Python/strings/naiveStringSearch.py
2019-02-23 22:18:21 +08:00

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"""
this algorithm tries to find the pattern from every position of
the mainString if pattern is found from position i it add it to
the answer and does the same for position i+1
Complexity : O(n*m)
n=length of main string
m=length of pattern string
"""
def naivePatternSearch(mainString,pattern):
patLen=len(pattern)
strLen=len(mainString)
position=[]
for i in range(strLen-patLen+1):
match_found=True
for j in range(patLen):
if mainString[i+j]!=pattern[j]:
match_found=False
break
if match_found:
position.append(i)
return position
mainString="ABAAABCDBBABCDDEBCABC"
pattern="ABC"
position=naivePatternSearch(mainString,pattern)
print("Pattern found in position ")
for x in position:
print(x)