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Solution: First Unique Character in a String

Understand how to track character frequencies using a hash map to find the first unique character in a given string. This lesson guides you through breaking down the problem, implementing the solution efficiently with O(n) time complexity, and considering space constraints, helping you improve your problem-solving skills for coding interviews.

Statement

For a given string of characters, s, your task is to find the first non-repeating character and return its index. Return 1-1 if there’s no unique character in the given string.

Constraints:

  • 11 \leq s.length ...