Problem:
Score : 200 points

Problem Statement

Given are 1-digit positive integers a and b. Consider these two strings: the concatenation of b copies of the digit a, and the concatenation of a copies of the digit b. Which of these is lexicographically smaller?

Constraints

1 \leq a \leq 9

1 \leq b \leq 9

a and b are integers.

Input

Input is given from Standard Input in the following format:

a b

Output

Print the lexicographically smaller of the two strings. (If the two strings are equal, print one of them.)

Sample Input 1

4 3

Sample Output 1

3333

We have two strings 444 and 3333. Between them, 3333 is the lexicographically smaller.

Sample Input 2

7 7

Sample Output 2

7777777

Solution in Rust (1.15.1) (judge verdict: Accepted)

use std::vec::Vec;

fn read<T: std::str::FromStr>() -> T {
    let mut s = String::new();
    std::io::stdin().read_line(&mut s).ok();
    s.trim().parse().ok().unwrap()
}

fn read_vec<T: std::str::FromStr>() -> Vec<T> {
    read::<String>().split_whitespace().map(|e| e.parse().ok().unwrap()).collect()
}

fn read_touple<T: std::str::FromStr + Copy>() -> (T, T) {
  let v: Vec<T> = read_vec();
  assert_eq!(v.len(), 2);
  (v[0], v[1])
}

fn main() {
    let (a, b) = read_touple::<usize>();
    let ast = vec![format!("{}", a); b];
    let bst = vec![format!("{}", b); a];
    let a: String = ast.into_iter().collect();
    let b: String = bst.into_iter().collect();
    if a > b {
       println!("{}", b);
    } else {
      println!("{}", a);
    }
}