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function goodStrNo($str, $a, $b, $c) {
  $goodStringCount = 0;
  $totalC = [];
  $initialA = "";
  $totalconsecutiveA = 0;
  $increment = true;
  $initialB = "";
  $incrementForB = true;

  for ($i = 0; $i < strlen($str); $i++) {
    if ($str[$i] === $b) {
      if ($str[$i+1] === $b || $str[$i+2] === $b) {
        $incrementForB = false;
      }
    }

    $initialA = $str[$i];
    if ($initialA === $a) { 
      $totalconsecutiveA++;
    } else {
      $totalconsecutiveA = 0;
    }
    if ($totalconsecutiveA > 2) {
      $increment = false;
    }
    if ($str[$i] === $c) {
      array_push($totalC, $str[$i]);
    }
  }
  if (count($totalC) < 4) {
    $goodStringCount++;
  }
  if ($increment) {
    $goodStringCount++;
  }
  if ($incrementForB) {
    $goodStringCount++;
  }

  return $goodStringCount;
}

I am not sure of the 1sec time constraint for large N. The big o notation is probably o(n).

- demo April 19, 2020 | Flag Reply
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function goodStrNo($str, $a, $b, $c) {
  $goodStringCount = 0;
  $totalC = [];
  $initialA = "";
  $totalconsecutiveA = 0;
  $increment = true;
  $initialB = "";
  $incrementForB = true;

  for ($i = 0; $i < strlen($str); $i++) {
    if ($str[$i] === $b) {
      if ($str[$i+1] === $b || $str[$i+2] === $b) {
        $incrementForB = false;
      }
    }

    $initialA = $str[$i];
    if ($initialA === $a) { 
      $totalconsecutiveA++;
    } else {
      $totalconsecutiveA = 0;
    }
    if ($totalconsecutiveA > 2) {
      $increment = false;
    }
    if ($str[$i] === $c) {
      array_push($totalC, $str[$i]);
    }
  }
  if (count($totalC) < 4) {
    $goodStringCount++;
  }
  if ($increment) {
    $goodStringCount++;
  }
  if ($incrementForB) {
    $goodStringCount++;
  }

  return $goodStringCount;

}

- demo April 19, 2020 | Flag Reply
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int getNumberOfGoodStrings(int N){
	char [] charArray = new char [N];
	return getNumberOfGoodStrings(N,0,0,charArray);
}

private int getNumberOfGoodStrings(int N, int index, int Ccount, char [] charArray){

	if(index == N)return 1;
	int count = 0;
	
	if(index - 2 < 0 || charArray[index - 2] != 'A'){
		charArray[index] = 'A';
		count += getNumberOfGoodStrings(N,index + 1, Ccount, charArray);
	}
	
	if((index - 2 >= 0 && charArray[index - 2] != 'B' && harArray[index - 1] != 'B') ||
		(index == 1 && charArray[0] != 'B') || 
		index == 0){
		
		charArray[index] = 'B';
		count += getNumberOfGoodStrings(N,index + 1, Ccount, charArray);
	}
	
	if(Ccount < 4){
		charArray[index] = 'C';
		count += getNumberOfGoodStrings(N,index + 1, Ccount + 1, charArray);
	}
	
	return count;
}

- Raminder April 20, 2020 | Flag Reply
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using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.IO;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;

public class PrettyString
{

    public static void Main(String[] args)
    {
                InitVar();
                int N = 100;
                var res = countStr(N);
                Console.WriteLine(res);
				Console.ReadLine();

        
    }

    private static void InitVar()
    {
         m1 = new long[8, 4] { { 1, 0, 0, 0 }, { 1, 0, 0, 0 }, { 0, 1, 0, 0 }, { 1, 0, 0, 0 }, { 0, 1, 0, 0 }, { 0, 1, 0, 0 }, { 0, 1, 0, 0 }, { 0, 0, 1, 0 } };
         m2 = new long[8, 4];
         getstr = new Dictionary<int, String>();
         getrow = new Dictionary<String, int>();
    }

    static long[,] m1;// = new long[8,4]{ { 1, 0, 0, 0 }, { 1, 0, 0, 0 }, { 0, 1, 0, 0 }, { 1, 0, 0, 0 }, { 0, 1, 0, 0 }, { 0, 1, 0, 0 }, { 0, 1, 0, 0 }, { 0, 0, 1, 0 } };
    static long[,] m2;// = new long[8,4];
    static Dictionary<int, String> getstr;// = new Dictionary<int, String>();
    static Dictionary<String, int> getrow;// = new Dictionary<String, int>();

    public static long countStr(int N)
    {
        if (N == 1) return 3;

        fillHm();

        for (int k = 0; k < N - 2; k++)
        {
            // adding A
            for (int i = 0; i < 8; i++)
            {
                if (can_Add(getstr[i], 'A'))
                {
                    String temp = getstr[i];
                    temp = temp + "A";
                    int row = getrow[temp.Substring(1)];
                    for (int j = 0; j < 4; j++)
                        m2[row,j] += m1[i,j];
                }
            }

            //adding B
            for (int i = 0; i < 8; i++)
            {
                if (can_Add(getstr[i], 'B'))
                {
                    String temp = getstr[i];
                    temp = temp + "B";
                    int row = getrow[temp.Substring(1)];
                    for (int j = 0; j < 4; j++)
                        m2[row,j] += m1[i,j];
                }
            }

            //adding C
            for (int i = 0; i < 8; i++)
            {
                String temp = getstr[i];
                temp = temp + "C";
                int row = getrow[temp.Substring(1)];
                for (int j = 0; j < 3; j++)
                    m2[row,j + 1] += m1[i,j];
            }

            for (int i = 0; i < 8; i++)
            {
                for (int j = 0; j < 4; j++)
                {
                    m1[i,j] = m2[i,j];
                    m2[i,j] = 0;
                }
            }
        }

        return sum(m1);
    }

    public static bool can_Add(String s, char a)
    {
        if (a == 'A')
        {
            if (s.Equals("AA"))
                return false;
            else
                return true;
        }
        else
        {
            if (s[0] == 'B' || s[1] == 'B')
                return false;
            else
                return true;
        }
    }

    public static void fillHm()
    {
        getstr.Add(0, "AA");
        getstr.Add(1, "AB");
        getstr.Add(2, "AC");
        getstr.Add(3, "BA");
        getstr.Add(4, "BC");
        getstr.Add(5, "CA");
        getstr.Add(6, "CB");
        getstr.Add(7, "CC");

        getrow.Add("AA", 0);
        getrow.Add("AB", 1);
        getrow.Add("AC", 2);
        getrow.Add("BA", 3);
        getrow.Add("BC", 4);
        getrow.Add("CA", 5);
        getrow.Add("CB", 6);
        getrow.Add("CC", 7);
    }

    public static long sum(long[,] m)
    {
        long s = 0;
        //for (long[] a:m)
        //    for (long aa:a)
        //        s += aa;

        for (long outer = 0; outer < m.GetLongLength(0); outer++)
            for (long inner = 0; inner < m.GetLongLength(1); inner++)
                s += m[outer,inner];

        return s;
    }
}

- Garuda April 23, 2020 | Flag Reply
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function maxNumGoodStrings(N) {

	let memo = {};
	function add( str, c_s ) {
		if (str.length === N) {
			return 1;
		}
		let key = str.length + 
			":" + c_s + 
			":" + (str[str.length - 1] === "A") + 
			":" + (str[str.length - 1] === "B") +
			":" + (str[str.length - 2] === "B");
		if (!memo[key]) {
			count = 0;
			if (c_s < 4) {
				str.push("C");
				count += add(str, c_s + 1);
				str.pop("C");
			}
			if (str[str.length - 1] !== "A") {
				str.push("A");
				count += add(str, c_s);
				str.pop("A");
			}
			if (str[str.length - 1] !== "B" && str[str.length - 2] !== "B") {
				str.push("B");
				count += add(str, c_s);
				str.pop("B");
			}
			memo[key] = count;
		}
		return memo[key];
	}
	return add([], 0);
}

- justacoder February 08, 2021 | Flag Reply


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