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3216. Lexicographically Smallest String After a Swap

Given a string s containing only digits, return the

lexicographically smallest string

that can be obtained after swapping adjacent digits in s with the same parity at most once.

Digits have the same parity if both are odd or both are even. For example, 5 and 9, as well as 2 and 4, have the same parity, while 6 and 9 do not.

Example 1:

Input: s = "45320"

Output: "43520"

Explanation:

s[1] == '5' and s[2] == '3' both have the same parity, and swapping them results in the lexicographically smallest string.

Example 2:

Input: s = "001"

Output: "001"

Explanation:

There is no need to perform a swap because s is already the lexicographically smallest.

Constraints:

  • 2 <= s.length <= 100
  • s consists only of digits.

Solution:

class Solution {
    public String getSmallestString(String s) {
        char[] sChar = s.toCharArray();

        for (int i = 0; i < sChar.length -1; i++){
            if (sChar[i] > sChar[i+1] && 
            (
                (sChar[i] % 2 == 0 && sChar[i+1] % 2 ==0) || (sChar[i] % 2 != 0 && sChar[i+1] % 2 !=0) 
            )   
            ){
                char rem = sChar[i];
                sChar[i] = sChar[i+1];
                sChar[i+1] = rem;
                break;
            }
        }

        return String.valueOf(sChar);

    }
}