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Java Anagrams

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Two strings, and , are called anagrams if they contain all the same characters in the same frequencies. For this challenge, the test is not case-sensitive. For example, the anagrams of CAT are CAT, ACT, tac, TCA, aTC, and CtA.

Function Description

Complete the isAnagram function in the editor.

isAnagram has the following parameters:

  • string a: the first string
  • string b: the second string

Returns

  • boolean: If and are case-insensitive anagrams, return true. Otherwise, return false.

Input Format

The first line contains a string .
The second line contains a string .

Constraints

  • Strings and consist of English alphabetic characters.
  • The comparison should NOT be case sensitive.

Sample Input 0

anagram
margana

Sample Output 0

Anagrams

Explanation 0

Character Frequency: anagram Frequency: margana
A or a 3 3
G or g 1 1
N or n 1 1
M or m 1 1
R or r 1 1

The two strings contain all the same letters in the same frequencies, so we print "Anagrams".

Sample Input 1

anagramm
marganaa

Sample Output 1

Not Anagrams

Explanation 1

Character Frequency: anagramm Frequency: marganaa
A or a 3 4
G or g 1 1
N or n 1 1
M or m 2 1
R or r 1 1

The two strings don't contain the same number of a's and m's, so we print "Not Anagrams".

Sample Input 2

Hello
hello

Sample Output 2

Anagrams

Explanation 2

Character Frequency: Hello Frequency: hello
E or e 1 1
H or h 1 1
L or l 2 2
O or o 1 1

The two strings contain all the same letters in the same frequencies, so we print "Anagrams".

Author

Shafaet

Difficulty

Easy

Max Score

10

Submitted By

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