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 (1.42.0) (judge verdict: Accepted)

use std::io::{stdin, Read, StdinLock};
use std::str::FromStr;

// reference: http://ir5.hatenablog.com/entry/20171209/1512821837

struct Scanner<'a> {
    cin: StdinLock<'a>,
}
 
impl<'a> Scanner<'a> {
    fn new(cin: StdinLock<'a>) -> Scanner<'a> {
        Scanner { cin: cin }
    }
 
    fn read1<T: FromStr>(&mut self) -> Option<T> {
        let token = self.cin.by_ref().bytes().map(|c| c.unwrap() as char)
            .skip_while(|c| c.is_whitespace())
            .take_while(|c| !c.is_whitespace())
            .collect::<String>();
        token.parse::<T>().ok()
    }
 
    fn read<T: FromStr>(&mut self) -> T {
        self.read1().unwrap()
    }
}

use std::mem;

fn main() {
    let cin = stdin();
    let cin = cin.lock();
    let mut sc = Scanner::new(cin);

    let h: u32 = sc.read();
    let n: u32 = sc.read();
    if h < n {
        println!("{}", h.to_string().repeat(n as usize));
    } else {
        println!("{}", n.to_string().repeat(h as usize));
    }
}