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Solution: Count Substrings with Only One Distinct Letter

Explore how to count all substrings with only one distinct letter in a string by maintaining a running count of consecutive identical characters. This lesson teaches an efficient O(n) time and O(1) space approach that simplifies complex substring enumeration into a single pass arithmetic calculation, enhancing problem-solving skills in string processing and pattern recognition.

Statement

Given a string s, return the total number of substrings that contain only one distinct letter.

Constraints:

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