printLongestCommonSubsequence.java

public class Solution {
    public static String findLCS(int n, int m, String s1, String s2) {
        // Initialize DP table
        int[][] dp = new int[n + 1][m + 1];
        for (int i = 0; i <= n; i++) {
            for (int j = 0; j <= m; j++) {
                if (i == 0 || j == 0) {
                    dp[i][j] = 0;
                }
            }
        }

        for (int i = 1; i <= n; i++) {
            for (int j = 1; j <= m; j++) {
                if (s1.charAt(i - 1) == s2.charAt(j - 1)) {
                    dp[i][j] = 1 + dp[i - 1][j - 1];
                } else {
                    dp[i][j] = Math.max(dp[i][j - 1], dp[i - 1][j]);
                }
            }
        }
        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
        int i = n, j = m;
        while (i > 0 && j > 0) {
            if (s1.charAt(i - 1) == s2.charAt(j - 1)) {
                sb.append(s1.charAt(i - 1));
                i--;
                j--;
            } else {
                if (dp[i - 1][j] > dp[i][j - 1]) {
                    i--;
                } else {
                    j--;
                }
            }
        }
        return sb.reverse().toString();
    }
}