Easy
First Letter to Appear Twice — C++
Full explanation · Time O(n) · Space O(1)
// Time: O(n)
// Space: O(1)
// hash table
class Solution {
public:
char repeatedCharacter(string s) {
char result = 0;
vector<bool> lookup(26);
for (const auto& c : s) {
if (lookup[c - 'a']) {
result = c;
break;
}
lookup[c - 'a'] = true;
}
return result;
}
};