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7 | 7 | Replace: One character in one string is swapped for a different character.
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8 | 8 | Add:: One character is added at any index in one string.
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9 | 9 | Remove: One character is removed at any index in one string.
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| 11 | + Explanation: |
| 12 | + The code snippet is implementing the "One Edit Away" algorithm, which determines whether two given |
| 13 | + strings are one edit away from each other. An edit is defined as either inserting a character, removing a character, or replacing a character. |
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| 15 | + The `OneEdit` function takes two strings as input and returns a boolean indicating whether |
| 16 | + they are one edit away. Here's the breakdown of the algorithm: |
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| 18 | + 1. Calculate the lengths of the two strings. |
| 19 | + 2. Check if the difference in lengths is greater than 1. If so, return `false` because it's |
| 20 | + not possible to make one edit to make the strings equal. |
| 21 | + 3. Traverse both strings until the shorter one is fully traversed or an unequal character is |
| 22 | + found. |
| 23 | + 4. If an unequal character is found, check the remaining portion of the strings to determine |
| 24 | + if they are still one edit away. |
| 25 | + 5. Check the remaining characters in the longer string compared to the remaining characters |
| 26 | + in the shorter string. |
| 27 | + 6. Return `true` if the remaining portions match, indicating they are one edit away. |
| 28 | + 7. If the loop completes without finding any unequal characters, the strings are either |
| 29 | + identical or differ only in length by 1, which means they are one edit away. |
| 30 | + 8. The `abs` and `min` functions are utility functions used to calculate the absolute value |
| 31 | + and minimum of two integers, respectively. |
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| 33 | + The algorithm efficiently checks for the possibility of one edit by comparing the characters at corresponding indices and handling cases where the lengths of the strings are different. |
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