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1529\. Minimum Suffix Flips

Medium

You are given a **0-indexed** binary string `target` of length `n`. You have another binary string `s` of length `n` that is initially set to all zeros. You want to make `s` equal to `target`.

In one operation, you can pick an index `i` where `0 <= i < n` and flip all bits in the **inclusive** range `[i, n - 1]`. Flip means changing `'0'` to `'1'` and `'1'` to `'0'`.

Return _the minimum number of operations needed to make_ `s` _equal to_ `target`.

**Example 1:**

**Input:** target = "10111"

**Output:** 3

**Explanation:** Initially, s = "00000". 

Choose index i = 2: "00000" -> "00111" 

Choose index i = 0: "00111" -> "11000" 

Choose index i = 1: "11000" -> "10111" 

We need at least 3 flip operations to form target.

**Example 2:**

**Input:** target = "101"

**Output:** 3

**Explanation:** Initially, s = "000". 

Choose index i = 0: "000" -> "111" 

Choose index i = 1: "111" -> "100" 

Choose index i = 2: "100" -> "101" 

We need at least 3 flip operations to form target.

**Example 3:**

**Input:** target = "00000"

**Output:** 0

**Explanation:** We do not need any operations since the initial s already equals target.

**Constraints:**

*   `n == target.length`
*   1 <= n <= 105
*   `target[i]` is either `'0'` or `'1'`.




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