<p>You are given a string <code>s</code>, and an array of pairs of indices in the string&nbsp;<code>pairs</code>&nbsp;where&nbsp;<code>pairs[i] =&nbsp;[a, b]</code>&nbsp;indicates 2 indices(0-indexed) of the string.</p>

<p>You can&nbsp;swap the characters at any pair of indices in the given&nbsp;<code>pairs</code>&nbsp;<strong>any number of times</strong>.</p>

<p>Return the&nbsp;lexicographically smallest string that <code>s</code>&nbsp;can be changed to after using the swaps.</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong class="example">Example 1:</strong></p>

<pre>
<strong>Input:</strong> s = &quot;dcab&quot;, pairs = [[0,3],[1,2]]
<strong>Output:</strong> &quot;bacd&quot;
<strong>Explaination:</strong> 
Swap s[0] and s[3], s = &quot;bcad&quot;
Swap s[1] and s[2], s = &quot;bacd&quot;
</pre>

<p><strong class="example">Example 2:</strong></p>

<pre>
<strong>Input:</strong> s = &quot;dcab&quot;, pairs = [[0,3],[1,2],[0,2]]
<strong>Output:</strong> &quot;abcd&quot;
<strong>Explaination: </strong>
Swap s[0] and s[3], s = &quot;bcad&quot;
Swap s[0] and s[2], s = &quot;acbd&quot;
Swap s[1] and s[2], s = &quot;abcd&quot;</pre>

<p><strong class="example">Example 3:</strong></p>

<pre>
<strong>Input:</strong> s = &quot;cba&quot;, pairs = [[0,1],[1,2]]
<strong>Output:</strong> &quot;abc&quot;
<strong>Explaination: </strong>
Swap s[0] and s[1], s = &quot;bca&quot;
Swap s[1] and s[2], s = &quot;bac&quot;
Swap s[0] and s[1], s = &quot;abc&quot;
</pre>

<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>Constraints:</strong></p>

<ul>
	<li><code>1 &lt;= s.length &lt;= 10^5</code></li>
	<li><code>0 &lt;= pairs.length &lt;= 10^5</code></li>
	<li><code>0 &lt;= pairs[i][0], pairs[i][1] &lt;&nbsp;s.length</code></li>
	<li><code>s</code>&nbsp;only contains lower case English letters.</li>
</ul>



class Solution {
public:
class DSU {
private:
    vector<int> parent, rank;

public:
    // Initialize the DSU with n elements
    DSU(int n) {
        parent.resize(n);
        rank.resize(n, 0);
        for (int i = 0; i < n; ++i) {
            parent[i] = i;
        }
    }

    // Find the root of the set containing x with path compression
    int find(int x) {
        if (parent[x] != x) {
            parent[x] = find(parent[x]);
        }
        return parent[x];
    }

    // Union by rank
    void unionSets(int x, int y) {
        int rootX = find(x);
        int rootY = find(y);
        if (rootX != rootY) {
            if (rank[rootX] > rank[rootY]) {
                parent[rootY] = rootX;
            } else if (rank[rootX] < rank[rootY]) {
                parent[rootX] = rootY;
            } else {
                parent[rootY] = rootX;
                rank[rootX]++;
            }
        }
    }
};

string smallestStringWithSwaps(string s, vector<vector<int>>& pairs) {
    int n = s.size();
    DSU dsu(n);

    // Union the pairs of indices
    for (const auto& pair : pairs) {
        dsu.unionSets(pair[0], pair[1]);
    }

    // Group all characters by their connected component (root)
    unordered_map<int, vector<int>> components;  // {root : [indices]}
    for (int i = 0; i < n; ++i) {
        int root = dsu.find(i);
        components[root].push_back(i);
    }

    // For each component, sort the characters and place them in the correct order
    string result = s;
    for (const auto& component : components) {
        vector<int> indices = component.second;

        // Get all characters in this component and sort them
        string chars;
        for (int idx : indices) {
            chars += s[idx];
        }
        sort(chars.begin(), chars.end());

        // Put the sorted characters back into the corresponding indices
        for (int i = 0; i < indices.size(); ++i) {
            result[indices[i]] = chars[i];
        }
    }

    return result;
}

};
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