Dsa
Strings
Hard
Maximum Anagram Square
An 'Anagram Square' is a string of even length 2k where the first k characters are an anagram of the last k characters. Given a string S, find the length of the longest substring that is an Anagram Square. If no such substring exists (other than the empty string), output 0.
Input Format:
A single string S.
Output Format:
An integer representing the length of the longest Anagram Square substring.
Example:
Input:
baabbc
Output:
2
Explanation: Substrings 'aa' and 'bb' are anagram squares (k=1, length 2). 'aabb' is not (aa vs bb).
Key concepts
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