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Longest Common Subsequence

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Given two strings text1 and text2, return the length of their longest common subsequence. If there is no common subsequence, return 0.

A subsequence of a string is a new string generated from the original string with some characters (can be none) deleted without changing the relative order of the remaining characters. (For example, "ace" is a subsequence of "abcde").

Write a function longestCommonSubsequence(text1: str, text2: str) -> int.

制約
  • 1 <= len(text1), len(text2) <= 1000
  • text1 and text2 consist of only lowercase English characters

Example 1
Input
text1 = "abcde", text2 = "ace"
Output
3
Explanation

The longest common subsequence is "ace" and its length is 3.

Example 2
Input
text1 = "abc", text2 = "abc"
Output
3
Explanation

The longest common subsequence is "abc" and its length is 3.

Example 3
Input
text1 = "abc", text2 = "def"
Output
0
Explanation

There is no common subsequence, so the result is 0.

Need a Hint?
Consider using 2D DP-specific data structures like sets or heaps.
Edge Cases to Watch
  • Empty input structures
  • Single element inputs
  • Large numerical bounds

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