Solution: DNA Sequencing with in place filter



examples/dna-sequencing-in-place-filter/dna_sequencing_in_place_filter.go
package main

import (
    "fmt"
    "sort"
    "strings"
)

func main() {
    dna := "ACCGXXCXXGTTACTGGGCXTTGT"
    sequences := strings.Split(dna, "X")
    fmt.Println(sequences)
    fmt.Println(len(sequences)) // 6, this contains 2 empty strings as well

    i := 0
    for j := 0; j < len(sequences); j++ {
        if sequences[j] != "" {
            sequences[i] = sequences[j]
            i++
        }
    }
    sequences = sequences[:i]
    fmt.Println(sequences)
    fmt.Printf("%v, %v\n", len(sequences), cap(sequences)) // 4, 6

    sort.Slice(sequences, func(i, j int) bool {
        return len(sequences[i]) > len(sequences[j])
    })
    fmt.Println(sequences)
    fmt.Printf("%v, %v\n", len(sequences), cap(sequences)) // 4, 6
}

[ACCG  C  GTTACTGGGC TTGT]
6
[ACCG C GTTACTGGGC TTGT]
4, 6
[GTTACTGGGC ACCG TTGT C]
4, 6