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Solution: Largest Odd Number in String

Explore how to identify the largest odd-valued integer within a numeric string by applying a greedy approach. This lesson helps you understand scanning techniques from the string's end to extract the maximum odd substring, optimizing time complexity to O(n) and space complexity to O(1).

Statement

You are given a string, num, which represents a large integer. Your task is to find the largest odd-valued integer that can be formed as a non-empty substring of num. Return this odd integer as a string. If no odd integer exists, return an empty string ("").

Note: A substring is a continuous sequence of characters within a string.

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