Step through the algorithm visually — use Play or the step buttons (inspired by AlgoMaster / visualgo).
IBM interview context: Valid Anagram is a Easy Arrays & Hashing problem — Use a hash map to trade space for O(1) lookups — classic at onsite rounds.
Use the animation above to step through each move before writing code.
Pattern: Arrays & Hashing
Read from stdin, write to stdout. Classic interview problem #242.
Valid Anagram — IBM interview prep · Arrays & Hashing
Classic interview problem #242.
Input (stdin)
Line 1: string s\nLine 2: string t
Output (stdout)
true or false
Your program must read from stdin and write the answer to stdout (no extra debug text).
anagram nagaram
true
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Ready — edit the code above and click Run or Submit.
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
class Program
{
static int[] Ria(string line = null)
{
line ??= Console.ReadLine();
if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(line)) return Array.Empty<int>();
return line.Trim().Split(new[] { ' ', ',', '\t' }, StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries)
.Select(int.Parse).ToArray();
}
static string[] Rsa()
{
int n = int.Parse(Console.ReadLine());
var arr = new string[n];
for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) arr[i] = Console.ReadLine();
return arr;
}
static void W(params object[] parts) => Console.WriteLine(string.Join(" ", parts));
static void Wb(bool v) => Console.WriteLine(v ? "true" : "false");
static void Wi(int v) => Console.WriteLine(v);
static void Ws(string v) => Console.WriteLine(v);
static void Main()
{
string s = Console.ReadLine();
string t = Console.ReadLine();
var cnt = new int[26];
foreach (var c in s) cnt[c - 'a']++;
foreach (var c in t) cnt[c - 'a']--;
Wb(cnt.All(x => x == 0));
}
}Try solving on your own first, then reveal the official answer.