Manacher’s Algorithm – Linear Time Longest Palindromic Substring – Part 4

24 Jun, 2022
In Manacher’s Algorithm Part 1 and Part 2, we gone through some of the basics, understood LPS length array and how to calculate it efficiently based on four cases. In Part 3, we implemented the same. Here we will review the four cases again and try to see it differently and implement the same. All four cases depends on LPS length value at currentLeftPosition (L[iMirror]) and value of (centerRightPosition – currentRightPosition), i.e. (R – i). These two information are know before which helps us to reuse previous available information and avoid unnecessary character comparison. 
If we look at all four cases, we will see that we 1st set minimum of L[iMirror] and R-i to L[i] and then we try to expand the palindrome in whichever case it can expand.Above observation may look more intuitive, easier to understand and implement, given that one understands LPS length array, position, index, symmetry property etc. 
Implementation:
C++
Java
Python3
C#
Javascript
// A C program to implement Manacher’s Algorithm#include <stdio.h>#include <string.h> char text[100];int min(int a, int b){    int res = a;    if(b < a)        res = b;    return res;} void findLongestPalindromicString(){    int N = strlen(text);    if(N == 0)        return;    N = 2*N + 1; //Position count    int L[N]; //LPS Length Array    L[0] = 0;    L[1] = 1;    int C = 1; //centerPosition    int R = 2; //centerRightPosition    int i = 0; //currentRightPosition    int iMirror; //currentLeftPosition    int maxLPSLength = 0;    int maxLPSCenterPosition = 0;    int start = -1;    int end = -1;    int diff = -1;         //Uncomment it to print LPS Length array    //printf("%d %d ", L[0], L[1]);    for (i = 2; i < N; i++)    {        //get currentLeftPosition iMirror for currentRightPosition i        iMirror = 2*C-i;        L[i] = 0;        diff = R - i;        //If currentRightPosition i is within centerRightPosition R        if(diff > 0)            L[i] = min(L[iMirror], diff);         //Attempt to expand palindrome centered at currentRightPosition i        //Here for odd positions, we compare characters and        //if match then increment LPS Length by ONE        //If even position, we just increment LPS by ONE without        //any character comparison        while ( ((i + L[i]) < N && (i - L[i]) > 0) &&            ( ((i + L[i] + 1) % 2 == 0) ||            (text[(i + L[i] + 1)/2] == text[(i - L[i] - 1)/2] )))        {            L[i]++;        }         if(L[i] > maxLPSLength) // Track maxLPSLength        {            maxLPSLength = L[i];            maxLPSCenterPosition = i;        }         //If palindrome centered at currentRightPosition i        //expand beyond centerRightPosition R,        //adjust centerPosition C based on expanded palindrome.        if (i + L[i] > R)        {            C = i;            R = i + L[i];        }        //Uncomment it to print LPS Length array        //printf("%d ", L[i]);    }    //printf("\n");    start = (maxLPSCenterPosition - maxLPSLength)/2;    end = start + maxLPSLength - 1;    printf("LPS of string is %s : ", text);    for(i=start; i<=end; i++)        printf("%c", text[i]);    printf("\n");} int main(int argc, char *argv[]){     strcpy(text, "babcbabcbaccba");    findLongestPalindromicString();     strcpy(text, "abaaba");    findLongestPalindromicString();     strcpy(text, "abababa");    findLongestPalindromicString();     strcpy(text, "abcbabcbabcba");    findLongestPalindromicString();     strcpy(text, "forgeeksskeegfor");    findLongestPalindromicString();     strcpy(text, "caba");    findLongestPalindromicString();     strcpy(text, "abacdfgdcaba");    findLongestPalindromicString();     strcpy(text, "abacdfgdcabba");    findLongestPalindromicString();     strcpy(text, "abacdedcaba");    findLongestPalindromicString();     return 0;}
// Java program to implement Manacher's Algorithmimport java.util.*; class GFG{    static void findLongestPalindromicString(String text)    {        int N = text.length();        if (N == 0)            return;        N = 2 * N + 1; // Position count        int[] L = new int[N + 1]; // LPS Length Array        L[0] = 0;        L[1] = 1;        int C = 1; // centerPosition        int R = 2; // centerRightPosition        int i = 0; // currentRightPosition        int iMirror; // currentLeftPosition        int maxLPSLength = 0;        int maxLPSCenterPosition = 0;        int start = -1;        int end = -1;        int diff = -1;         // Uncomment it to print LPS Length array        // printf("%d %d ", L[0], L[1]);        for (i = 2; i < N; i++)        {             // get currentLeftPosition iMirror            // for currentRightPosition i            iMirror = 2 * C - i;            L[i] = 0;            diff = R - i;             // If currentRightPosition i is within            // centerRightPosition R            if (diff > 0)                L[i] = Math.min(L[iMirror], diff);             // Attempt to expand palindrome centered at            // currentRightPosition i. Here for odd positions,            // we compare characters and if match then            // increment LPS Length by ONE. If even position,            // we just increment LPS by ONE without            // any character comparison            while (((i + L[i]) + 1 < N && (i - L[i]) > 0) &&                               (((i + L[i] + 1) % 2 == 0) ||                         (text.charAt((i + L[i] + 1) / 2) ==                          text.charAt((i - L[i] - 1) / 2))))            {                L[i]++;            }             if (L[i] > maxLPSLength) // Track maxLPSLength            {                maxLPSLength = L[i];                maxLPSCenterPosition = i;            }             // If palindrome centered at currentRightPosition i            // expand beyond centerRightPosition R,            // adjust centerPosition C based on expanded palindrome.            if (i + L[i] > R)            {                C = i;                R = i + L[i];            }             // Uncomment it to print LPS Length array            // printf("%d ", L[i]);        }         start = (maxLPSCenterPosition - maxLPSLength) / 2;        end = start + maxLPSLength - 1;        System.out.printf("LPS of string is %s : ", text);        for (i = start; i <= end; i++)            System.out.print(text.charAt(i));        System.out.println();    }     // Driver Code    public static void main(String[] args)    {        String text = "babcbabcbaccba";        findLongestPalindromicString(text);         text = "abaaba";        findLongestPalindromicString(text);         text = "abababa";        findLongestPalindromicString(text);         text = "abcbabcbabcba";        findLongestPalindromicString(text);         text = "forgeeksskeegfor";        findLongestPalindromicString(text);         text = "caba";        findLongestPalindromicString(text);         text = "abacdfgdcaba";        findLongestPalindromicString(text);         text = "abacdfgdcabba";        findLongestPalindromicString(text);         text = "abacdedcaba";        findLongestPalindromicString(text);    }} // This code is contributed by// sanjeev2552
# Python program to implement Manacher's Algorithm  def findLongestPalindromicString(text):    N = len(text)    if N == 0:        return    N = 2*N+1    # Position count    L = [0] * N    L[0] = 0    L[1] = 1    C = 1     # centerPosition    R = 2     # centerRightPosition    i = 0    # currentRightPosition    iMirror = 0     # currentLeftPosition    maxLPSLength = 0    maxLPSCenterPosition = 0    start = -1    end = -1    diff = -1      # Uncomment it to print LPS Length array    # printf("%d %d ", L[0], L[1]);    for i in range(2,N):              # get currentLeftPosition iMirror for currentRightPosition i        iMirror = 2*C-i        L[i] = 0        diff = R - i        # If currentRightPosition i is within centerRightPosition R        if diff > 0:            L[i] = min(L[iMirror], diff)          # Attempt to expand palindrome centered at currentRightPosition i        # Here for odd positions, we compare characters and        # if match then increment LPS Length by ONE        # If even position, we just increment LPS by ONE without        # any character comparison        try:            while ((i + L[i]) < N and (i - L[i]) > 0) and \                    (((i + L[i] + 1) % 2 == 0) or \                    (text[(i + L[i] + 1) // 2] == text[(i - L[i] - 1) // 2])):                L[i]+=1        except Exception as e:            pass          if L[i] > maxLPSLength:        # Track maxLPSLength            maxLPSLength = L[i]            maxLPSCenterPosition = i          # If palindrome centered at currentRightPosition i        # expand beyond centerRightPosition R,        # adjust centerPosition C based on expanded palindrome.        if i + L[i] > R:            C = i            R = i + L[i]      # Uncomment it to print LPS Length array    # printf("%d ", L[i]);    start = (maxLPSCenterPosition - maxLPSLength) // 2    end = start + maxLPSLength - 1    print ("LPS of string is " + text + " : ",text[start:end+1])  # Driver programtext1 = "babcbabcbaccba"findLongestPalindromicString(text1)  text2 = "abaaba"findLongestPalindromicString(text2)  text3 = "abababa"findLongestPalindromicString(text3)  text4 = "abcbabcbabcba"findLongestPalindromicString(text4)  text5 = "forgeeksskeegfor"findLongestPalindromicString(text5)  text6 = "caba"findLongestPalindromicString(text6)  text7 = "abacdfgdcaba"findLongestPalindromicString(text7)  text8 = "abacdfgdcabba"findLongestPalindromicString(text8)  text9 = "abacdedcaba"findLongestPalindromicString(text9)  # This code is contributed by BHAVYA JAIN
// C# program to implement Manacher's Algorithmusing System; class GFG{    static void findLongestPalindromicString(String text)    {        int N = text.Length;        if (N == 0)            return;        N = 2 * N + 1; // Position count        int[] L = new int[N + 1]; // LPS Length Array        L[0] = 0;        L[1] = 1;        int C = 1; // centerPosition        int R = 2; // centerRightPosition        int i = 0; // currentRightPosition        int iMirror; // currentLeftPosition        int maxLPSLength = 0;        int maxLPSCenterPosition = 0;        int start = -1;        int end = -1;        int diff = -1;         // Uncomment it to print LPS Length array        // printf("%d %d ", L[0], L[1]);        for (i = 2; i < N; i++)        {             // get currentLeftPosition iMirror            // for currentRightPosition i            iMirror = 2 * C - i;            L[i] = 0;            diff = R - i;             // If currentRightPosition i is within            // centerRightPosition R            if (diff > 0)                L[i] = Math.Min(L[iMirror], diff);             // Attempt to expand palindrome centered at            // currentRightPosition i. Here for odd positions,            // we compare characters and if match then            // increment LPS Length by ONE. If even position,            // we just increment LPS by ONE without            // any character comparison            while (((i + L[i]) + 1 < N && (i - L[i]) > 0) &&                               (((i + L[i] + 1) % 2 == 0) ||                           (text[(i + L[i] + 1) / 2] ==                            text[(i - L[i] - 1) / 2])))            {                L[i]++;            }             if (L[i] > maxLPSLength) // Track maxLPSLength            {                maxLPSLength = L[i];                maxLPSCenterPosition = i;            }             // If palindrome centered at currentRightPosition i            // expand beyond centerRightPosition R,            // adjust centerPosition C based on expanded palindrome.            if (i + L[i] > R)            {                C = i;                R = i + L[i];            }             // Uncomment it to print LPS Length array            // printf("%d ", L[i]);        }         start = (maxLPSCenterPosition - maxLPSLength) / 2;        end = start + maxLPSLength - 1;        Console.Write("LPS of string is {0} : ", text);        for (i = start; i <= end; i++)            Console.Write(text[i]);        Console.WriteLine();    }     // Driver Code    public static void Main(String[] args)    {        String text = "babcbabcbaccba";        findLongestPalindromicString(text);         text = "abaaba";        findLongestPalindromicString(text);         text = "abababa";        findLongestPalindromicString(text);         text = "abcbabcbabcba";        findLongestPalindromicString(text);         text = "forgeeksskeegfor";        findLongestPalindromicString(text);         text = "caba";        findLongestPalindromicString(text);         text = "abacdfgdcaba";        findLongestPalindromicString(text);         text = "abacdfgdcabba";        findLongestPalindromicString(text);         text = "abacdedcaba";        findLongestPalindromicString(text);    }} // This code is contributed by PrinciRaj1992
<script>// Javascript program to implement Manacher's Algorithm function findLongestPalindromicString(text){    let N = text.length;        if (N == 0)            return;        N = 2 * N + 1; // Position count        let L = new Array(N + 1); // LPS Length Array        L[0] = 0;        L[1] = 1;        let C = 1; // centerPosition        let R = 2; // centerRightPosition        let i = 0; // currentRightPosition        let iMirror; // currentLeftPosition        let maxLPSLength = 0;        let maxLPSCenterPosition = 0;        let start = -1;        let end = -1;        let diff = -1;           // Uncomment it to print LPS Length array        // printf("%d %d ", L[0], L[1]);        for (i = 2; i < N; i++)        {               // get currentLeftPosition iMirror            // for currentRightPosition i            iMirror = 2 * C - i;            L[i] = 0;            diff = R - i;               // If currentRightPosition i is within            // centerRightPosition R            if (diff > 0)                L[i] = Math.min(L[iMirror], diff);               // Attempt to expand palindrome centered at            // currentRightPosition i. Here for odd positions,            // we compare characters and if match then            // increment LPS Length by ONE. If even position,            // we just increment LPS by ONE without            // any character comparison            while (((i + L[i]) + 1 < N && (i - L[i]) > 0) &&                               (((i + L[i] + 1) % 2 == 0) ||                         (text[Math.floor((i + L[i] + 1) / 2)] ==                          text[Math.floor((i - L[i] - 1) / 2)])))            {                L[i]++;            }               if (L[i] > maxLPSLength) // Track maxLPSLength            {                maxLPSLength = L[i];                maxLPSCenterPosition = i;            }               // If palindrome centered at currentRightPosition i            // expand beyond centerRightPosition R,            // adjust centerPosition C based on expanded palindrome.            if (i + L[i] > R)            {                C = i;                R = i + L[i];            }               // Uncomment it to print LPS Length array            // printf("%d ", L[i]);        }           start = (maxLPSCenterPosition - maxLPSLength) / 2;        end = start + maxLPSLength - 1;        document.write("LPS of string is "+text+" : ");        for (i = start; i <= end; i++)            document.write(text[i]);        document.write("<br>");} // Driver Code let text = "babcbabcbaccba";findLongestPalindromicString(text); text = "abaaba";findLongestPalindromicString(text); text = "abababa";findLongestPalindromicString(text); text = "abcbabcbabcba";findLongestPalindromicString(text); text = "forgeeksskeegfor";findLongestPalindromicString(text); text = "caba";findLongestPalindromicString(text); text = "abacdfgdcaba";findLongestPalindromicString(text); text = "abacdfgdcabba";findLongestPalindromicString(text); text = "abacdedcaba";findLongestPalindromicString(text);  // This code is contributed by unknown2108</script>
LPS of string is babcbabcbaccba : abcbabcba
LPS of string is abaaba : abaaba
LPS of string is abababa : abababa
LPS of string is abcbabcbabcba : abcbabcbabcba
LPS of string is forgeeksskeegfor : geeksskeeg
LPS of string is caba : aba
LPS of string is abacdfgdcaba : aba
LPS of string is abacdfgdcabba : abba
LPS of string is abacdedcaba : abacdedcaba
Time Complexity: O(n)Auxiliary Space: O(n)
Other Approaches:We have discussed two approaches here. One in Part 3 and other in current article. In both approaches, we worked on given string. Here we had to handle even and odd positions differently while comparing characters for expansion (because even positions do not represent any character in string).To avoid this different handling of even and odd positions, we need to make even positions also to represent some character (actually all even positions should represent SAME character because they MUST match while character comparison). One way to do this is to set some character at all even positions by modifying given string or create a new copy of given string. For example, if input string is “abcb”, new string should be “#a#b#c#b#” if we add # as unique character at even positions.The two approaches discussed already can be modified a bit to work on modified string where different handling of even and odd positions will not be needed. We may also add two DIFFERENT characters (not yet used anywhere in string at even and odd positions) at start and end of string as sentinels to avoid bound check. With these changes string “abcb” will look like “^#a#b#c#b#$” where ^ and $ are sentinels. This implementation may look cleaner with the cost of more memory.We are not implementing these here as it’s a simple change in given implementations.
Implementation of approach discussed in current article on a modified string can be found at Longest Palindromic Substring Part II and a Java Translation of the same by Princeton. 
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