Problem 1032. compare strings

Created by Reza Ahmadzadeh

Like (1)

Difficulty:Rate

Solve Later
Add To GroupÃ‚

Given 2 strings and 3 actions (Insert,delete,replace) on characters. Find the difference between two strings.

Example:

string1 = 'spring'

string2 = 'strange'

replace(p,t), replace(i,a), insert(e) = 3 actions = 3 differences

so the answer is 3

Solve

Solution Stats

61 Solutions
30 Solvers

Last Solution submitted on Jun 01, 2025

Last 200 Solutions

Problem Comments

1 Comment

1 Comment

James on 14 Nov 2012

Check out Cody Problem 93: Calculate the Levenshtein distance between two strings for other solutions to this problem.

http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/cody/problems/93-calculate-the-levenshtein-distance-between-two-strings

Solution Comments

Show comments

Problem Recent Solvers30

Problem Tags

Community Treasure Hunt

Find the treasures in MATLAB Central and discover how the community can help you!

Start Hunting!

Problem 1032. compare strings

Solution Stats

Last 200 Solutions

Problem Comments

Solution Comments

Problem Recent Solvers30

Suggested Problems

More from this Author11

Problem Tags

Community Treasure Hunt

Problem 1032. compare strings

Solution Stats

Last 200 Solutions

Problem Comments

Solution Comments

Problem Recent Solvers30

Suggested Problems

More from this Author11

Problem Tags

Community Treasure Hunt

Players