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1221. Split a String in Balanced Strings (Easy)

Balanced strings are those who have equal quantity of 'L' and 'R' characters.

Given a balanced string s split it in the maximum amount of balanced strings.

Return the maximum amount of splitted balanced strings.

 

Example 1:

Input: s = "RLRRLLRLRL"
Output: 4
Explanation: s can be split into "RL", "RRLL", "RL", "RL", each substring contains same number of 'L' and 'R'.

Example 2:

Input: s = "RLLLLRRRLR"
Output: 3
Explanation: s can be split into "RL", "LLLRRR", "LR", each substring contains same number of 'L' and 'R'.

Example 3:

Input: s = "LLLLRRRR"
Output: 1
Explanation: s can be split into "LLLLRRRR".

Example 4:

Input: s = "RLRRRLLRLL"
Output: 2
Explanation: s can be split into "RL", "RRRLLRLL", since each substring contains an equal number of 'L' and 'R'

 

Constraints:

• 1 <= s.length <= 1000
• s[i] = 'L' or 'R'

Related Topics:
String, Greedy

Solution 1.

// OJ: https://leetcode.com/problems/split-a-string-in-balanced-strings/
// Author: github.com/lzl124631x
// Time: O(N)
// Space: O(1)
class Solution {
public:
    int balancedStringSplit(string s) {
        int cnt = 0, ans = 0;
        for (int i = 0; i < s.size(); ++i) {
            cnt += s[i] == 'L' ? 1 : -1;
            if (cnt == 0) ++ans;
        }
        return ans;
    }
};