Leetcode Problem 1347. Minimum Number of Steps to Make Two Strings Anagram

1347. Minimum Number of Steps to Make Two Strings Anagram

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Counting Characters and Calculating Differences

  1. Initialize a counter for the characters in s (e.g., using a dictionary or array).
  2. Iterate over each character in s and increment its count in the counter.
  3. Initialize a counter for the characters in t.
  4. Iterate over each character in t and increment its count in the counter.
  5. Initialize a variable steps to 0, which will hold the minimum number of steps required.
  6. For each character in the counter for s, calculate the excess count compared to the counter for t.
  7. Add the excess counts to steps.
  8. Return the value of steps.
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