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71. Simplify Path 👍

  • Time: $O(n)$
  • Space: $O(n)$
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class Solution {
 public:
  string simplifyPath(string path) {
    string ans;
    istringstream iss(path);
    vector<string> stack;

    for (string dir; getline(iss, dir, '/');) {
      if (dir.empty() || dir == ".")
        continue;
      if (dir == "..") {
        if (!stack.empty())
          stack.pop_back();
      } else {
        stack.push_back(dir);
      }
    }

    for (const string& s : stack)
      ans += "/" + s;

    return ans.empty() ? "/" : ans;
  }
};

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class Solution {
  public String simplifyPath(String path) {
    final String[] dirs = path.split("/");
    Stack<String> stack = new Stack<>();

    for (final String dir : dirs) {
      if (dir.isEmpty() || dir.equals("."))
        continue;
      if (dir.equals("..")) {
        if (!stack.isEmpty())
          stack.pop();
      } else {
        stack.push(dir);
      }
    }

    return "/" + String.join("/", stack);
  }
}

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class Solution:
  def simplifyPath(self, path: str) -> str:
    stack = []

    for str in path.split('/'):
      if str in ('', '.'):
        continue
      if str == '..':
        if stack:
          stack.pop()
      else:
        stack.append(str)

    return '/' + '/'.join(stack)