LeetCode 246. Strobogrammatic Number

Description

https://leetcode.com/problems/strobogrammatic-number/

A strobogrammatic number is a number that looks the same when rotated 180 degrees (looked at upside down).

Write a function to determine if a number is strobogrammatic. The number is represented as a string.

Example 1:

Input: num = "69"
Output: true

Example 2:

Input: num = "88"
Output: true

Example 3:

Input: num = "962"
Output: false

Example 4:

Input: num = "1"
Output: true

Explanation

Create a reference mapping for strobo grammatic numbers. Then use the two-pointer technique to check if the numbers from left and right match the mapping.

Python Solution

class Solution:
    def isStrobogrammatic(self, num: str) -> bool:
        mapping = {"9": "6", "6": "9", "8": "8", "1": "1", "0": "0"}

        left = 0
        right = len(num) - 1
        
        while left <= right:
            if num[left] in mapping and mapping[num[left]] == num[right]:
                left += 1
                right -= 1            
            else:
                return False
        
        return True

• Time Complexity: ~N
• Space Complexity: ~1