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Problem: Bulls and Cows

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30 min
Explore how to implement the Bulls and Cows game logic by using hash maps. Learn to count digits accurately by position and presence, and develop a solution that returns precise hints for each guess. This lesson helps you apply hash map techniques to solve string and number manipulation problems effectively.

Statement

You are playing a number guessing game called “Bulls and Cows” with a friend.

You write down a secret number, and your friend tries to guess it. After each guess, you provide a hint based on the following:

  • Bulls: The number of digits that are in the correct position in the guess.

  • Cows: The number of digits that are in both the secret and the guess but in different positions. (These are non-bull digits that could become bulls if rearranged.)

Your task is to return a hint for the guess, formatted as “xAyB”, where:

  • x is the number of bulls.

  • y is the number of cows.

Note: Both the secret number and the guess may contain duplicate digits.

Constraints:

  • 1<=1 <= secret.length, guess.length <=103<= 10^3

  • secret.length == guess.length

  • secret and guess consist of digits only.

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Problem: Bulls and Cows

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30 min
Explore how to implement the Bulls and Cows game logic by using hash maps. Learn to count digits accurately by position and presence, and develop a solution that returns precise hints for each guess. This lesson helps you apply hash map techniques to solve string and number manipulation problems effectively.

Statement

You are playing a number guessing game called “Bulls and Cows” with a friend.

You write down a secret number, and your friend tries to guess it. After each guess, you provide a hint based on the following:

  • Bulls: The number of digits that are in the correct position in the guess.

  • Cows: The number of digits that are in both the secret and the guess but in different positions. (These are non-bull digits that could become bulls if rearranged.)

Your task is to return a hint for the guess, formatted as “xAyB”, where:

  • x is the number of bulls.

  • y is the number of cows.

Note: Both the secret number and the guess may contain duplicate digits.

Constraints:

  • 1<=1 <= secret.length, guess.length <=103<= 10^3

  • secret.length == guess.length

  • secret and guess consist of digits only.