1850. Minimum Adjacent Swaps to Reach the Kth Smallest Number
Medium
30 Points
Two Pointers
String
Greedy
You are given a string num, representing a large integer, and an integer k.
We call some integer wonderful if it is a permutation of the digits in num and is greater in value than num. There can be many wonderful integers. However, we only care about the smallest-valued ones.
Return the minimum number of adjacent digit swaps that needs to be applied to num to reach the kth smallest wonderful integer.
The tests are generated in such a way that kth smallest wonderful integer exists.
Examples
Example 1
Input: num = "5489355142", k = 4
Output: 2
Explanation: The 4th smallest wonderful number is "5489355421". To get this number:
- Swap index 7 with index 8: "5489355142" -> "5489355412"
- Swap index 8 with index 9: "5489355412" -> "5489355421"
Example 2
Input: num = "11112", k = 4
Output: 4
Explanation: The 4th smallest wonderful number is "21111". To get this number:
- Swap index 3 with index 4: "11112" -> "11121"
- Swap index 2 with index 3: "11121" -> "11211"
- Swap index 1 with index 2: "11211" -> "12111"
- Swap index 0 with index 1: "12111" -> "21111"
Example 3
Input: num = "00123", k = 1
Output: 1
Explanation: The 1st smallest wonderful number is "00132". To get this number:
- Swap index 3 with index 4: "00123" -> "00132"
Constraints
2 <= num.length <= 1000
1 <= k <= 1000
num only consists of digits.
1850. Minimum Adjacent Swaps to Reach the Kth Smallest Number
Medium
30 Points
Two Pointers
String
Greedy
You are given a string num, representing a large integer, and an integer k.
We call some integer wonderful if it is a permutation of the digits in num and is greater in value than num. There can be many wonderful integers. However, we only care about the smallest-valued ones.
Return the minimum number of adjacent digit swaps that needs to be applied to num to reach the kth smallest wonderful integer.
The tests are generated in such a way that kth smallest wonderful integer exists.
Examples
Example 1
Input: num = "5489355142", k = 4
Output: 2
Explanation: The 4th smallest wonderful number is "5489355421". To get this number:
- Swap index 7 with index 8: "5489355142" -> "5489355412"
- Swap index 8 with index 9: "5489355412" -> "5489355421"
Example 2
Input: num = "11112", k = 4
Output: 4
Explanation: The 4th smallest wonderful number is "21111". To get this number:
- Swap index 3 with index 4: "11112" -> "11121"
- Swap index 2 with index 3: "11121" -> "11211"
- Swap index 1 with index 2: "11211" -> "12111"
- Swap index 0 with index 1: "12111" -> "21111"
Example 3
Input: num = "00123", k = 1
Output: 1
Explanation: The 1st smallest wonderful number is "00132". To get this number:
- Swap index 3 with index 4: "00123" -> "00132"
Constraints
2 <= num.length <= 1000
1 <= k <= 1000
num only consists of digits.
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