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Problem StatementBob loves playing a string-matching game where he tries to match two strings based on a specific pattern. In this game, players input two strings, and the game determines whether they match according to a set of rules. Here are the rules of the game:A '*' in the first string represents zero or more characters.A '?' in the first string represents exactly one character.Any other character in the first string must match the corresponding character in the second string.Bob has requested your assistance in completing the game mentioned above.Input format :The first line of input consists of a string str1 containing the characters along with the symbols - ? and *.The second line consists of the string str2, without any symbols.Output format :The first line displays the "Second string: " followed by str2 as string, representing the second input string.The second line displays the following format:"The strings match" if the first string matches the second according to the pattern rules."The strings do not match" if the first string does not match the second according to the pattern rules.Refer to the sample output for the formatting specifications.Code constraints :In the given scenario, the test cases fall under the following constraints:2 ≤ length of the string (str1, str2) ≤ 15Sample test cases :Input 1 :i?mneoiamneoOutput 1 :Second string: iamneoThe strings matchInput 2 :i?miaamOutput 2 :Second string: iaamThe strings do not matchInput 3 :i*mn?oiaamneoOutput 3 :Second string: iaamneoThe strings matchInput 4 :a?b?c?d?e?f?ghaxbxcydzefffghOutput 4 :Second string: axbxcydzefffghThe strings matchInput 5 :a*cacOutput 5 :Second string: acThe strings matchNote :The program will be evaluated only after the “Submit Code” is clicked.Extra spaces and new line characters in the program output will result in the failure of the test case.

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Problem StatementBob loves playing a string-matching game where he tries to match two strings based on a specific pattern. In this game, players input two strings, and the game determines whether they match according to a set of rules. Here are the rules of the game:A '' in the first string represents zero or more characters.A '?' in the first string represents exactly one character.Any other character in the first string must match the corresponding character in the second string.Bob has requested your assistance in completing the game mentioned above.Input format :The first line of input consists of a string str1 containing the characters along with the symbols - ? and .The second line consists of the string str2, without any symbols.Output format :The first line displays the "Second string: " followed by str2 as string, representing the second input string.The second line displays the following format:"The strings match" if the first string matches the second according to the pattern rules."The strings do not match" if the first string does not match the second according to the pattern rules.Refer to the sample output for the formatting specifications.Code constraints :In the given scenario, the test cases fall under the following constraints:2 ≤ length of the string (str1, str2) ≤ 15Sample test cases :Input 1 :i?mneoiamneoOutput 1 :Second string: iamneoThe strings matchInput 2 :i?miaamOutput 2 :Second string: iaamThe strings do not matchInput 3 :imn?oiaamneoOutput 3 :Second string: iaamneoThe strings matchInput 4 :a?b?c?d?e?f?ghaxbxcydzefffghOutput 4 :Second string: axbxcydzefffghThe strings matchInput 5 :acacOutput 5 :Second string: acThe strings matchNote :The program will be evaluated only after the “Submit Code” is clicked.Extra spaces and new line characters in the program output will result in the failure of the test case.

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The problem is asking to implement a string matching game. The game has a set of rules to match two strings. The rules are:

  1. A '*' in the first string represents zero or more characters.
  2. A '?' in the first string represents exactly one character.
  3. Any other character in the first string must match the corresponding character in the second string.

The input of the problem is two strings. The first string contains the characters along with the symbols - ? and *. The second string does not contain any symbols.

The output of the problem is whether the first string matches the second string according to the pattern rules. If the first string matches the second string, print "The strings match". If the first string does not match the second string, print "The strings do not match".

The constraints of the problem are that the length of the strings is between 2 and 15.

Here is a step by step solution:

  1. Read the first string.
  2. Read the second string.
  3. Start comparing the characters of the first string with the characters of the second string from the beginning.
  4. If the character in the first string is '*', it can match zero or more characters in the second string. So, skip the characters in the second string until you find a character that matches the next character in the first string.
  5. If the character in the first string is '?', it can match exactly one character in the second string. So, skip one character in the second string.
  6. If the character in the first string is not '*' or '?', it must match the corresponding character in the second string. If it does not match, print "The strings do not match" and stop.
  7. Repeat steps 4-6 until all characters in the first string are checked.
  8. If all characters in the first string match the corresponding characters in the second string according to the rules, print "The strings match".

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