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::str::FromStr;
use std::fmt::Debug;
use std::cmp;
#[allow(dead_code)]
fn read_as_vec<T>() -> Vec<T>
where T: FromStr, <T as FromStr>::Err : Debug{
    let mut s = String::new();
    std::io::stdin().read_line(&mut s).unwrap();
    s.trim().split_whitespace().map(|c| T::from_str(c).unwrap()).collect()

}

#[allow(dead_code)]
fn read_as_string() -> String{
    let mut s = String::new();
    std::io::stdin().read_line(&mut s).unwrap();
    s.trim().to_string()
}

fn main(){
    let line = read_as_vec::<i32>();
    let (a, b) = (line[0], line[1]);

    let (base, num) = (cmp::min(a, b), cmp::max(a, b));

    for i in 0..num{
        print!("{}", base);
    }
    println!("");
}