Isomorphic Strings
Explore how to check if two strings are isomorphic by developing a fixed character mapping with hash maps. Learn the problem constraints, ensure mapping consistency, and implement efficient solutions. This lesson helps you grasp key concepts for solving string transformation problems using hash-based approaches.
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Statement
Given two strings, check whether two strings are isomorphic to each other or not. Two strings are isomorphic if a fixed mapping exists from the characters of one string to the characters of the other string. For example, if there are two instances of the character "a" in the first string, both these instances should be converted to another character (which could also remain the same character if "a" is mapped to itself) in the second string. This converted character should remain the same in both positions of the second string since there is a fixed mapping from the character "a" in the first string to the converted character in the second string. ...