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String in Data Structure

In data structures, a string is a sequence of characters used to
represent text. Strings are commonly used for storing and
manipulating textual data in computer programs. They can be
manipulated using various operations like concatenation, substring
extraction, and comparison.

String in Data Structure

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What is a String?
String Data Type
String Operations
Applications of String
Basics of Strings
String in different language
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Easy Problems on String
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What is a String?
String is considered a data type in general and is typically represented
as arrays of bytes (or words) that store a sequence of characters.
String is defined as an array of characters. The difference between a
character array and a string is the string is terminated with a special
character ‘\0’. Some examples of strings are: “geeks” , “for”, “geeks”,
“GeeksforGeeks”, “Geeks for Geeks”, “123Geeks”, “@123 Geeks”.

String Data Type:

In most programming languages, strings are treated as a distinct data
type. This means that strings have their own set of operations and
properties. They can be declared and manipulated using specific
string-related functions and methods.
Note: In some languages, strings are implemented as arrays of
characters, making them a derived data type.

String Operations:
Strings support a wide range of operations, including concatenation,
substring extraction, length calculation, and more. These operations
allow developers to manipulate and process string data efficiently.

Below are fundamental operations commonly performed on strings in

programming.

Concatenation: Combining two strings to create a new string.

Length: Determining the number of characters in a string.
Access: Accessing individual characters in a string by index.
Substring: Extracting a portion of a string.
Comparison: Comparing two strings to check for equality or order.
Search: Finding the position of a specific substring within a string.
Modification: Changing or replacing characters within a string.

Applications of String:
Text Processing: Strings are extensively used for text processing
tasks such as searching, manipulating, and analyzing textual data.
Data Representation: Strings are fundamental for representing and
manipulating data in formats like JSON, XML, and CSV.
Encryption and Hashing: Strings are commonly used in encryption
and hashing algorithms to secure sensitive data and ensure data
integrity.
Database Operations: Strings are essential for working with
databases, including storing and querying text-based data.
Web Development: Strings are utilized in web development for
constructing URLs, handling form data, processing input from web
 forms, and generating dynamic content.

Basics of Strings:
Introduction to Strings – Data Structure and Algorithm Tutorials
Applications, Advantages and Disadvantages of String
Storage for Strings in C

String in different language:

Strings in C
String Class in C++
String Class in Java
Python String
C# | String
JavaScript String
PHP | Strings

Basic Operations of String:

Searching For Characters and Substring in a String
Program to reverse a string (Iterative and Recursive)
Left Rotation and Right Rotation of a String
Sort string of characters
Print the frequency of each character in Alphabetical order
Swap characters in a String
C program to find the length of a string
How to insert characters in a string at a certain position?
Program to check if two strings are same or not
Concatenating Two Strings
Remove all occurrences of a character in a string

Binary String:
Change if all bits can be made same by single flip
Number of flips to make binary string alternate
Binary representation of next number
 Min flips of continuous characters to make all characters same in a
string
Generate all binary strings without consecutive 1’s
Find i’th Index character in a binary string obtained after n iterations
Generate n-bit Gray Codes

Substring & Subsequence:

Program to print all substrings of a given string
Print all subsequences of a string
Count Distinct Subsequences
Count distinct occurrences as a subsequence
Longest Common Subsequence
Shortest Superstring Problem
Printing Shortest Common Supersequence
Shortest Common Supersequence
Longest Repeating Subsequence
Longest Palindromic Subsequence
Longest Palindromic Substring using Dynamic Programming

Pattern Searching:
Naive algorithm for Pattern Searching
KMP Algorithm for Pattern Searching
Z algorithm
Search a Word in a 2D Grid of characters
Wildcard Pattern Matching
Aho-Corasick Algorithm
Find all strings that match specific pattern in a dictionary
Check if string follows order of characters defined by a pattern or
not

Problems on Palindrome String:

C Program to Check if a Given String is Palindrome
Check if a given string is a rotation of a palindrome
Check if characters of a given string can be rearranged to form a
 palindrome
Online algorithm for checking palindrome in a stream
Print all palindromic partitions of a string
Minimum characters to be added at front to make string palindrome
Make largest palindrome by changing at most K-digits
Minimum number of deletions to make a string palindrome
Minimum insertions to form a palindrome with permutations
allowed

Easy Problems on String:

Count strings with consecutive 1’s
Generate all binary strings from given pattern
Add n binary strings
Divide large number represented as string
Program to find Smallest and Largest Word in a String
Count number of equal pairs in a string
Camel case of a given sentence
Second most repeated word in a sequence
Print all possible strings that can be made by placing spaces
Check if all levels of two trees are anagrams or not

Medium Problems on String:

K’th Non-repeating Character
Queries for characters in a repeated string
URLify a given string (Replace spaces is %20)
Count of total anagram substrings
Count number of binary strings without consecutive 1’s
Lexicographically next string
Check if given string can be split into four distinct strings
Word Break Problem
Check for balanced parentheses in an expression | O(1) space
Length of Longest Balanced Subsequence
Minimum Swaps for Bracket Balancing
Convert a sentence into its equivalent mobile numeric keypad
 sequence
Burrows – Wheeler Data Transform Algorithm
Form minimum number from given sequence
Print shortest path to print a string on screen
Mirror characters of a string

Hard Problems on String:

Multiply Large Numbers represented as Strings
Count ways to increase LCS length of two strings by one
Minimum rotations required to get the same string
Find if an array of strings can be chained to form a circle
Given a sorted dictionary of an alien language, find order of
characters
Remove minimum number of characters so that two strings become
anagram
Minimum Number of Manipulations required to make two Strings
Anagram Without Deletion of Character
Palindrome Substring Queries
Powet Set in Lexicographic order
Minimum Word Break
Minimum number of bracket reversals needed to make an
expression balanced
Word Wrap problem ( Space optimized solution )
Decode a string recursively encoded as count followed by substring

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