1408. String Matching in an Array
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Given an array of string words, return all strings in words that are a substring of another word. You can return the answer in any order.
Example 1:
Input: words = ["mass","as","hero","superhero"] Output: ["as","hero"] Explanation: "as" is substring of "mass" and "hero" is substring of "superhero". ["hero","as"] is also a valid answer.
Example 2:
Input: words = ["leetcode","et","code"] Output: ["et","code"] Explanation: "et", "code" are substring of "leetcode".
Example 3:
Input: words = ["blue","green","bu"] Output: [] Explanation: No string of words is substring of another string.
Constraints:
1 <= words.length <= 1001 <= words[i].length <= 30words[i]contains only lowercase English letters.- All the strings of
wordsare unique.
Hints
Hint 1
Bruteforce to find if one string is substring of another or use KMP algorithm.