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38. Count and Say 👎

  • Time: $O(|\texttt{ans}|)$
  • Space: $O(|\texttt{ans}|)$
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class Solution {
 public:
  string countAndSay(int n) {
    string ans = "1";

    while (--n > 0) {
      string next;
      for (int i = 0; i < ans.length(); ++i) {
        int count = 1;
        while (i + 1 < ans.length() && ans[i] == ans[i + 1]) {
          ++count;
          ++i;
        }
        next += to_string(count) + ans[i];
      }
      ans = std::move(next);
    }

    return ans;
  }
};

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class Solution {
  public String countAndSay(int n) {
    StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder("1");

    while (--n > 0) {
      StringBuilder next = new StringBuilder();
      for (int i = 0; i < sb.length(); ++i) {
        int count = 1;
        while (i + 1 < sb.length() && sb.charAt(i) == sb.charAt(i + 1)) {
          ++count;
          ++i;
        }
        next.append(count).append(sb.charAt(i));
      }
      sb = next;
    }

    return sb.toString();
  }
}

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class Solution:
  def countAndSay(self, n: int) -> str:
    ans = '1'

    for _ in range(n - 1):
      nxt = ''
      i = 0
      while i < len(ans):
        count = 1
        while i + 1 < len(ans) and ans[i] == ans[i + 1]:
          count += 1
          i += 1
        nxt += str(count) + ans[i]
        i += 1
      ans = nxt

    return ans