Try this.
static String removeDuplicatePhrase(String s1, String s2) {
s1 = s1.trim(); s2 = s2.trim();
List<String> list1 = List.of(s1.split("\\s+"));
List<String> list2 = List.of(s2.split("\\s+"));
int size1 = list1.size(), size2 = list2.size();
int i = Math.min(size1, size2);
for (; i > 0; --i)
if (list1.subList(size1 - i, size1).equals(list2.subList(0, i)))
break;
return String.join(" ", list1) + " " + String.join(" ", list2.subList(i, size2));
}
static void test(String s1, String s2) {
System.out.println("s1 = " + s1);
System.out.println("s2 = " + s2);
System.out.println("result = " + removeDuplicatePhrase(s1, s2));
System.out.println();
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
test("duplicate duplicate duplicate", "xyz");
test("duplicate phrases", "duplicate phrases abcd");
test("duplicate phrases", "phrases abcd");
test("duplicate phrases x", "duplicate phrases abcd");
test("duplicate phrases", "duplicate phrases");
test("duplicate ph", "duplicate phrases");
test("duplicate phrases", "phrases");
test("duplicate phrases", "rases");
}
output:
s1 = duplicate duplicate duplicate
s2 = xyz
result = duplicate duplicate duplicate xyz
s1 = duplicate phrases
s2 = duplicate phrases abcd
result = duplicate phrases abcd
s1 = duplicate phrases
s2 = phrases abcd
result = duplicate phrases abcd
s1 = duplicate phrases x
s2 = duplicate phrases abcd
result = duplicate phrases x duplicate phrases abcd
s1 = duplicate phrases
s2 = duplicate phrases
result = duplicate phrases
s1 = duplicate ph
s2 = duplicate phrases
result = duplicate ph duplicate phrases
s1 = duplicate phrases
s2 = phrases
result = duplicate phrases
s1 = duplicate phrases
s2 = rases
result = duplicate phrases rases
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solved Remove duplicate phrases [closed]