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#330 Checking Whether the Manipulator Returns to the Starting Point

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Nsis
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AlgorithmsStringsPractice

A manipulator starts at its initial point and can move:

  • forward
  • backward
  • right
  • left

      • The manipulator receives a random string containing one-character command tokens. It processes the tokens sequentially and executes the corresponding commands. After processing all tokens, the manipulator stops.

      The manipulator supports four token types: U, D, R, and L, corresponding to movement directions. The tokens are not separated inside the string.

      Write a function that accepts a token string and determines whether the manipulator is at its starting point after stopping: 

      UURLLLRUDDRD...

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