14.Longest_Common_Prefix.cpp

/*
    written by Pankaj Kumar.
    country:-INDIA
    Institute: National Institute of Technology, Uttarakhand
*/
typedef long long ll ;
typedef unsigned long long ull;
typedef vector<int> vl;
typedef vector<vector<int>> vvl;
#define speed cin.tie(0);cout.tie(0);ios_base::sync_with_stdio(0);
/*  Abbrevations  */
#define ff first
#define ss second
#define mp make_pair
#define pb push_back
// loops
#define forin(arr,n) for(ll i=0;i<n;i++) cin>>arr[i];
// Some print
#define no cout<<"NO"<<endl;
#define yes cout<<"YES"<<endl;
// sort
#define all(V) (V).begin(),(V).end()
#define srt(V) sort(all(V))
#define srtGreat(V) sort(all(V),greater<ll>())
// some extra
#define printv(v) for(ll i=0;i<ll(v.size());i++){cout<<v[i]<<" ";} cout<<endl;
#define precision(x) cout<<fixed<<setprecision(x);
#define sz(V) ll(V.size())


/* ascii value
A=65,Z=90,a=97,z=122
*/

/* Some syntax 
//Syntax to create a min heap for priority queue
//priority_queue <int, vector<int>, greater<int>>pq;
*/
/*  --------------------MAIN PROGRAM----------------------------*/
// to run ctrl+b
const ll INF=1e18;
const ll mod1=1e9+7;
const ll mod2=998244353;
// Techniques :
// divide into cases, brute force, pattern finding
// sort, greedy, binary search, two pointer
// transform into graph

// Experience :
// Cp is nothing but only observation and mathematics.


//Add main code here
class Solution {
public:
    string longestCommonPrefix(vector<string>& strs) {
        string result="";
        int n=size(strs),m=size(strs[0]);
        for(int i=0;i<m;i++){
            char temp=strs[0][i];
            int flag=0;
            for(int j=0;j<n;j++){
                if(size(strs[j])<=i){
                    return result;
                }
                else{
                    if(strs[j][i]!=temp){
                        flag++;
                        break;
                    }
                }
            }
            if(flag==0){
                result+=strs[0][i];
            }
            else{
                break;
            }
        }
        return result;
    }
};




/* -----------------END OF PROGRAM --------------------*/
/*
* stuff you should look before submission
* constraint and time limit
* int overflow
* special test case (n=0||n=1||n=2)
* don't get stuck on one approach if you get wrong answer
*/