LintCode: Input Stream

Input Stream

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• CheatSheet: Leetcode For Code Interview
• Tag: #stack

Give two input stream inputA and inputB, which have Backspace. If the final result of the two input streams is equal, output YES, otherwise output NO.

Notice

• Input characters include only lowercase letters and ‘<‘
• The length of input stream does not exceed 10000.

Example

Given inputA = "abcde<<", inputB = "abcd<e<", return "YES".

Explanation:
The final result of inputA and inputB is abc, so return "YES".

Given inputA = "a<<bc", inputB = "abc<", return "NO"

Explanation:
The final result of inputA is "bc", and the final result of inputB is "ab", so return "NO".

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## https://code.dennyzhang.com/input-stream
#!/usr/bin/env python
class Solution:
    """
    @param inputA: Input stream A
    @param inputB: Input stream B
    @return: The answer
    """
    def inputStream(self, inputA, inputB):
       # Basic Ideas: stack
        stack1, stack2 = [], []
        for ch in inputA:
            if ch == '<':
                if len(stack1) != 0: stack1.pop(-1)
            else:
                stack1.append(ch)
        for ch in inputB:
            if ch == '<':
               if len(stack2) != 0:
                   stack2.pop(-1)
            else:
                stack2.append(ch)
        return 'YES' if stack1 == stack2 else 'NO'