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  • _bansalutkarsh
    2 months ago+ 0 comments
    public static String getSmallestAndLargest(String s, int k) {
        String smallest = s.substring(0, k);
        String largest = s.substring(0, k);
        for (int i = 1; i <= s.length() - k; i++) {
            String substring = s.substring(i, i + k);
            if (substring.compareTo(smallest) < 0) {
                smallest = substring;
            }
            if (substring.compareTo(largest) > 0) {
                largest = substring;
            }
        }
        return smallest + "\n" + largest;
    }
    
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