# 242_Valid_Anagram ###### tags: `leetcode` ## Problem Statement Given two strings s and t , write a function to determine if t is an anagram of s. - Example 1: > Input: s = "anagram", t = "nagaram" > Output: true - Example 2: > Input: s = "rat", t = "car" > Output: false - Note: > You may assume the string contains only lowercase alphabets. ## Solution - If you use ```find``` and then erase the character found in the string, it is pretty slow. - The faster way is to calculate the frequencies of each character, and compare the vector to see the result. - Note that it is impossible to be anagram if the 2 strings have different length. ```cpp= if (s.size()!= t.size()) return false; ``` ```cpp= for (int i= 0; i< s.size(); i++) { cnt_s[s[i]- 'a']++; cnt_t[t[i]- 'a']++; } if (cnt_s== cnt_t) return true; return false; ```