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Generate Lexicographically Smallest String

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Problem statement

String S1 of length L1 consisting of uppercase alphabets only. String S2 of length L2 consisting of characters 'T' and 'F' only. Generate a lexicographically smallest string S of length (L1 + L2 - 1) such that a substring of length L1 in string S starting at index (0 <= i < L2) is equal to S1 if and only if ith element of S2 is 'T'. If generating a string is not possible return -1.

Function

generateLexicographicallySmallestString(S1: String, S2: String) → String

Examples

Example 1

S1 = "ABCA"S2 = "TFFF"return = "ABCAAAA"

S="ABCAAAA" is lexicographically smallest string that satisfies the given condition:-

  • Character at index 0 of S2 = 'T' and Substring starting at index 0: "ABCA" is equal to S1.
  • Character at index 1 of S2 = 'F'
  • Character at index 2 of S2 = 'F'
  • Character at index 3 of S2 = 'F'

Example 2

S1 = "ABA"S2 = "TFT"return = "ABABA"

S="ABABA" is the lexicographically smallest string that satisfies the given condition.

Example 3

S1 = "ABC"S2 = "TFT"return = "-1"

It is not possible to generate a string that satisfies the given condition, hence the output is -1.

Constraints

  • 1 <= L1 <= 10^4
  • 1 <= L2 <= 100

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public String generateLexicographicallySmallestString(String S1, String S2) {
  // write your code here
}
S1"ABCA"
S2"TFFF"
expected"ABCAAAA"
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