#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;

string getTown(vector<string>& peopleNames) {
  string answer;
  
  int n = peopleNames.size();
  
  if (n == 0)
      return "";

  if (n == 1) return peopleNames[0];

  sort(peopleNames.begin(), peopleNames.end());

  int en = min(peopleNames[0].size(), peopleNames[n - 1].size());

  string first = peopleNames[0], last = peopleNames[n - 1];
  int i = 0;
  while (i < en && first[i] == last[i])
      i++;

  string pre = first.substr(0, i);
  return pre;
}

int main() 
{
    int n;
    string str;
    cin >> n;
    vector<string> A(n);
    
    for(int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
      cin >> str;
      str[0] = tolower(str[0]);
      A[i] = str;
    }
    
    cout << getTown(A) << "\n";
}
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    string name;
    cout << "Enter name:";
    getline (cin, name);
    cout << "Hello " << name;
    return 0;
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About C++

C++ is a widely used middle-level programming language.

  • Supports different platforms like Windows, various Linux flavours, MacOS etc
  • C++ supports OOPS concepts like Inheritance, Polymorphism, Encapsulation and Abstraction.
  • Case-sensitive
  • C++ is a compiler based language
  • C++ supports structured programming language
  • C++ provides alot of inbuilt functions and also supports dynamic memory allocation.
  • Like C, C++ also allows you to play with memory using Pointers.

Syntax help

Loops

1. If-Else:

When ever you want to perform a set of operations based on a condition If-Else is used.

if(conditional-expression) {
   //code
}
else {
   //code
}

You can also use if-else for nested Ifs and If-Else-If ladder when multiple conditions are to be performed on a single variable.

2. Switch:

Switch is an alternative to If-Else-If ladder.

switch(conditional-expression){    
case value1:    
 // code    
 break;  // optional  
case value2:    
 // code    
 break;  // optional  
......    
    
default:     
 code to be executed when all the above cases are not matched;    
}

3. For:

For loop is used to iterate a set of statements based on a condition.

for(Initialization; Condition; Increment/decrement){  
  //code  
}

4. While:

While is also used to iterate a set of statements based on a condition. Usually while is preferred when number of iterations are not known in advance.

while (condition) {  
// code 
}

5. Do-While:

Do-while is also used to iterate a set of statements based on a condition. It is mostly used when you need to execute the statements atleast once.

do {  
 // code 
} while (condition);

Functions

Function is a sub-routine which contains set of statements. Usually functions are written when multiple calls are required to same set of statements which increases re-usuability and modularity. Function gets run only when it is called.

How to declare a Function:

return_type function_name(parameters);

How to call a Function:

function_name (parameters)

How to define a Function:

return_type function_name(parameters) {  
 // code
}