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advent-of-code/2018/puzzle-02-02.cc

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//
// Created by Matthew Gretton-Dann on 01/12/2022.
//
#include <cstdlib>
#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <utility>
#include <vector>
using Int = std::int64_t;
auto str_dist(std::string const& s1, std::string const& s2) noexcept -> Int
{
Int result{0};
for (std::size_t i{0}; i != s1.size(); ++i) {
if (s1[i] != s2[i]) {
++result;
}
}
return result;
}
auto main() -> int
{
std::string line;
std::vector<std::string> lines;
while (std::getline(std::cin, line)) {
lines.push_back(line);
}
Int closest{std::numeric_limits<Int>::max()};
std::string s1;
std::string s2;
for (auto it{lines.begin()}; it != lines.end(); ++it) {
for (auto it2{it + 1}; it2 != lines.end(); ++it2) {
auto distance{str_dist(*it, *it2)};
if (distance < closest) {
closest = distance;
s1 = *it;
s2 = *it2;
}
}
}
std::string result;
result.reserve(s1.size());
for (std::size_t i{0}; i != s1.size(); ++i) {
if (s1[i] == s2[i]) {
result += s1[i];
}
}
std::cout << "Result: " << result << '\n';
return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}