Check if Two Strings Are One Edit Away

Question You can edit a string in three different ways: insert, remove or replace a character. Write a function to see if two strings are one or zero edits away. Example like, like --> true (zero edits) like, likes --> true (one edit: remove/insert) like, life --> true (one edit, replace) like, lik --> true (one edit: remove/insert) like, pine --> false (two edits) like, lion --> false (two edits) Strategy For most questions that require you to return true or false, you can reduce the scope of the question by removing noise....

June 15, 2022 ยท 3 min