Check if Binary String Has at Most One Segment of Ones — LeetCode 1784 Python Solution

EasyString
Problem
#1784
Pattern
Hash Map
Reading time
2 min

The problem

Given a binary string s ​​​​​without leading zeros, return true​​​ if s contains at most one contiguous segment of ones. Otherwise, return false.

Example

Input
s = "1001"
Output
false
Explanation
The ones do not form a contiguous segment.

Python solution

Python
class Solution:
    def checkOnesSegment(self, s: str) -> bool:
        return '01' not in s

Complexity

MeasureComplexity
TimeO(n), where n is the length of the string s
SpaceO(1) auxiliary

Pattern: Hash Map

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