1072. Flip Columns For Maximum Number of Equal Rows

class Solution {
    public int maxEqualRowsAfterFlips(int[][] matrix) {
        Map<String, Integer> cnt = new HashMap<>();
        int ans = 0, n = matrix[0].length;
        for (var row : matrix) {
            char[] cs = new char[n];
            for (int i = 0; i < n; ++i) {
                cs[i] = (char) (row[0] ^ row[i]);
            }
            ans = Math.max(ans, cnt.merge(String.valueOf(cs), 1, Integer::sum));
        }
        return ans;
    }
}