/** * @description * Given two strings, `source` and `target`, determine if it's possible to make `source` equal * to `target` You can perform the following operations on the string `source`: * 1. Capitalize zero or more of `source`'s lowercase letters. * 2. Delete all the remaining lowercase letters in `source`. * * Time Complexity: (O(|source|*|target|)) where `|source|` => length of string `source` * * @param {String} source - The string to be transformed. * @param {String} target - The string we want to transform `source` into. * @returns {Boolean} - Whether the transformation is possible. * @see https://www.hackerrank.com/challenges/abbr/problem - Related problem on HackerRank. */ export const isAbbreviation = (source, target) => { const sourceLength = source.length const targetLength = target.length // Initialize a table to keep track of possible abbreviations let canAbbreviate = Array.from({ length: sourceLength + 1 }, () => Array(targetLength + 1).fill(false) ) // Empty strings are trivially abbreviatable canAbbreviate[0][0] = true for (let sourceIndex = 0; sourceIndex < sourceLength; sourceIndex++) { for (let targetIndex = 0; targetIndex <= targetLength; targetIndex++) { if (canAbbreviate[sourceIndex][targetIndex]) { // If characters at the current position are equal, move to the next position in both strings. if ( targetIndex < targetLength && source[sourceIndex].toUpperCase() === target[targetIndex] ) { canAbbreviate[sourceIndex + 1][targetIndex + 1] = true } // If the current character in `source` is lowercase, explore two possibilities: // a) Capitalize it (which is akin to "using" it in `source` to match `target`), or // b) Skip it (effectively deleting it from `source`). if (source[sourceIndex] === source[sourceIndex].toLowerCase()) { canAbbreviate[sourceIndex + 1][targetIndex] = true } } } } return canAbbreviate[sourceLength][targetLength] }