#848
Medium Algorithms Shifting letters
Array String Prefix Sum
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Feb 22, 2026
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You are given a string s of lowercase English letters and an integer array shifts of the same length.
Call the shift() of a letter, the next letter in the alphabet, (wrapping around so that 'z' becomes 'a').
For example, shift('a') = 'b', shift('t') = 'u', and shift('z') = 'a'.
Now for each shifts[i] = x, we want to shift the first i + 1 letters of s, x times.
Return the final string after all such shifts to s are applied.
Solution
Rust
Time O(n)
Space O(1)
/*
* You are given a string s of lowercase English letters and an integer array shifts of the same length.
* Call the shift() of a letter, the next letter in the alphabet, (wrapping around so that 'z' becomes 'a').
* For example, shift('a') = 'b', shift('t') = 'u', and shift('z') = 'a'.
* Now for each shifts[i] = x, we want to shift the first i + 1 letters of s, x times.
* Return the final string after all such shifts to s are applied.
* Example 1:
* Input: s = "abc", shifts = [3,5,9]
* Output: "rpl"
* Explanation: We start with "abc".
* After shifting the first 1 letters of s by 3, we have "dbc".
* After shifting the first 2 letters of s by 5, we have "igc".
* After shifting the first 3 letters of s by 9, we have "rpl", the answer.
* Example 2:
* Input: s = "aaa", shifts = [1,2,3]
* Output: "gfd"
* Constraints:
* 1 <= s.length <= 105
* s consists of lowercase English letters.
* shifts.length == s.length
* 0 <= shifts[i] <= 109
*/
impl Solution {
pub fn shifting_letters(s: String, shifts: Vec<i32>) -> String {
let mut bytes: Vec<u8> = s.into_bytes();
let n = bytes.len();
// suffix sum of shifts
let mut total: i64 = 0;
for i in (0..n).rev() {
total = (total + shifts[i] as i64) % 26;
bytes[i] = ((bytes[i] - b'a') as i64 + total).rem_euclid(26) as u8 + b'a';
}
String::from_utf8(bytes).unwrap()
}
}