Create Minimum Time to Type Word Using Special Typewriter.java

varunu28 · web-flow · commit 1c827db68938 · 2021-08-21T09:39:05.000-07:00
diff --git a/Easy/Minimum Time to Type Word Using Special Typewriter.java b/Easy/Minimum Time to Type Word Using Special Typewriter.java
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+class Solution {
+  public int minTimeToType(String word) {
+    int totalTime = 0;
+    char currentChar = 'a';
+    for (char c : word.toCharArray()) {
+      int difference = Math.abs(c - currentChar);
+      totalTime += 1 + Math.min(difference, 26 - difference);
+      currentChar = c;
+    }
+    return totalTime;
+  }
+}
