Check if given string can be split into four distinct strings

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Given a string, the task is to check if we can split it into 4 strings such that each string is non-empty and different from the other.

Examples:

Input : str[] = "geeksforgeeks"
Output : Yes
"geeks", "for", "gee", "ks" are four 
distinct strings that can form from
given string.

Input : str[] = "aaabb"
Output : No

Observe if the length of the string is greater than or equal to 10, then every time can split into four parts. Suppose, the length is of 10, then string of length 1, 2, 3, 4 can be made.
For string having length less than 10, we can use brute force i.e iterate through all possible ways of splitting the string and check each one.

If length is more than 10
   return true
Else (If length is less than 10)
   Use Brute Force method to check
   if we can break it in four distinct
   strings.

Below is the implementation of the above idea.

C++

// C++ program to check if we can break a string
// into four distinct strings.
#include<bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
 
// Return if the given string can be split or not.
bool check(string s)
{
    // We can always break a string of size 10 or
    // more into four distinct strings.
    if (s.size() >= 10)
        return true;
 
    // Brute Force
    for (int i =1; i < s.size(); i++)
    {
        for (int j = i + 1; j < s.size(); j++)
        {
            for (int k = j + 1; k < s.size(); k++)
            {
                // Making 4 string from the given string
                string s1 = s.substr(0, i);
                string s2 = s.substr(i, j - i);
                string s3 = s.substr(j, k - j);
                string s4 = s.substr(k, s.size() - k);
 
                // Checking if they are distinct or not.
                if (s1 != s2 && s1 != s3 && s1 != s4 &&
                        s2 != s3 && s2 != s4 && s3 != s4)
                    return true;
            }
        }
    }
 
    return false;
}
 
// Driven Program
int main()
{
    string str = "aaabb";
 
    (check(str))? (cout << "Yes" << endl):
                  (cout << "No" << endl);
 
    return 0;
}

Java

// Java program to check if we can break a string 
// into four distinct strings. 
class GFG
{
 
    // Return true if both strings are equal
    public static boolean strcheck(String s1, String s2) 
    {
        if (s1 != s2)
            return false;
        return true;
    }
 
    // Return if the given string can be split or not.
    public static boolean check(String s) 
    {
        if (s.length() >= 10)
            return true;
 
        // Brute Force
        for (int i = 1; i < s.length(); i++) 
        {
            for (int j = i + 1; j < s.length(); j++) 
            {
                for (int k = j + 1; k < s.length(); k++) 
                {
                     
                    // Making 4 string from the given string
                    String s1 = "", s2 = "", s3 = "", s4 = "";
                    try
                    {
                        s1 = s.substring(0, i);
                        s2 = s.substring(i, j - i);
                        s3 = s.substring(j, k - j);
                        s4 = s.substring(k, s.length() - k);
                    } 
                    catch (StringIndexOutOfBoundsException e) {
                    }
 
                    // Checking if they are distinct or not.
                    if (strcheck(s1, s2) && strcheck(s1, s3) && 
                        strcheck(s1, s4) && strcheck(s2, s3) && 
                        strcheck(s2, s4) && strcheck(s3, s4))
                        return true;
                }
            }
        }
 
        return false;
    }
 
    // Driver code
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        String str = "aaabb";
        if (check(str))
            System.out.println("Yes");
        else
            System.out.println("No");
    }
}
 
// This code is contributed by
// sanjeev2552

Python3

# Python3 program to check if we can 
# break a into four distinct strings. 
 
# Return if the given string can be 
# split or not. 
def check(s):
 
    # We can always break a of size 10 or 
    # more into four distinct strings. 
    if (len(s) >= 10):
        return True
 
    # Brute Force 
    for i in range(1, len(s)): 
     
        for j in range(i + 1, len(s)): 
         
            for k in range(j + 1, len(s)):
             
                # Making 4 from the given 
                s1 = s[0:i] 
                s2 = s[i:j - i]
                s3 = s[j: k - j]
                s4 = s[k: len(s) - k]
                 
                # Checking if they are distinct or not. 
                if (s1 != s2 and s1 != s3 and s1 != s4 and
                    s2 != s3 and s2 != s4 and s3 != s4): 
                    return True
             
    return False
 
# Driver Code 
if __name__ == '__main__':
    str = "aaabb"
 
    print("Yes") if(check(str)) else print("NO")
 
# This code is contributed
# by SHUBHAMSINGH10

C#

// C# program to check if we can break a string 
// into four distinct strings. 
using System;
     
class GFG
{
 
    // Return true if both strings are equal
    public static Boolean strcheck(String s1,
                                   String s2) 
    {
        if (s1.CompareTo(s2) != 0)
            return false;
        return true;
    }
 
    // Return if the given string
    // can be split or not.
    public static Boolean check(String s) 
    {
        if (s.Length >= 10)
            return true;
 
        // Brute Force
        for (int i = 1; i < s.Length; i++) 
        {
            for (int j = i + 1; j < s.Length; j++) 
            {
                for (int k = j + 1; k < s.Length; k++) 
                {
                     
                    // Making 4 string from the given string
                    String s1 = "", s2 = "", 
                           s3 = "", s4 = "";
                    try
                    {
                        s1 = s.Substring(0, i);
                        s2 = s.Substring(i, j - i);
                        s3 = s.Substring(j, k - j);
                        s4 = s.Substring(k, s.Length - k);
                    } 
                    catch (Exception e) {
                    }
 
                    // Checking if they are distinct or not.
                    if (strcheck(s1, s2) && strcheck(s1, s3) && 
                        strcheck(s1, s4) && strcheck(s2, s3) && 
                        strcheck(s2, s4) && strcheck(s3, s4))
                        return true;
                }
            }
        }
        return false;
    }
 
    // Driver code
    public static void Main(String[] args)
    {
        String str = "aaabb";
        if (check(str))
            Console.WriteLine("Yes");
        else
            Console.WriteLine("No");
    }
}
 
// This code is contributed by Princi Singh

Javascript

<script>
 
    // JavaScript program to check if we can break a string 
    // into four distinct strings. 
     
    // Return true if both strings are equal
    function strcheck(s1, s2) 
    {
        if (s1.localeCompare(s2) != 0)
            return false;
        return true;
    }
   
    // Return if the given string can be split or not.
    function check(s) 
    {
        if (s.length >= 10)
            return true;
   
        // Brute Force
        for (let i = 1; i < s.length; i++) 
        {
            for (let j = i + 1; j < s.length; j++) 
            {
                for (let k = j + 1; k < s.length; k++) 
                {
                       
                    // Making 4 string from the given string
                    let s1 = "", s2 = "", s3 = "", s4 = "";
                    s1 = s.substring(0, i);
                    s2 = s.substring(i, i + j - i);
                    s3 = s.substring(j, j + k - j);
                    s4 = s.substring(k, k + s.length - k);
   
                    // Checking if they are distinct or not.
                    if (strcheck(s1, s2) && strcheck(s1, s3) && 
                        strcheck(s1, s4) && strcheck(s2, s3) && 
                        strcheck(s2, s4) && strcheck(s3, s4))
                        return true;
                }
            }
        }
   
        return false;
    }
     
    let str = "aaabb";
    if (check(str))
      document.write("Yes");
    else
      document.write("No");
     
</script>

Output

No

Time complexity : O(n³)
Auxiliary Space : O(n)

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Last Updated : 22 Feb, 2023