Problem Statement
Write a function to find the longest common prefix string amongst an array of strings.
If there is no common prefix, return an empty string "".
Example 1:
Input: strs = ["flower","flow","flight"] Output: "fl"
Example 2:
Input: strs = ["dog","racecar","car"] Output: "" Explanation: There is no common prefix among the input strings.
Constraints:
1 <= strs.length <= 200 0 <= strs[i].length <= 200 strs[i] consists of only lowercase English letters.
Solution
/**
* @param {string[]} strs
* @return {string}
*/
var longestCommonPrefix = function(strs) {
let commonPrefix = '';
let firstString = strs[0];
if (strs.length === 0) return '';
for (let j = 0; j <= firstString.length; j ++) {
let isNotMatched = false;
for (let i = 1; i < strs.length; i++) {
if (strs[i][j] !== firstString[j]) {
isNotMatched = true;
break;
}
}
if (isNotMatched) {
break;
} else if (firstString[j]) {
commonPrefix += firstString[j];
}
}
return commonPrefix;
}
Sample Output
// strs = ["flower","flow","flight"]
"fl"
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