diff --git a/java/0844-Backspace-String-Compare b/java/0844-Backspace-String-Compare
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+class Solution {
+  public boolean backspaceCompare(String s, String t) {
+    return backspace(s).equals(backspace(t));
+  }
+
+  private String backspace(final String s) {
+    StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
+    for (final char c : s.toCharArray())
+      if (c != '#')
+        sb.append(c);
+      else if (sb.length() != 0)
+        sb.deleteCharAt(sb.length() - 1);
+    return sb.toString();
+  }
+}