0387: First Unique Character in a String
Problem Statement
Given a string s, find the first non-repeating character in it and return its index. If it does not exist, return -1.
Example 1:
Input: s = "leetcode"
Output: 0
Explanation:
The character 'l' at index 0 is the first character that does not occur at any other index.
Example 2:
Input: s = "loveleetcode"
Output: 2
Example 3:
Input: s = "aabb"
Output: -1
Constraints:
1 <= s.length <= 105sconsists of only lowercase English letters.
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