#944
Delete Columns to Make Sorted
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Description
You are given an array of n strings strs, all of the same length.
The strings can be arranged such that there is one on each line, making a grid.
- For example, strs = ["abc", "bce", "cae"] can be arranged as follows:
abc
bce
cae
You want to delete the columns that are not sorted lexicographically. In the above example (0-indexed), columns 0 ('a', 'b', 'c') and 2 ('c', 'e', 'e') are sorted, while column 1 ('b', 'c', 'a') is not, so you would delete column 1.
Return the number of columns that you will delete.
Example 1:
abc
bce
cae
Example 2:
Input: strs = ["cba","daf","ghi"]
Output: 1
Explanation: The grid looks as follows:
cba
daf
ghi
Columns 0 and 2 are sorted, but column 1 is not, so you only need to delete 1 column.
Example 3:
Input: strs = ["a","b"]
Output: 0
Explanation: The grid looks as follows:
a
b
Column 0 is the only column and is sorted, so you will not delete any columns.
Example 4:
Input: strs = ["zyx","wvu","tsr"]
Output: 3
Explanation: The grid looks as follows:
zyx
wvu
tsr
All 3 columns are not sorted, so you will delete all 3.
Solution