72 - Edit Distance.cpp

//Problem Link : https://leetcode.com/problems/edit-distance/ 
//Technique Used : DP

class Solution {
public:
    int minDistance(string word1, string word2) {
        int n=word1.length();
        int m=word2.length();
        int dp[n+1][m+1];
        for(int i=0;i<=n;i++){
            for(int j=0;j<=m;j++){
                if(i==0)
                    dp[i][j]=j;
                else if(j==0)
                    dp[i][j]=i;
                else if(word1[i-1]==word2[j-1])
                    dp[i][j]=dp[i-1][j-1];
                else
                    dp[i][j]=1+min(dp[i-1][j],min(dp[i][j-1],dp[i-1][j-1]));
                    
            }
        }
        return dp[n][m];
    }
};