2375. Construct Smallest Number From DI String
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You are given a 0-indexed string pattern of length n consisting of the characters 'I' meaning increasing and 'D' meaning decreasing.
A 0-indexed string num of length n + 1 is created using the following conditions:
numconsists of the digits'1'to'9', where each digit is used at most once.- If
pattern[i] == 'I', thennum[i] < num[i + 1]. - If
pattern[i] == 'D', thennum[i] > num[i + 1].
Return the lexicographically smallest possible string num that meets the conditions.
Example 1:
Input: pattern = "IIIDIDDD" Output: "123549876" Explanation: At indices 0, 1, 2, and 4 we must have that num[i] < num[i+1]. At indices 3, 5, 6, and 7 we must have that num[i] > num[i+1]. Some possible values of num are "245639871", "135749862", and "123849765". It can be proven that "123549876" is the smallest possible num that meets the conditions. Note that "123414321" is not possible because the digit '1' is used more than once.
Example 2:
Input: pattern = "DDD" Output: "4321" Explanation: Some possible values of num are "9876", "7321", and "8742". It can be proven that "4321" is the smallest possible num that meets the conditions.
Constraints:
1 <= pattern.length <= 8patternconsists of only the letters'I'and'D'.
Hints
Hint 1
With the constraints, could we generate every possible string?
Hint 2
Yes we can. Now we just need to check if the string meets all the conditions.