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package DynamicProgramming;

/**

* A DynamicProgramming based solution for Edit Distance problem In Java

* Description of Edit Distance with an Example:

* <p>

* Edit distance is a way of quantifying how dissimilar two strings (e.g., words) are to one another,

* by counting the minimum number of operations required to transform one string into the other. The

* distance operations are the removal, insertion, or substitution of a character in the string.

* <p>

* The Distance between "kitten" and "sitting" is 3. A minimal edit script that transforms the former into the latter is:

* <p>

* kitten → sitten (substitution of "s" for "k")

* sitten → sittin (substitution of "i" for "e")

* sittin → sitting (insertion of "g" at the end).

* @author SUBHAM SANGHAI

**/

import java.util.Scanner;

public class EditDistance {

public static int minDistance(String word1, String word2) {

int len1 = word1.length();

int len2 = word2.length();

// len1+1, len2+1, because finally return dp[len1][len2]

int[][] dp = new int[len1 + 1][len2 + 1];

/* If second string is empty, the only option is to

insert all characters of first string into second*/

for (int i = 0; i <= len1; i++) {

dp[i][0] = i;

}

/* If first string is empty, the only option is to

insert all characters of second string into first*/

for (int j = 0; j <= len2; j++) {

dp[0][j] = j;

}

//iterate though, and check last char

for (int i = 0; i < len1; i++) {

char c1 = word1.charAt(i);

for (int j = 0; j < len2; j++) {

char c2 = word2.charAt(j);

//if last two chars equal

if (c1 == c2) {

//update dp value for +1 length

dp[i + 1][j + 1] = dp[i][j];

} else {

/* if two characters are different ,

then take the minimum of the various operations(i.e insertion,removal,substitution)*/

int replace = dp[i][j] + 1;

int insert = dp[i][j + 1] + 1;

int delete = dp[i + 1][j] + 1;

int min = replace > insert ? insert : replace;

min = delete > min ? min : delete;

dp[i + 1][j + 1] = min;

}

/* return the final answer , after traversing through both the strings*/

return dp[len1][len2];

}

public static void main(String[] args) {

Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);

String s1, s2;

System.out.println("Enter the First String");

s1 = input.nextLine();

System.out.println("Enter the Second String");

s2 = input.nextLine();

//ans stores the final Edit Distance between the two strings

int ans = minDistance(s1, s2);

System.out.println("The minimum Edit Distance between \"" + s1 + "\" and \"" + s2 + "\" is " + ans);

input.close();

}

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