Longest Substring with Distinct Characters | Dataford Interview Questions

How would you find the longest continuous string with all distinct characters?

Implement longest_distinct_substring(s) to return the longest contiguous substring containing no repeated characters. If multiple substrings have the same maximum length, return the one with the earliest starting index. The input is a string, and the output is a string.

Constraints

0 <= len(s) <= 10^4
s may contain letters, digits, symbols, whitespace, or Unicode characters
Return the earliest substring when multiple maximum-length answers exist

Function Signature

def longest_distinct_substring(s):

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Problem

How would you find the longest continuous string with all distinct characters?

Constraints

0 <= len(s) <= 10^4
s may contain letters, digits, symbols, whitespace, or Unicode characters
Return the earliest substring when multiple maximum-length answers exist

Function Signature

def longest_distinct_substring(s):

Your question is Longest Substring with Distinct Characters. Start with the requirements in the Question tab.

Run and submit as often as you like. When you're ready, talk me through your approach or go straight to the code.