class String def lcs(s2) s1=self res="" num=Array.new(s1.size){Array.new(s2.size)} len,ans=0 lastsub=0 s1.scan(/./).each_with_index do |l1,i | s2.scan(/./).each_with_index do |l2,j | unless l1==l2 num[i][j]=0 else (i==0 || j==0)? num[i][j]=1 : num[i][j]=1 + num[i-1][j-1] if num[i][j] > len len = ans = num[i][j] thissub = i thissub -= num[i-1][j-1] unless num[i-1][j-1].nil? if lastsub==thissub res+=s1[i,1] else lastsub=thissub res=s1[lastsub, (i+1)-lastsub] end end end end end res end end