Write a function to find the longest common prefix string amongst an array of strings.
If there is no common prefix, return an empty string ""
.
Example 1:
Input: ["flower","flow","flight"]
Output: "fl"
Example 2:
Input: ["dog","racecar","car"]
Output: ""
Explanation: There is no common prefix among the input strings.
Note:
All given inputs are in lowercase letters a-z
.
flow
flower flight
class Solution:
def longestCommonPrefix(self, strs):
"""
:type strs: List[str]
:rtype: str
"""
if strs==[]:
return ""
shortstr = min(strs,key=len)
for i,char in enumerate(shortstr):
for other in strs:
if other[i]!=char:
return shortstr[:i]
return shortstr