LeetCode-in-Java

115. Distinct Subsequences

Hard

Given two strings s and t, return the number of distinct subsequences of s which equals t.

A string’s subsequence is a new string formed from the original string by deleting some (can be none) of the characters without disturbing the remaining characters’ relative positions. (i.e., "ACE" is a subsequence of "ABCDE" while "AEC" is not).

It is guaranteed the answer fits on a 32-bit signed integer.

Example 1:

Input: s = “rabbbit”, t = “rabbit”

Output: 3

Explanation: As shown below, there are 3 ways you can generate “rabbit” from S. **rabb**b**it** **ra**b**bbit** **rab**b**bit**

Example 2:

Input: s = “babgbag”, t = “bag”

Output: 5

Explanation: As shown below, there are 5 ways you can generate “bag” from S. **ba**b**g**bag **ba**bgba**g** **b**abgb**ag** ba**b**gb**ag** babg**bag**

Constraints:

Solution

public class Solution {
    public int numDistinct(String text, String text2) {
        if (text.length() < text2.length()) {
            return 0;
        }
        if (text.length() == text2.length()) {
            return (text.equals(text2) ? 1 : 0);
        }
        int move = text.length() - text2.length() + 2;
        // Only finite number of character in s can occupy first position in T. Same applies for
        // every character in T.
        int[] dp = new int[move];
        int j = 1;
        int k = 1;
        for (int i = 0; i < text2.length(); i++) {
            boolean firstMatch = true;
            for (; j < move; j++) {
                if (text2.charAt(i) == text.charAt(i + j - 1)) {
                    if (firstMatch) {
                        // Keep track of first match. To avoid useless comparisons on next
                        // iteration.
                        k = j;
                        firstMatch = false;
                    }
                    if (i == 0) {
                        dp[j] = 1;
                    }
                    dp[j] += dp[j - 1];
                } else {
                    dp[j] = dp[j - 1];
                }
            }
            // No match found for current character of t in s. No point in checking others.
            if (dp[move - 1] == 0) {
                return 0;
            }
            j = k;
        }
        return dp[move - 1];
    }
}