Problem Statement
You are given a string input. You are to find the longest substring of input such that the reversal of the substring is also a substring of input. In case of a tie, return the string that occurs earliest in input.
Definition
Class:
ReverseSubstring
Method:
findReversed
Parameters:
string
Returns:
string
Method signature:
string findReversed(string input)
(be sure your method is public)
Notes
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The substring and its reversal may overlap partially or completely.
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The entire original string is itself a valid substring (see example 4).
Constraints
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input will contain between 1 and 50 characters, inclusive.
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Each character of input will be an uppercase letter ('A'-'Z').
Examples
0)
"XBCDEFYWFEDCBZ"
Returns: "BCDEF"
We see that the reverse of BCDEF is FEDCB, which appears later in the string.
1)
"XYZ"
Returns: "X"
The best we can do is find a one character substring, so we implement the tie-breaker rule of taking the earliest one first.
2)
"ABCABA"
Returns: "ABA"
The string ABA is a palindrome (it's its own reversal), so it meets the criteria.
3)
"FDASJKUREKJFDFASIREYUFDHSAJYIREWQ"
Returns: "FDF"
4)
"ABCDCBA"
Returns: "ABCDCBA"
Here, the entire string is its own reversal.
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