Google Interview Question for Software Engineers


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package google;

import java.util.NavigableSet;
import java.util.Scanner;
import java.util.TreeSet;

public class LexicographicalNextWord {
	public static void main(String args[]) {
		NavigableSet<String> words = new TreeSet<String>();
		Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);
		System.out.println("Ënter number of words: ");
		int numberOfWords = input.nextInt();
		for (int i = 0; i < numberOfWords; i++) {
			words.add(input.next());
		}

		System.out.println("Ënter input word: ");
		String word = input.next();

		String out = null;
		if (!words.contains(word)) {
			out = words.ceiling(word);
		} else {
			out = words.higher(word);
		}
		System.out.println(out == null ? "Error" : out);
	}
}

- Dhruva.Bharadwaj April 16, 2017 | Flag Reply
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using trie to solve this problem:

1. build a 26-ary trie
2. doing a inorder traversal of this trie
3. find the (closest) next word

- respectmyauthoritah April 16, 2017 | Flag Reply
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public class FindNextLexogWord {


	public static void main(String[] args) {

		String[] wordList = {"Cat", "dog", "cow", "donkey", "zebra", "monkey"};
		String input = "duck";
		int nextLex = Integer.MIN_VALUE;
		int value = 0;
		String word = null;
		for( int i = 0 ; i < wordList.length ; i ++ ) {
			if(( value =  input.compareTo(wordList[i]))  <  0 ) {
				System.out.println(value);
				if( nextLex < value){ 
				nextLex = value;
				word = wordList[i];
				}
			}
		}


	}

- arcpill April 17, 2017 | Flag Reply
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public static String findNextWord(String[] words, String input) {
		// go through each word
		int closest = 0;// assume closest itself
		String res = input;
		for(String word: words) {
			// compare input with the word
			// since we are looking for more closer word lets look for < 0
			if(input.compareTo(word) < 0) {
				// which means input comes first
				// check if there is any existing one?
				if(closest == 0) {
					// first time we found a closet
					res = word;
					closest = input.compareTo(word);
				} else {
					// if there is exisrts
					if(closest < input.compareTo(word)) {
						res = word;
						closest = input.compareTo(word);
					}
				}
			}
		}
		
		return res;
	}

- Rj April 27, 2017 | Flag Reply
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Use TST( Ternary Search Tree):
Try using display method coz it generally uses inorder traversal. if your searched element is found, the next element in the inorder traversal would be your next lexigraphic value.

I have solved this question. Please mail me if you need explanation.

class TSTNode{
Character data;
TSTNode left;
TSTNode right;
TSTNode middle;
boolean isWord;

public TSTNode(Character data){
this.data=data;
}

}

- prahl May 02, 2017 | Flag Reply
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Using tree.

#include <string>
#include <memory>
#include <iostream>

class Node {
 public:
  Node(const std::string &word) : word_(word) {}
  const std::string &word() const { return word_; }

  static void insertWord(std::unique_ptr<Node> &tree, const std::string &word)
  {
    if (tree.get() == nullptr)
      tree.reset(new Node(word));
    else if (word < tree->word())
      insertWord(tree->childs_[0], word);
    else
      insertWord(tree->childs_[1], word);
  }

  std::string findNextWord(const std::string &word)
  {
    if (word < word_) {
      std::string w;
      if (childs_[0])
        w = childs_[0]->findNextWord(word);
      return w.empty() ? word_ : w; // if less than me not found then return me
    } else {
      if (!childs_[1])
        return std::string(); // not found
      return childs_[1]->findNextWord(word);
    }
  }

private:
  std::string word_;
  std::unique_ptr<Node> childs_[2];
};

int main() {
  std::unique_ptr<Node> tree;
  for (decltype(auto) w : {"cat", "dog", "cow", "donkey", "zebra", "monkey"})
    Node::insertWord(tree, w);

  std::string w;
  while (true)
  {
    std::cout << "Input: ";
    std::cin >> w;
    if (std::cin.eof())
      break;
    std::cout << "Output: " << tree->findNextWord(w) << std::endl;
  }
}

- S.M. January 07, 2018 | Flag Reply


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