You are given a string s. Reorder the string using the following algorithm:
If the smallest or largest character appears more than once, you may choose any occurrence to append to the result.
Return the resulting string after reordering s using this algorithm.
Examples
Example 1
Input: s = "aaaabbbbcccc"
Output: "abccbaabccba"
Explanation: After steps 1, 2 and 3 of the first iteration, result = "abc"
After steps 4, 5 and 6 of the first iteration, result = "abccba"
First iteration is done. Now s = "aabbcc" and we go back to step 1
After steps 1, 2 and 3 of the second iteration, result = "abccbaabc"
After steps 4, 5 and 6 of the second iteration, result = "abccbaabccba"
Example 2
Input: s = "rat"
Output: "art"
Explanation: The word "rat" becomes "art" after re-ordering it with the mentioned algorithm.
Constraints
1 <= s.length <= 500
s consists of only lowercase English letters.
1370. Increasing Decreasing String
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You are given a string s. Reorder the string using the following algorithm:
If the smallest or largest character appears more than once, you may choose any occurrence to append to the result.
Return the resulting string after reordering s using this algorithm.
Examples
Example 1
Input: s = "aaaabbbbcccc"
Output: "abccbaabccba"
Explanation: After steps 1, 2 and 3 of the first iteration, result = "abc"
After steps 4, 5 and 6 of the first iteration, result = "abccba"
First iteration is done. Now s = "aabbcc" and we go back to step 1
After steps 1, 2 and 3 of the second iteration, result = "abccbaabc"
After steps 4, 5 and 6 of the second iteration, result = "abccbaabccba"
Example 2
Input: s = "rat"
Output: "art"
Explanation: The word "rat" becomes "art" after re-ordering it with the mentioned algorithm.
Constraints
1 <= s.length <= 500
s consists of only lowercase English letters.
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