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    Permutation in a string

    Mediumstringsliding windowhash map

    Return true if b contains a contiguous part made of exactly the letters of a, in any order.

    Example 1

    Input:  a = "ab", b = "eidbaooo"
    Output: true

    ba is there.

    Example 2

    Input:  a = "ab", b = "eidboaoo"
    Output: false

    Constraints

    • 1 ≤ a.length, b.length ≤ 10⁴
    • Lowercase letters

    Submit checks your solution against 9 tests, including hidden ones.

    /**
     * @param {string} a
     * @param {string} b
     * @return {bool}
     */
    function checkInclusion(a, b) {
      
    }
    
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