feat : valid palindrome

Author: ekgns33

valid-palindrome/ekgns33.java

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+/*
+start : 7:18 ~
+input : String s
+output : return if given s is valid palindrome
+constraint:
+1) valid palindrome?
+    convert all uppercase letter to lowercase,
+    remove non-alphanumeric chars,
+    reads same forward and backward.
+    ex) abba, aba, a, aacbcaa
+2) length of the input string
+    [1, 2*10^5]
+3) does input string contains non-alphanumeric chars? such as whitespace
+    yes, but only ASCII chars
+
+-------
+
+brute force:
+read each character of input string.
+create a new string that only contains
+lowercase letters and numbers << O(n), when n is length of string s
+
+create string which one is reversed. < O(n)
+
+compare. < O(n)
+
+time : O(n)-3loops, space : O(n)
+
+-------
+better : two-pointer
+
+same as brute force. build new string.
+
+use two pointer left and right
+
+while left <= right
+    if s[left] != s[right] return false;
+
+return true;
+-------
+optimal :
+
+use two pointer left and right
+while left <= right
+    if s[left] is non-alpha left++
+    elif s[right] is non-alpha right--
+    elif s[left] != s[right] return false
+    else left++ right--
+
+return true
+time : O(n) space : O(1)
+ */
+class Solution {
+  public boolean isPalindrome(String s) {
+    int left = 0;
+    int right = s.length() - 1;
+    char leftC;
+    char rightC;
+    while(left <= right) {
+      leftC = s.charAt(left);
+      rightC = s.charAt(right);
+      if(!Character.isLetterOrDigit(leftC)) {
+        left++;
+      } else if (!Character.isLetterOrDigit(rightC)) {
+        right--;
+      } else if (Character.toLowerCase(leftC) != Character.toLowerCase(rightC)) {
+        return false;
+      } else {
+        left++;
+        right--;
+      }
+    }
+    return true;
+  }
+}