Solution.java

class Solution {
    public String reorganizeString(String s) {
        int[] cnt = new int[26];
        int mx = 0;
        for (char c : s.toCharArray()) {
            int t = c - 'a';
            ++cnt[t];
            mx = Math.max(mx, cnt[t]);
        }
        int n = s.length();
        if (mx > (n + 1) / 2) {
            return "";
        }
        int k = 0;
        for (int v : cnt) {
            if (v > 0) {
                ++k;
            }
        }
        int[][] m = new int[k][2];
        k = 0;
        for (int i = 0; i < 26; ++i) {
            if (cnt[i] > 0) {
                m[k++] = new int[] {cnt[i], i};
            }
        }
        Arrays.sort(m, (a, b) -> b[0] - a[0]);
        k = 0;
        StringBuilder ans = new StringBuilder(s);
        for (int[] e : m) {
            int v = e[0], i = e[1];
            while (v-- > 0) {
                ans.setCharAt(k, (char) ('a' + i));
                k += 2;
                if (k >= n) {
                    k = 1;
                }
            }
        }
        return ans.toString();
    }
}