// An [Anagram](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anagram) is a string that is a word or phrase formed by rearranging the letters of a different word or phrase, typically using all the original letters exactly once. Anagram check is not case-sensitive; /** * @function checkAnagramRegex * @param {string} str1 * @param {string} str2 * @returns {boolean} * @description - check anagram with the help of Regex * @example - checkAnagramRegex('node', 'deno') => true * @example - checkAnagramRegex('Eleven plus two', 'Twelve plus one') => true */ const checkAnagramRegex = (str1, str2) => { // check that inputs are strings. if (typeof str1 !== 'string' || typeof str2 !== 'string') { throw new TypeError('Both arguments should be strings.') } // If both strings have not same lengths then they can not be anagram. if (str1.length !== str2.length) { return false } /** * str1 converted to an array and traverse each letter of str1 by reduce method * reduce method return string which is empty or not. */ return ![...str1].reduce( (str2Acc, cur) => str2Acc.replace(new RegExp(cur, 'i'), ''), // remove the similar letter from str2Acc in case-insensitive str2 ) } /** * @function checkAnagramMap * @description - check anagram via using HashMap * @param {string} str1 * @param {string} str2 * @returns {boolean} * @example - checkAnagramMap('node', 'deno') => true * @example - checkAnagramMap('Eleven plus two', 'Twelve plus one') => true */ const checkAnagramMap = (str1, str2) => { // check that inputs are strings. if (typeof str1 !== 'string' || typeof str2 !== 'string') { throw new TypeError('Both arguments should be strings.') } // If both strings have not same lengths then they can not be anagram. if (str1.length !== str2.length) { return false } const str1List = Array.from(str1.toUpperCase()) // str1 to array // get the occurrences of str1 characters by using HashMap const str1Occurs = str1List.reduce( (map, char) => map.set(char, map.get(char) + 1 || 1), new Map() ) for (const char of str2.toUpperCase()) { // if char has not exist to the map it's return false if (!str1Occurs.has(char)) { return false } let getCharCount = str1Occurs.get(char) str1Occurs.set(char, --getCharCount) getCharCount === 0 && str1Occurs.delete(char) } return true } export { checkAnagramRegex, checkAnagramMap }