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389. Find the Difference

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Problem Statement

389. Find the Difference

Easy


You are given two strings s and t.

String t is generated by random shuffling string s and then add one more letter at a random position.

Return the letter that was added to t.

 

Example 1:

Input: s = "abcd", t = "abcde"
Output: "e"
Explanation: 'e' is the letter that was added.

Example 2:

Input: s = "", t = "y"
Output: "y"

 

Constraints:

C++

Source file
class Solution {
public:
    char findTheDifference(string s, string t) {
        map <char, int> ms, mt;
        for (int i=0; i < s.length(); i++)
            ms[s[i]]++, mt[t[i]]++;
        mt[t[t.length()-1]]++;
        for (auto i:mt)
            if(ms[i.first]<i.second)
                return i.first;
        return 'a';             // fallback
    }
};