A ↔ BB

AtCoder
IDarc136_a
Time2000ms
Memory256MB
Difficulty
You are given a string $S$ of length $N$ consisting of `A`, `B`, `C`. You can do the following two kinds of operations on $S$ any number of times in any order. * Choose `A` in $S$, delete it, and insert `BB` at that position. * Choose two adjacent characters that are `BB` in $S$, delete them, and insert `A` at that position. Find the lexicographically smallest possible string that $S$ can become after your operations. What is the lexicographical order?Simply speaking, the lexicographical order is the order in which words are listed in a dictionary. As a more formal definition, here is the algorithm to determine the lexicographical order between different strings $S$ and $T$. Below, let $S_i$ denote the $i$\-th character of $S$. Also, if $S$ is lexicographically smaller than $T$, we will denote that fact as $S \lt T$; if $S$ is lexicographically larger than $T$, we will denote that fact as $S \gt T$. 1. Let $L$ be the smaller of the lengths of $S$ and $T$. For each $i=1,2,\dots,L$, we check whether $S_i$ and $T_i$ are the same. 2. If there is an $i$ such that $S_i \neq T_i$, let $j$ be the smallest such $i$. Then, we compare $S_j$ and $T_j$. If $S_j$ comes earlier than $T_j$ in alphabetical order, we determine that $S \lt T$ and quit; if $S_j$ comes later than $T_j$, we determine that $S \gt T$ and quit. 3. If there is no $i$ such that $S_i \neq T_i$, we compare the lengths of $S$ and $T$. If $S$ is shorter than $T$, we determine that $S \lt T$ and quit; if $S$ is longer than $T$, we determine that $S \gt T$ and quit. ## Constraints * $1 \leq N \leq 200000$ * $S$ is a string of length $N$ consisting of `A`, `B`, `C`. ## Input Input is given from Standard Input in the following format: $N$ $S$ [samples]
Samples
Input #1
4
CBAA
Output #1
CAAB

We should do the following.

*   Initially, we have $S=$`CBAA`.
*   Delete the $3$\-rd character `A` and insert `BB`, making $S=$`CBBBA`.
*   Delete the $2$\-nd and $3$\-rd characters `BB` and insert `A`, making $S=$`CABA`.
*   Delete the $4$\-th character `A` and insert `BB`, making $S=$`CABBB`.
*   Delete the $3$\-rd and $4$\-th characters `BB` and insert `A`, making $S=$`CAAB`.

We cannot make $S$ lexicographically smaller than `CAAB`. Thus, the answer is `CAAB`.
Input #2
1
A
Output #2
A

We do no operation.
Input #3
6
BBBCBB
Output #3
ABCA
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