diff --git a/java/minimum-length-of-string-after-deleting-similar-ends.java b/java/minimum-length-of-string-after-deleting-similar-ends.java
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+class Solution {
+  public int minimumLength(String s) {
+    int i = 0;
+    int j = s.length() - 1;
+
+    while (i < j && s.charAt(i) == s.charAt(j)) {
+      var c = s.charAt(i);
+
+      while (i <= j && s.charAt(i) == c) {
+        ++i;
+      }
+
+      while (j > i && s.charAt(j) == c) {
+        --j;
+      }
+    }
+
+    return j - i + 1;
+  }
+}