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Problem: Decode String

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Explore how to decode encoded strings where substrings repeat based on given patterns using stacks. Learn to validate input constraints and implement an efficient solution, sharpening your problem-solving skills for coding interviews focused on string manipulation with stacks.

Statement

Given an encoded string, return its decoded version. The encoding rule follows the pattern: k[encoded string]k[encoded~string], where the encoded stringencoded~string is repeated exactly kk times.

Note: The kk is guaranteed to be a positive integer.

Assume that the input string is always valid, meaning there are no extra spaces, and the square brackets are properly balanced and well-formed. Additionally, assume that the original data contains no digits and that digits are only used for repeating the string.

For example, the input will not contain patterns like 3a3a or 2[4]2[4], whereas a valid pattern is 2[aj]3[bax]2[aj]3[bax].

Constraints:

  • 11 \leq s.length 30\leq 30

  • 11 \leq kk 100\leq 100

  • s consists of lowercase English letters, digits, and square brackets.

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Problem: Decode String

Medium
30 min
Explore how to decode encoded strings where substrings repeat based on given patterns using stacks. Learn to validate input constraints and implement an efficient solution, sharpening your problem-solving skills for coding interviews focused on string manipulation with stacks.

Statement

Given an encoded string, return its decoded version. The encoding rule follows the pattern: k[encoded string]k[encoded~string], where the encoded stringencoded~string is repeated exactly kk times.

Note: The kk is guaranteed to be a positive integer.

Assume that the input string is always valid, meaning there are no extra spaces, and the square brackets are properly balanced and well-formed. Additionally, assume that the original data contains no digits and that digits are only used for repeating the string.

For example, the input will not contain patterns like 3a3a or 2[4]2[4], whereas a valid pattern is 2[aj]3[bax]2[aj]3[bax].

Constraints:

  • 11 \leq s.length 30\leq 30

  • 11 \leq kk 100\leq 100

  • s consists of lowercase English letters, digits, and square brackets.