print -1.

Examples: 

Input: s1 = “100010111”   s2 = “101101100”
Output: 3
Explanation: 
In the first operation hold 1 at 6 th index and convert remaining to logical NOT: 100010111→011101100 .
In the second operation hold 1 at 1st index  and convert remaining to logical NOT: 011101100→110010011.
In the third operation hold 1 at 0th index and convert remaining to logical NOT: 110010011→101101100.
So 3 operations.

Input: s1=”11111″  s2 = “00000”
Output: -1

 

Approach: It can be seen choosing the same index of 1 after two operations string remains the same as the original. So different index should be chosen for each operation on doing so “10” in string s1 can be converted to a string “01” in string s2 with two operations. So the answer is dependent on minimizing the number of “10” and “01” in strings s1 and s2. If at any index “0(s1) – 1(s2) “ && “1(s1) – 0(s2)”  are equal in number then there is an answer else -1.

“01” (on choosing 1 at index1) -> “11”(on choosing 1 at index2)  -> “10”

Using this conclusion: 
It can be even possible that minimum “0(s1) – 1(s2) ” && “1(s1) – 0(s2)”  pairs can be obtained by doing 1 operation initially. In the cases where 1 (s1)-> 1(s2) or 1(s1) -> 0(s2).

Follow these steps to solve this problem:

  • Initialize the variable res = INT_MAX
  • Initialize the variable ops1= -1 to store the operations required to convert string s1 to s2 without any modification.
  • Now check if it is possible to minimize operations by doing 1 initial modification in case of (1(s1)-> 1(s2)).
  • Store the operations in ops2 variable and store the minimum in the res by doing min(res,ops2).
  • Now check if it is possible to minimize operations by doing 1 initial modification in case of (1(s1)-> 0(s2)).
  • Store the operations in ops3 variable and store the minimum in the res by doing min(res,ops3).
  • If res is equal to INT_MAX it means it is not possible to convert string s1 -> s2 so print -1.
  • Else print the res.

Below is the implementation of the above approach:

C++14




// C++ program for the above approach
#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
 
// Function to count the "0(s1)-1(s2)"
// && "1(s1)- 0(s2)" pairs
int count_operations(string s1, string s2)
{
    int n = s1.size();
     
    // Initializing to 0 initially
    int cnt10 = 0, cnt01 = 0;
    for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
        if (s1[i] != s2[i]) {
            if (s1[i] == '0')
                cnt01++;
            else
                cnt10++;
        }
    }
     
    // Equal 0(s1)-1(s2) and 1(s1)- 0(s2) pairs
    // To convert 1 pair 2 operations are required
    // so 2 * cnt01
    if (cnt01 == cnt10)
        return 2 * cnt01;
    return -1;
}
 
// Function to do one operation of
// modifying the string s1
bool modify_string(string& s1, string& s2,
                   char c)
{
    int n = s1.size();
    int idx = -1;
     
    // Find the index of occurrence of
    // 1(s1)- c(s2) in s1
    for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
        if (s1[i] == '1' && s2[i] == c) {
             
            // Break if found
            idx = i;
            break;
        }
    }
    if (idx == -1)
        return 0;
     
    // Flip the remaining except that index
    for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
        if (i == idx)
            continue;
        if (s1[i] == '1')
            s1[i] = '0';
        else
            s1[i] = '1';
    }
    return 1;
}
 
// Function to find the minimum operations
// to convert the string s1 to string s2
int find_min_operations(string s1, string s2)
{
    int res = INT_MAX;
     
    // Case -1 Initial strings itself
    int ops1 = count_operations(s1, s2);
   
    if (ops1 != -1)
        res = min(res, ops1);
 
    string a = s1, b = s2;
     
    // Case -2 Doing 1 modification initially
    // for 1(s1)-1(s2)
    if (modify_string(a, b, '1')) {
   
        int ops2 = count_operations(a, b);
         
        // Take minimum
        if (ops2 != -1)
            res = min(res, 1 + ops2);
        
    }
  
 
    // Case-3 doing 1 modification initially
    // for 1(s1) - 0(s2)
    a = s1, b = s2;
    if (modify_string(a, b, '0')) {
        int ops3 = count_operations(a, b);
         
        // Take minimum
        if (ops3 != -1)
            res = min(res, 1 + ops3);
    }
 
    if (res == INT_MAX)
        return -1;
    else
        return res;
}
 
// Driver code
int main()
{
    string s1 = "100010111";
    string s2 = "101101100";
     
    // Function call
    cout << find_min_operations(s1, s2) << endl;
    return 0;
}


Python3




# Python program for the above approach
INT_MAX = 2147483647;
 
# Function to count the "0(s1)-1(s2)"
# && "1(s1)- 0(s2)" pairs
def count_operations (s1, s2):
    n = len(s1);
 
    # Initializing to 0 initially
    cnt10 = 0
    cnt01 = 0;
    for i in range(n):
        if (s1[i] != s2[i]):
            if (s1[i] == '0'):
                cnt01 += 1
            else:
                cnt10 += 1
 
    # Equal 0(s1)-1(s2) and 1(s1)- 0(s2) pairs
    # To convert 1 pair 2 operations are required
    # so 2 * cnt01
    if (cnt01 == cnt10):
        return 2 * cnt01;
    return -1;
 
# Function to do one operation of
# modifying the let s1
def modify_string (s1, s2, c):
    n = len(s1);
    idx = -1;
 
    # Find the index of occurrence of
    # 1(s1)- c(s2) in s1
    for i in range(n):
        if (s1[i] == '1' and s2[i] == c):
 
            # Break if found
            idx = i;
            break;
    if (idx == -1):
        return 0;
 
    # Flip the remaining except that index
    for i in range(n):
        if (i == idx):
            continue;
        if (s1[i] == '1'):
            s1[i] = '0';
        else:
            s1[i] = '1';
    return 1;
 
 
# Function to find the minimum operations
# to convert the let s1 to let s2
def find_min_operations (s1, s2):
    res = 10 ** 9;
 
    # Case -1 Initial strings itself
    ops1 = count_operations(s1, s2);
    if (ops1 != -1):
        res = min(res, ops1);
 
    a = s1
    b = s2;
    # Case -2 Doing 1 modification initially
    # for 1(s1)-1(s2)
    if (modify_string(a, b, '1')):
        ops2 = count_operations(a, b);
 
        # Take minimum
        if (ops2 != -1):
            res = min(res, 1 + ops2);
 
    # Case-3 doing 1 modification initially
    # for 1(s1) - 0(s2)
    a = s1
    b = s2;
    if (modify_string(a, b, '0')):
        ops3 = count_operations(a, b);
 
        # Take minimum
        if (ops3 != -1):
            res = min(res, 1 + ops3);
 
    if (res == 10 ** 9):
        return -1;
    else:
        return res;
 
 
# Driver code
s1 = "100010111";
s2 = "101101100";
s1 = list(s1);
s2 = list(s2);
 
# Function call
print(find_min_operations(s1, s2));
 
# This code is contributed by gfgking


C#




// C# program for the above approach
using System;
class GFG {
 
  // Function to count the "0(s1)-1(s2)"
  // && "1(s1)- 0(s2)" pairs
  static int count_operations(string s1, string s2)
  {
    int n = s1.Length;
 
    // Initializing to 0 initially
    int cnt10 = 0, cnt01 = 0;
    for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
      if (s1[i] != s2[i]) {
        if (s1[i] == '0')
          cnt01++;
        else
          cnt10++;
      }
    }
 
    // Equal 0(s1)-1(s2) and 1(s1)- 0(s2) pairs
    // To convert 1 pair 2 operations are required
    // so 2 * cnt01
    if (cnt01 == cnt10)
      return 2 * cnt01;
    return -1;
  }
 
  // Function to do one operation of
  // modifying the string s1
  static int modify_string(ref string s1, ref string s2,
                           char c)
  {
    int n = s1.Length;
    char[] str1 = s1.ToCharArray();
    char[] str2 = s2.ToCharArray();
 
    int idx = -1;
 
    // Find the index of occurrence of
    // 1(s1)- c(s2) in s1
    for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
      if (str1[i] == '1' && str2[i] == c) {
 
        // Break if found
        idx = i;
        break;
      }
    }
    if (idx == -1)
      return 0;
 
    // Flip the remaining except that index
    for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
      if (i == idx)
        continue;
      if (str1[i] == '1')
        str1[i] = '0';
      else
        str1[i] = '1';
    }
    s1 = new string(str1);
    s2 = new string(str2);
    return 1;
  }
 
  // Function to find the minimum operations
  // to convert the string s1 to string s2
  static int find_min_operations(string s1, string s2)
  {
    int res = Int32.MaxValue;
 
    // Case -1 Initial strings itself
    int ops1 = count_operations(s1, s2);
 
    if (ops1 != -1)
      res = Math.Min(res, ops1);
 
    string a = s1, b = s2;
 
    // Case -2 Doing 1 modification initially
    // for 1(s1)-1(s2)
    if (modify_string(ref a, ref b, '1') > 0) {
      int ops2 = count_operations(a, b);
 
      // Take minimum
      if (ops2 != -1)
        res = Math.Min(res, 1 + ops2);
    }
 
    // Case-3 doing 1 modification initially
    // for 1(s1) - 0(s2)
    a = s1;
    b = s2;
    if (modify_string(ref a, ref b, '0') > 0) {
      int ops3 = count_operations(a, b);
 
      // Take minimum
      if (ops3 != -1)
        res = Math.Min(res, 1 + ops3);
    }
 
    if (res == Int32.MaxValue)
      return -1;
    else
      return res;
  }
 
  // Driver code
  public static void Main()
  {
    string s1 = "100010111";
    string s2 = "101101100";
 
    // Function call
    Console.WriteLine(find_min_operations(s1, s2));
  }
}
 
// This code is contributed by ukasp.


Javascript




<script>
    // JavaScript program for the above approach
    const INT_MAX = 2147483647;
 
    // Function to count the "0(s1)-1(s2)"
    // && "1(s1)- 0(s2)" pairs
    const count_operations = (s1, s2) => {
        let n = s1.length;
 
        // Initializing to 0 initially
        let cnt10 = 0, cnt01 = 0;
        for (let i = 0; i < n; i++) {
            if (s1[i] !== s2[i]) {
                if (s1[i] === '0')
                    cnt01++;
                else
                    cnt10++;
            }
        }
 
        // Equal 0(s1)-1(s2) and 1(s1)- 0(s2) pairs
        // To convert 1 pair 2 operations are required
        // so 2 * cnt01
        if (cnt01 === cnt10)
            return 2 * cnt01;
        return -1;
    }
 
    // Function to do one operation of
    // modifying the let s1
    const modify_string = (s1, s2, c) => {
        let n = s1.length;
        let idx = -1;
 
        // Find the index of occurrence of
        // 1(s1)- c(s2) in s1
        for (let i = 0; i < n; i++) {
            if (s1[i] === '1' && s2[i] === c) {
 
                // Break if found
                idx = i;
                break;
            }
        }
        if (idx === -1)
            return 0;
 
        // Flip the remaining except that index
        for (let i = 0; i < n; i++) {
            if (i === idx)
                continue;
            if (s1[i] == '1')
                s1[i] = '0';
            else
                s1[i] = '1';
        }
        return 1;
    }
 
    // Function to find the minimum operations
    // to convert the let s1 to let s2
    const find_min_operations = (s1, s2) => {
        let res = INT_MAX;
 
        // Case -1 Initial strings itself
        let ops1 = count_operations(s1, s2);
        if (ops1 !== -1)
            res = Math.min(res, ops1);
 
        let a = s1, b = s2;
        // Case -2 Doing 1 modification initially
        // for 1(s1)-1(s2)
        if (modify_string(a, b, '1')) {
            let ops2 = count_operations(a, b);
 
            // Take minimum
            if (ops2 !== -1)
                res = Math.min(res, 1 + ops2);
        }
 
        // Case-3 doing 1 modification initially
        // for 1(s1) - 0(s2)
        a = s1, b = s2;
        if (modify_string(a, b, '0')) {
            let ops3 = count_operations(a, b);
 
            // Take minimum
            if (ops3 !== -1)
                res = Math.min(res, 1 + ops3);
        }
 
        if (res === INT_MAX)
            return -1;
        else
            return res;
    }
 
    // Driver code
    let s1 = "100010111";
    let s2 = "101101100";
    s1 = s1.split('');
    s2 = s2.split('');
     
    // Function call
    document.write(find_min_operations(s1, s2));
 
    // This code is contributed by rakeshsahni
 
</script>


Java




// Java program for the above approach
import java.util.*;
public class GFG {
 
  // Function to count the "0(s1)-1(s2)"
  // && "1(s1)- 0(s2)" pairs
  static int count_operations(String s1, String s2)
  {
    int n = s1.length();
 
    // Initializing to 0 initially
    int cnt10 = 0, cnt01 = 0;
    for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
      if (s1.charAt(i) != s2.charAt(i)) {
        if (s1.charAt(i) == '0')
          cnt01++;
        else
          cnt10++;
      }
    }
 
    // Equal 0(s1)-1(s2) and 1(s1)- 0(s2) pairs
    // To convert 1 pair 2 operations are required
    // so 2 * cnt01
    if (cnt01 == cnt10)
      return 2 * cnt01;
    return -1;
  }
 
  // Function to do one operation of
  // modifying the string s1
  static int modify_string(String s1, String s2,
                           char c)
  {
    int n = s1.length();
    char[] str1 = s1.toCharArray();
    char[] str2 = s2.toCharArray();
 
    int idx = -1;
 
    // Find the index of occurrence of
    // 1(s1)- c(s2) in s1
    for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
      if (str1[i] == '1' && str2[i] == c) {
 
        // Break if found
        idx = i;
        break;
      }
    }
    if (idx == -1)
      return 0;
 
    // Flip the remaining except that index
    for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
      if (i == idx)
        continue;
      if (str1[i] == '1')
        str1[i] = '0';
      else
        str1[i] = '1';
    }
    s1 = new String(str1);
    s2 = new String(str2);
    return 1;
  }
 
  // Function to find the minimum operations
  // to convert the string s1 to string s2
  static int find_min_operations(String s1, String s2)
  {
    int res = Integer.MAX_VALUE;
 
    // Case -1 Initial strings itself
    int ops1 = count_operations(s1, s2);
    ops1 /= 2;
     
    if (ops1 != -1)
      res = Math.min(res, ops1);
 
    String a = s1, b = s2;
 
    // Case -2 Doing 1 modification initially
    // for 1(s1)-1(s2)
    if (modify_string(a, b, '1') > 0) {
      int ops2 = count_operations(a, b);
 
      // Take minimum
      if (ops2 != -1)
        res = Math.min(res, 1 + ops2);
    }
 
    // Case-3 doing 1 modification initially
    // for 1(s1) - 0(s2)
    a = s1;
    b = s2;
    if (modify_string(a, b, '0') > 0) {
      int ops3 = count_operations(a, b);
 
      // Take minimum
      if (ops3 != -1)
        res = Math.min(res, 1 + ops3);
    }
 
    if (res == Integer.MAX_VALUE)
      return -1;
    else
      return res;
  }
 
  // Driver code
  public static void main(String args[])
  {
    String s1 = "100010111";
    String s2 = "101101100";
 
    // Function call
    System.out.println(find_min_operations(s1, s2));
  }
}
 
// This code is contributed by Samim Hossain Mondal.


 
 

Output

3

 

Time Complexity: O(N) where N is the length of the string.
Space Complexity: O(N)

 



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