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g2301_2400.s2390_removing_stars_from_a_string.readme.md Maven / Gradle / Ivy

2390\. Removing Stars From a String

Medium

You are given a string `s`, which contains stars `*`.

In one operation, you can:

*   Choose a star in `s`.
*   Remove the closest **non-star** character to its **left**, as well as remove the star itself.

Return _the string after **all** stars have been removed_.

**Note:**

*   The input will be generated such that the operation is always possible.
*   It can be shown that the resulting string will always be unique.

**Example 1:**

**Input:** s = "leet\*\*cod\*e"

**Output:** "lecoe"

**Explanation:** Performing the removals from left to right:

- The closest character to the 1st star is 't' in "lee**t**\*\*cod\*e". s becomes "lee\*cod\*e".

- The closest character to the 2nd star is 'e' in "le**e**\*cod\*e". s becomes "lecod\*e".

- The closest character to the 3rd star is 'd' in "leco**d**\*e". s becomes "lecoe".

There are no more stars, so we return "lecoe".

**Example 2:**

**Input:** s = "erase\*\*\*\*\*"

**Output:** ""

**Explanation:** The entire string is removed, so we return an empty string. 

**Constraints:**

*   1 <= s.length <= 105
*   `s` consists of lowercase English letters and stars `*`.
*   The operation above can be performed on `s`.