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::cmp::min;
use std::io::prelude::*;
use std::io::stdin;
use std::str::FromStr;

fn main() {
    let a: i32 = read();
    let b: i32 = read();

    let mut a_s = String::new();
    let mut b_s = String::new();

    for _ in 0..b {
        a_s += &a.to_string();
    }

    for _ in 0..a {
        b_s += &b.to_string();
    }

    println!("{}", min(a_s, b_s));
}

#[allow(dead_code)]
fn read<T: FromStr>() -> T {
    let stdin = stdin();
    let token: String = stdin
        .lock()
        .bytes()
        .map(|b| b.unwrap() as char)
        .skip_while(|c| c.is_whitespace())
        .take_while(|c| !c.is_whitespace())
        .collect();
    token.parse().ok().unwrap()
}