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1312. Minimum Insertion Steps to Make a String Palindrome

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Problem Statement

1312. Minimum Insertion Steps to Make a String Palindrome

Hard


Given a string s. In one step you can insert any character at any index of the string.

Return the minimum number of steps to make s palindrome.

A Palindrome String is one that reads the same backward as well as forward.

 

Example 1:

Input: s = "zzazz"
Output: 0
Explanation: The string "zzazz" is already palindrome we do not need any insertions.

Example 2:

Input: s = "mbadm"
Output: 2
Explanation: String can be "mbdadbm" or "mdbabdm".

Example 3:

Input: s = "leetcode"
Output: 5
Explanation: Inserting 5 characters the string becomes "leetcodocteel".

 

Constraints:

C++

Source file
class Solution {
public:
    int minInsertions(string s) {
        int n = s.length();
        vector<vector<int>> dp(n + 1, vector<int>(n + 1));
        for (int i = 0; i < n; ++i)
            for (int j = 0; j < n; ++j)
                dp[i + 1][j + 1] = s[i] == s[n - 1 - j] ? dp[i][j] + 1 : max(dp[i][j + 1], dp[i + 1][j]);
        return n - dp[n][n];
    }
};