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Wildcard Matching

Explore how to implement wildcard matching between an input string and a pattern that includes '?' and '*' as special characters. Learn to create a complete match using greedy algorithms and understand how to efficiently handle pattern matching challenges in coding interviews.

Statement

Given an input string, s, and a pattern string, p, implement wildcard pattern matching that determines if the pattern matches the entire input string.

The pattern supports two special wildcard characters:

  • '?': Matches exactly one arbitrary character.

  • '*': Matches any sequence of characters (including zero characters).

The match must be complete, meaning the pattern should cover the entire input string, not just a part of it. ...