Google¶
Table of Contents¶
- 1. Two Sum (Easy)
- 2667. Create Hello World Function (Easy)
- 2. Add Two Numbers (Medium)
- 1757. Recyclable and Low Fat Products (Easy)
- 9. Palindrome Number (Easy)
- 15. 3Sum (Medium)
- 4. Median of Two Sorted Arrays (Hard)
- 14. Longest Common Prefix (Easy)
- 42. Trapping Rain Water (Hard)
- 3. Longest Substring Without Repeating Characters (Medium)
- 26. Remove Duplicates from Sorted Array (Easy)
- 20. Valid Parentheses (Easy)
- 11. Container With Most Water (Medium)
- 5. Longest Palindromic Substring (Medium)
- 13. Roman to Integer (Easy)
- 22. Generate Parentheses (Medium)
- 128. Longest Consecutive Sequence (Medium)
- 21. Merge Two Sorted Lists (Easy)
- 560. Subarray Sum Equals K (Medium)
- 27. Remove Element (Easy)
- 31. Next Permutation (Medium)
- 53. Maximum Subarray (Medium)
- 7. Reverse Integer (Medium)
- 6. Zigzag Conversion (Medium)
- 118. Pascal's Triangle (Easy)
- 394. Decode String (Medium)
- 242. Valid Anagram (Easy)
- 18. 4Sum (Medium)
- 50. Pow(x, n) (Medium)
- 54. Spiral Matrix (Medium)
1. Two Sum¶
"""
- Return the indices of the two numbers such that they add up to a specific target.
- Approach: Use a hashmap to store the indices of the numbers.
- Time Complexity: O(n)
- Space Complexity: O(n)
"""
from typing import List
def two_sum(nums: List[int], target: int) -> List[int]:
hashmap = {} # val: idx
for idx, val in enumerate(nums):
if (target - val) in hashmap:
return [hashmap[target - val], idx]
hashmap[val] = idx
return []
def test_two_sum():
assert two_sum([2, 7, 11, 15], 9) == [0, 1]
assert two_sum([3, 2, 4], 6) == [1, 2]
assert two_sum([3, 3], 6) == [0, 1]
assert two_sum([1, 2, 3, 4, 5], 10) == []
assert two_sum([-1, -2, -3, -4, -5], -8) == [2, 4]
#include <cassert>
#include <unordered_map>
#include <vector>
using namespace std;
class Solution {
public:
vector<int> twoSum(vector<int>& nums, int target) {
unordered_map<int, int> map;
for (size_t i = 0; i < nums.size(); i++) {
int diff = target - nums[i];
if (map.find(diff) != map.end()) {
return {map[diff], (int)i};
}
map[nums[i]] = (int)i;
}
return {-1, -1};
}
};
int main() {
Solution solution;
vector<int> nums = {2, 7, 11, 15};
int target = 9;
vector<int> result = solution.twoSum(nums, target);
assert((result == vector<int>{0, 1}));
return 0;
}
2667. Create Hello World Function¶
2. Add Two Numbers¶
from typing import Optional
from leetpattern.utils import LinkedList, ListNode
def add_two_numbers(l1: Optional[ListNode], l2: Optional[ListNode]) -> Optional[ListNode]:
"""Add two numbers represented by linked lists."""
dummy = ListNode()
cur = dummy
carry = 0
while l1 or l2:
v1 = l1.val if l1 else 0
v2 = l2.val if l2 else 0
carry, val = divmod(v1 + v2 + carry, 10)
cur.next = ListNode(val)
cur = cur.next
if l1:
l1 = l1.next
if l2:
l2 = l2.next
if carry:
cur.next = ListNode(val=carry)
return dummy.next
def test_add_two_numbers():
l1 = LinkedList([2, 4, 3]).head
l2 = LinkedList([5, 6, 4]).head
added = add_two_numbers(l1, l2)
assert LinkedList(added).to_array() == [7, 0, 8]
#include <cassert>
#include <vector>
using namespace std;
struct ListNode {
int val;
ListNode* next;
ListNode() : val(0), next(nullptr) {}
ListNode(int x) : val(x), next(nullptr) {}
ListNode(int x, ListNode* next) : val(x), next(next) {}
};
class Solution {
public:
ListNode* addTwoNumbers(ListNode* l1, ListNode* l2) {
ListNode dummy;
ListNode* cur = &dummy;
int carry = 0;
while (l1 || l2 || carry) {
if (l1) {
carry += l1->val;
l1 = l1->next;
}
if (l2) {
carry += l2->val;
l2 = l2->next;
}
cur->next = new ListNode(carry % 10);
cur = cur->next;
carry /= 10;
}
return dummy.next;
}
};
int main() {
Solution sol;
ListNode* l1 = new ListNode(2, new ListNode(4, new ListNode(3)));
ListNode* l2 = new ListNode(5, new ListNode(6, new ListNode(4)));
ListNode* result = sol.addTwoNumbers(l1, l2);
vector<int> expected = {7, 0, 8};
for (int val : expected) {
assert(result != nullptr && result->val == val);
result = result->next;
}
assert(result == nullptr); // End of list
return 0;
}
1757. Recyclable and Low Fat Products¶
Input:
Products table:
+-------------+----------+------------+
| product_id | low_fats | recyclable |
+-------------+----------+------------+
| 0 | Y | N |
| 1 | Y | Y |
| 2 | N | Y |
| 3 | Y | Y |
| 4 | N | N |
+-------------+----------+------------+
Output:
+-------------+
| product_id |
+-------------+
| 1 |
| 3 |
+-------------+
9. Palindrome Number¶
"""
- Return true if the given number is a palindrome. Otherwise, return false.
"""
# Reverse
def isPalindromeReverse(x: int) -> bool:
if x < 0:
return False
return str(x) == str(x)[::-1]
# Left Right Pointers
def isPalindromeLR(x: int) -> bool:
if x < 0:
return False
x = list(str(x)) # 121 -> ['1', '2', '1']
left, right = 0, len(x) - 1
while left < right:
if x[left] != x[right]:
return False
left += 1
right -= 1
return True
# |------------|------- |---------|
# | Approach | Time | Space |
# |------------|--------|---------|
# | Reverse | O(N) | O(N) |
# | Left Right | O(N) | O(1) |
# |------------|--------|---------|
x = 121
print(isPalindromeReverse(x)) # True
print(isPalindromeLR(x)) # True
15. 3Sum¶
from typing import List
# Left Right Pointers
def threeSum(nums: List[int]) -> List[List[int]]:
nums.sort()
res = []
n = len(nums)
for i in range(n - 2):
if i > 0 and nums[i] == nums[i - 1]:
continue
left, right = i + 1, n - 1
while left < right:
total = nums[i] + nums[left] + nums[right]
if total > 0:
right -= 1
elif total < 0:
left += 1
else:
res.append([nums[i], nums[left], nums[right]])
while left < right and nums[left] == nums[left + 1]:
left += 1
while left < right and nums[right] == nums[right - 1]:
right -= 1
left += 1
right -= 1
return res
nums = [-1, 0, 1, 2, -1, -4]
assert threeSum(nums) == [[-1, -1, 2], [-1, 0, 1]]
#include <algorithm>
#include <iostream>
#include <vector>
using namespace std;
vector<vector<int>> threeSum(vector<int>& nums) {
sort(nums.begin(), nums.end());
vector<vector<int>> res;
int n = nums.size();
for (int i = 0; i < n - 2; i++) {
if (i > 0 && nums[i] == nums[i - 1]) {
continue;
}
int left = i + 1, right = n - 1;
while (left < right) {
int total = nums[i] + nums[left] + nums[right];
if (total > 0)
right--;
else if (total < 0)
left++;
else {
res.push_back({nums[i], nums[left], nums[right]});
while (left < right && nums[left] == nums[left + 1]) left++;
while (left < right && nums[right] == nums[right - 1]) right--;
left++;
right--;
}
}
}
return res;
}
int main() {
vector<int> nums = {-1, 0, 1, 2, -1, -4};
vector<vector<int>> res = threeSum(nums);
for (auto& v : res) {
for (int i : v) {
cout << i << " ";
}
cout << endl;
}
return 0;
}
4. Median of Two Sorted Arrays¶
from typing import List
# Brute Force
def findMedianSortedArraysBF(nums1: List[int], nums2: List[int]) -> float:
nums = sorted(nums1 + nums2)
n = len(nums)
if n % 2 == 0:
return (nums[n // 2 - 1] + nums[n // 2]) / 2
else:
return nums[n // 2]
# Binary Search
def findMedianSortedArraysBS(nums1: List[int], nums2: List[int]) -> float:
if len(nums1) > len(nums2):
nums1, nums2 = nums2, nums1
m, n = len(nums1), len(nums2)
imin, imax, half_len = 0, m, (m + n + 1) // 2
while imin <= imax:
i = (imin + imax) // 2
j = half_len - i
if i < m and nums2[j - 1] > nums1[i]:
imin = i + 1
elif i > 0 and nums1[i - 1] > nums2[j]:
imax = i - 1
else:
if i == 0:
max_of_left = nums2[j - 1]
elif j == 0:
max_of_left = nums1[i - 1]
else:
max_of_left = max(nums1[i - 1], nums2[j - 1])
if (m + n) % 2 == 1:
return max_of_left
if i == m:
min_of_right = nums2[j]
elif j == n:
min_of_right = nums1[i]
else:
min_of_right = min(nums1[i], nums2[j])
return (max_of_left + min_of_right) / 2
# |--------------|-----------------|--------------|
# | Approach | Time | Space |
# |--------------|-----------------|--------------|
# | Brute Force | O((n+m)log(n+m))| O(n+m) |
# | Binary Search| O(log(min(n,m)))| O(1) |
# |--------------|-----------------|--------------|
nums1 = [1, 3]
nums2 = [2]
print(findMedianSortedArraysBF(nums1, nums2)) # 2.0
print(findMedianSortedArraysBS(nums1, nums2)) # 2.0
14. Longest Common Prefix¶
from typing import List
class longestCommonPrefix:
def horizontal_scan(self, strs: List[str]) -> str:
if not strs:
return ""
prefix = strs[0]
for i in range(1, len(strs)):
while not strs[i].startswith(prefix):
prefix = prefix[:-1]
if not prefix:
return ""
return prefix
def vertical_scan(self, strs: List[str]) -> str:
if not strs:
return ""
for i in range(len(strs[0])):
char = strs[0][i]
for j in range(1, len(strs)):
if i >= len(strs[j]) or strs[j][i] != char:
return strs[0][:i]
return strs[0]
def divide_conquer(self, strs: List[str]) -> str:
if not strs:
return ""
def merge(left, right):
n = min(len(left), len(right))
for i in range(n):
if left[i] != right[i]:
return left[:i]
return left[:n]
def find(strs, start, end):
if start == end:
return strs[start]
mid = start + (end - start) // 2
left = find(strs, start, mid)
right = find(strs, mid + 1, end)
return merge(left, right)
return find(strs, 0, len(strs) - 1)
def binary_search(self, strs: List[str]) -> str:
if not strs:
return ""
def isCommonPrefix(strs, length):
prefix = strs[0][:length]
return all(s.startswith(prefix) for s in strs)
minLen = min(len(s) for s in strs)
low, high = 0, minLen
while low < high:
mid = low + (high - low) // 2
if isCommonPrefix(strs, mid + 1):
low = mid + 1
else:
high = mid
return strs[0][:low]
if __name__ == "__main__":
solution = longestCommonPrefix()
strs = ["flower", "flow", "flight"]
assert solution.horizontal_scan(strs) == "fl"
assert solution.vertical_scan(strs) == "fl"
assert solution.divide_conquer(strs) == "fl"
assert solution.binary_search(strs) == "fl"
42. Trapping Rain Water¶
"""
- 
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| Approach | Time | Space |
| ---------- | ---- | ----- |
| DP | O(N) | O(N) |
| Left Right | O(N) | O(1) |
| Monotonic | O(N) | O(N) |
"""
from typing import List
# DP
def trapDP(height: List[int]) -> int:
if not height:
return 0
n = len(height)
maxLeft, maxRight = [0 for _ in range(n)], [0 for _ in range(n)]
for i in range(1, n):
maxLeft[i] = max(maxLeft[i - 1], height[i - 1])
for i in range(n - 2, -1, -1):
maxRight[i] = max(maxRight[i + 1], height[i + 1])
res = 0
for i in range(n):
res += max(0, min(maxLeft[i], maxRight[i]) - height[i])
return res
# Left Right Pointers
def trapLR(height: List[int]) -> int:
if not height:
return 0
left, right = 0, len(height) - 1
maxL, maxR = height[left], height[right]
res = 0
while left < right:
if maxL < maxR:
left += 1
maxL = max(maxL, height[left])
res += maxL - height[left]
else:
right -= 1
maxR = max(maxR, height[right])
res += maxR - height[right]
return res
# Monotonic Stack
def trapStack(height: List[int]) -> int:
stack = []
total = 0
for i in range(len(height)):
while stack and height[i] > height[stack[-1]]:
top = stack.pop()
if not stack:
break
distance = i - stack[-1] - 1
bounded_height = min(height[i], height[stack[-1]]) - height[top]
total += distance * bounded_height
stack.append(i)
return total
height = [0, 1, 0, 2, 1, 0, 1, 3, 2, 1, 2, 1]
print(trapDP(height)) # 6
print(trapLR(height)) # 6
print(trapStack(height)) # 6
#include <vector>
#include <algorithm>
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
class Solution
{
public:
int trap(vector<int> &height)
{
if (height.empty())
return 0;
int res = 0;
int left = 0, right = height.size() - 1;
int maxL = height[left], maxR = height[right];
while (left < right)
{
if (maxL < maxR)
{
left++;
maxL = max(maxL, height[left]);
res += maxL - height[left];
}
else
{
right--;
maxR = max(maxR, height[right]);
res += maxR - height[right];
}
}
return res;
}
};
int main()
{
vector<int> height = {0, 1, 0, 2, 1, 0, 1, 3, 2, 1, 2, 1};
Solution solution;
cout << solution.trap(height) << endl;
return 0;
}
3. Longest Substring Without Repeating Characters¶
"""
- Classic variable sliding window problem. Use a set to keep track of the characters in the current window.
- Return the length of the longest substring without repeating characters.
- [Template tutorial by 灵山茶艾府](https://leetcode.cn/problems/longest-substring-without-repeating-characters/solutions/1959540/xia-biao-zong-suan-cuo-qing-kan-zhe-by-e-iaks)
"""
from collections import defaultdict
# Sliding Window Variable Max - HashMap
def lengthOfLongestSubstringHash(s: str) -> int:
n = len(s)
if n <= 1:
return n
left = 0
cnt = defaultdict(int)
res = 0
for right in range(n):
cnt[s[right]] += 1
while cnt[s[right]] > 1:
cnt[s[left]] -= 1
left += 1
res = max(res, right - left + 1)
return res
# Sliding Window Variable Max - Set
def lengthOfLongestSubstringSet(s: str) -> int:
n = len(s)
if n <= 1:
return n
left = 0
res = 0
window = set()
for right in range(n):
while left < right and s[right] in window:
window.remove(s[left])
left += 1
window.add(s[right])
res = max(res, right - left + 1)
return res
if __name__ == "__main__":
s = "abcabcbb"
assert lengthOfLongestSubstringHash(s) == 3
assert lengthOfLongestSubstringSet(s) == 3
#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <unordered_set>
using namespace std;
int lengthOfLongestSubstring(string s) {
int n = s.length();
int res = 0;
int left = 0;
unordered_set<char> window;
for (int right = 0; right < n; right++) {
char ch = s[right];
while (window.find(ch) != window.end()) {
window.erase(s[left]);
left++;
}
window.insert(ch);
res = max(res, right - left + 1);
}
return (int)res;
}
int main() {
string s = "abcabcbb";
cout << lengthOfLongestSubstring(s) << endl; // 3
s = "bbbbb";
cout << lengthOfLongestSubstring(s) << endl; // 1
s = "pwwkew";
cout << lengthOfLongestSubstring(s) << endl; // 3
return 0;
}
26. Remove Duplicates from Sorted Array¶
#include <cassert>
#include <vector>
using namespace std;
class Solution {
public:
int removeDuplicates(vector<int>& nums) {
int fast = 1, slow = 1;
int n = nums.size();
while (fast < n) {
if (nums[fast] != nums[fast - 1]) {
nums[slow] = nums[fast];
slow++;
}
fast++;
}
return slow;
}
};
int main() {
Solution solution;
vector<int> nums = {0, 0, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 4};
assert(solution.removeDuplicates(nums) == 5);
return 0;
}
20. Valid Parentheses¶
# Stack
def is_valid(s: str) -> bool:
if len(s) % 2:
return False
pairs = {
"(": ")",
"{": "}",
"[": "]",
}
stack = []
for ch in s:
if ch in pairs:
stack.append(ch)
elif not stack or ch != pairs[stack.pop()]:
return False
return True if not stack else False
def test_is_valid():
assert is_valid("()[]{}")
assert not is_valid("(]")
assert not is_valid("([)]")
assert is_valid("{[]}")
#include <cassert>
#include <stack>
#include <string>
#include <unordered_map>
using namespace std;
class Solution {
public:
bool isValid(string s) {
unordered_map<char, char> map{{')', '('}, {'}', '{'}, {']', '['}};
stack<char> stack;
if (s.length() % 2 == 1) return false;
for (char& ch : s) {
if (stack.empty() || map.find(ch) == map.end()) {
stack.push(ch);
} else {
if (map[ch] != stack.top()) {
return false;
}
stack.pop();
}
}
return stack.empty();
}
};
int main() {
Solution s;
assert(s.isValid("()") == true);
assert(s.isValid("()[]{}") == true);
assert(s.isValid("(]") == false);
assert(s.isValid("([)]") == false);
assert(s.isValid("{[]}") == true);
return 0;
}
11. Container With Most Water¶
"""
- Return the maximum area of water that can be trapped between the vertical lines.
"""
from typing import List
# Brute Force
def maxAreaBF(height: List[int]) -> int:
max_area = 0
for i in range(len(height)):
for j in range(i + 1, len(height)):
h = min(height[i], height[j])
w = j - i
max_area = max(max_area, h * w)
return max_area
# Left Right Pointers
def maxAreaLR(height: List[int]) -> int:
left, right = 0, len(height) - 1
res = 0
while left < right:
h = min(height[left], height[right])
w = right - left
res = max(res, h * w)
if height[left] < height[right]:
left += 1
else:
right -= 1
return res
# |------------|------- |---------|
# | Approach | Time | Space |
# |------------|--------|---------|
# | Brute Force| O(n^2) | O(1) |
# | Left Right | O(n) | O(1) |
# |------------|--------|---------|
height = [1, 8, 6, 2, 5, 4, 8, 3, 7]
print(maxAreaBF(height)) # 49
print(maxAreaLR(height)) # 49
#include <algorithm>
#include <iostream>
#include <vector>
using namespace std;
int maxArea(vector<int>& height) {
int left = 0, right = height.size() - 1;
int res = 0;
while (left < right) {
int h = min(height[left], height[right]);
int w = right - left;
res = max(res, h * w);
if (height[left] < height[right])
left++;
else
right--;
}
return res;
}
int main() {
vector<int> height = {1, 8, 6, 2, 5, 4, 8, 3, 7};
cout << maxArea(height) << endl; // 49
return 0;
}
5. Longest Palindromic Substring¶
"""
- Return the longest palindromic substring in `s`.
"""
# DP - Interval
def longestPalindromeDP(s: str) -> str:
n = len(s)
if n <= 1:
return s
start, maxLen = 0, 1
# Init
dp = [[0] * n for _ in range(n)]
for i in range(n):
dp[i][i] = 1
for j in range(1, n):
for i in range(j):
if s[i] == s[j]:
if j - i <= 2:
dp[i][j] = 1
else:
dp[i][j] = dp[i + 1][j - 1]
if dp[i][j] and j - i + 1 > maxLen:
maxLen = j - i + 1
start = i
return s[start : start + maxLen]
# Expand Around Center
def longestPalindromeCenter(s: str) -> str:
def expand_around_center(left, right):
while left >= 0 and right < len(s) and s[left] == s[right]:
left -= 1
right += 1
return right - left - 1
if len(s) <= 1:
return s
start, end = 0, 0
for i in range(len(s)):
len1 = expand_around_center(i, i) # odd
len2 = expand_around_center(i, i + 1) # even
maxLen = max(len1, len2)
if maxLen > end - start:
start = i - (maxLen - 1) // 2
end = i + maxLen // 2
return s[start : end + 1]
s = "babad"
print(longestPalindromeDP(s)) # "bab"
print(longestPalindromeCenter(s)) # "aba"
13. Roman to Integer¶
from itertools import pairwise
# Arrays
def romanToInt(s: str) -> int:
ROMAN = {
"I": 1,
"V": 5,
"X": 10,
"L": 50,
"C": 100,
"D": 500,
"M": 1000,
}
res = 0
for x, y in pairwise(s):
x, y = ROMAN[x], ROMAN[y]
res += x if x >= y else -x
return res + ROMAN[s[-1]]
if __name__ == "__main__":
assert romanToInt("III") == 3
assert romanToInt("IV") == 4
assert romanToInt("IX") == 9
assert romanToInt("LVIII") == 58
assert romanToInt("MCMXCIV") == 1994
assert romanToInt("MMXXIII") == 2023
22. Generate Parentheses¶
from typing import List
# Backtracking
def generateParenthesis1(n: int) -> List[str]:
path, res = [], []
def dfs(openN, closeN):
if openN == closeN == n:
res.append("".join(path))
return
if openN < n:
path.append("(")
dfs(openN + 1, closeN)
path.pop()
if closeN < openN:
path.append(")")
dfs(openN, closeN + 1)
path.pop()
dfs(0, 0)
return res
# Backtracking
def generateParenthesis2(n: int) -> List[str]:
m = n * 2
res, path = [], [""] * m
def dfs(i, left):
if i == m:
res.append("".join(path))
return
if left < n:
path[i] = "("
dfs(i + 1, left + 1)
if i - left < left:
path[i] = ")"
dfs(i + 1, left)
dfs(0, 0)
return res
if __name__ == "__main__":
print(generateParenthesis1(3))
# ['((()))', '(()())', '(())()', '()(())', '()()()']
print(generateParenthesis2(3))
# ['((()))', '(()())', '(())()', '()(())', '()()()']
128. Longest Consecutive Sequence¶
from typing import List
# Set
def longestConsecutiveSet(nums: List[int]) -> int:
num_set = set(nums) # O(n)
longest = 0
for n in nums:
if (n - 1) not in num_set: # left boundary
length = 1
while (n + length) in num_set:
length += 1
longest = max(longest, length)
return longest
# Union Find
def longestConsecutiveUF(nums: List[int]) -> int:
if not nums:
return 0
par = {num: num for num in nums}
rank = {num: 1 for num in nums}
def find(num):
p = par[num]
while p != par[p]:
p = par[p]
return p
def union(num1, num2):
p1, p2 = find(num1), find(num2)
if p1 == p2:
return
if rank[p1] < rank[p2]:
par[p1] = p2
rank[p2] += rank[p1]
else:
par[p2] = p1
rank[p1] += rank[p2]
for num in nums:
if num - 1 in par:
union(num, num - 1)
return max(rank.values())
# |------------|------- |---------|
# | Approach | Time | Space |
# |------------|--------|---------|
# | Set | O(N) | O(N) |
# | Union Find | O(N) | O(N) |
# |------------|--------|---------|
nums = [100, 4, 200, 1, 3, 2]
print(longestConsecutiveSet(nums)) # 4
print(longestConsecutiveUF(nums)) # 4
21. Merge Two Sorted Lists¶
"""
- Task: Merge the two linked lists into one sorted list.
"""
from typing import Optional
from leetpattern.utils import ListNode
# Linked List
def merge_two_lists(
list1: Optional[ListNode], list2: Optional[ListNode]
) -> Optional[ListNode]:
dummy = ListNode()
cur = dummy
while list1 and list2:
if list1.val < list2.val:
cur.next = list1
list1 = list1.next
else:
cur.next = list2
list2 = list2.next
cur = cur.next
if list1:
cur.next = list1
elif list2:
cur.next = list2
return dummy.next
#include <cassert>
#include <iostream>
#include <vector>
using namespace std;
struct ListNode {
int val;
ListNode* next;
ListNode() : val(0), next(nullptr) {}
ListNode(int x) : val(x), next(nullptr) {}
ListNode(int x, ListNode* next) : val(x), next(next) {}
};
class Solution {
public:
ListNode* mergeTwoLists(ListNode* list1, ListNode* list2) {
ListNode dummy;
ListNode* cur = &dummy;
while (list1 && list2) {
if (list1->val < list2->val) {
cur->next = list1;
list1 = list1->next;
} else {
cur->next = list2;
list2 = list2->next;
}
cur = cur->next;
}
cur->next = list1 ? list1 : list2;
return dummy.next;
}
};
int main() {
Solution sol;
ListNode* list1 = new ListNode(1, new ListNode(2, new ListNode(4)));
ListNode* list2 = new ListNode(1, new ListNode(3, new ListNode(4)));
ListNode* merged = sol.mergeTwoLists(list1, list2);
vector<int> res;
while (merged) {
res.push_back(merged->val);
merged = merged->next;
}
assert(res == std::vector<int>({1, 1, 2, 3, 4, 4}));
return 0;
}
560. Subarray Sum Equals K¶
from collections import defaultdict
from typing import List
# Prefix Sum
def subarraySum(nums: List[int], k: int) -> int:
preSums = defaultdict(int)
preSums[0] = 1
curSum = 0
res = 0
for num in nums:
curSum += num
res += preSums[curSum - k]
preSums[curSum] += 1
return res
nums = [1, 1, 1]
k = 2
print(subarraySum(nums, k)) # 2
#include <iostream>
#include <unordered_map>
#include <vector>
using namespace std;
int subarraySum(vector<int>& nums, int k) {
int n = nums.size();
vector<int> prefixSum(n + 1);
for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
prefixSum[i + 1] = prefixSum[i] + nums[i];
}
int res = 0;
unordered_map<int, int> cnt;
for (int ps : prefixSum) {
if (cnt.find(ps - k) != cnt.end()) res += cnt[ps - k];
cnt[ps]++;
}
return res;
}
int main() {
vector<int> nums = {1, 1, 1};
int k = 2;
cout << subarraySum(nums, k) << endl; // 2
return 0;
}
27. Remove Element¶
"""
- Remove all instances of a given value in-place.
"""
from typing import List
# Fast Slow Pointers
def removeElement(nums: List[int], val: int) -> int:
fast, slow = 0, 0
while fast < len(nums):
if nums[fast] != val:
nums[slow] = nums[fast]
slow += 1
fast += 1
return slow
nums = [0, 1, 2, 2, 3, 0, 4, 2]
val = 2
print(removeElement(nums, val)) # 5
#include <iostream>
#include <vector>
using namespace std;
// Fast Slow Pointers
int removeElement(vector<int>& nums, int val) {
size_t n = nums.size();
size_t slow = 0, fast = 0;
while (fast < n) {
if (nums[fast] != val) {
nums[slow] = nums[fast];
slow++;
}
fast++;
}
return (int)slow;
}
int main() {
vector<int> nums = {3, 2, 2, 3};
int val = 3;
cout << removeElement(nums, val) << endl; // 2
return 0;
}
31. Next Permutation¶
from typing import List
def nextPermutation(nums: List[int]) -> None:
"""
Do not return anything, modify nums in-place instead.
"""
n = len(nums)
i = n - 1
while i > 0 and nums[i - 1] >= nums[i]:
i -= 1
if i != 0:
j = n - 1
while nums[j] <= nums[i - 1]:
j -= 1
nums[i - 1], nums[j] = nums[j], nums[i - 1]
left, right = i, n - 1
while left < right:
nums[left], nums[right] = nums[right], nums[left]
left += 1
right -= 1
nums = [1, 2, 3]
nextPermutation(nums)
print(nums) # [1, 3, 2]
nums = [1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 5]
nextPermutation(nums)
print(nums) # [1, 2, 3, 5, 4, 6]
53. Maximum Subarray¶
from typing import List
# DP Kadane
def maxSubArrayDP(nums: List[int]) -> int:
dp = [0 for _ in range(len(nums))]
dp[0] = nums[0]
maxSum = nums[0]
for i in range(1, len(nums)):
dp[i] = max(
dp[i - 1] + nums[i], # continue the previous subarray
nums[i], # start a new subarray
)
maxSum = max(maxSum, dp[i])
return maxSum
# Greedy
def maxSubArrayGreedy(nums: List[int]) -> int:
max_sum = nums[0]
cur_sum = 0
for num in nums:
cur_sum = max(cur_sum + num, num)
max_sum = max(max_sum, cur_sum)
return max_sum
# Prefix Sum
def maxSubArrayPrefixSum(nums: List[int]) -> int:
prefix_sum = 0
prefix_sum_min = 0
res = float("-inf")
for num in nums:
prefix_sum += num
res = max(res, prefix_sum - prefix_sum_min)
prefix_sum_min = min(prefix_sum_min, prefix_sum)
return res
nums = [-2, 1, -3, 4, -1, 2, 1, -5, 4]
print(maxSubArrayDP(nums)) # 6
print(maxSubArrayGreedy(nums)) # 6
print(maxSubArrayPrefixSum(nums)) # 6
7. Reverse Integer¶
6. Zigzag Conversion¶
118. Pascal's Triangle¶
"""
- Generate the first `numRows` of Pascal's triangle.
```plaintext
numRows
1 1
1 1 2
1 2 1 3
1 3 3 1 4
1 4 6 4 1 5
from typing import List
def generate(numRows: int) -> List[List[int]]: dp = [[1] * i for i in range(1, numRows + 1)]
if numRows <= 2:
return dp
for i in range(2, numRows):
for j in range(1, i):
dp[i][j] = dp[i - 1][j - 1] + dp[i - 1][j]
return dp
if name == "main": print(generate(numRows=5)) # [[1], # [1, 1], # [1, 2, 1], # [1, 3, 3, 1], # [1, 4, 6, 4, 1]]
```
394. Decode String¶
# Stack
def decodeString(s: str) -> str:
stack = [] # (str, int)
num = 0
res = ""
for c in s:
if c.isdigit():
num = num * 10 + int(c)
elif c == "[":
stack.append((res, num))
res, num = "", 0
elif c == "]":
top = stack.pop()
res = top[0] + res * top[1]
else:
res += c
return res
s = "3[a2[c]]"
print(decodeString(s)) # accaccacc
242. Valid Anagram¶
"""
- Return true if an input string is an anagram of another string.
- An anagram is a word or phrase formed by rearranging the letters of a different word or phrase, typically using all the original letters exactly once, e.g., `listen` is an anagram of `silent`.
"""
from collections import Counter
# Hashmap
def isAnagramHash(s: str, t: str) -> bool:
"""Return True if t is an anagram of s, False otherwise."""
if len(s) != len(t):
return False
count = dict()
for i in s:
if i in count:
count[i] += 1
else:
count[i] = 1
for j in t:
if j in count:
count[j] -= 1
else:
return False
for count in count.values():
if count != 0:
return False
return True
# Array
def isAnagramArray(s: str, t: str) -> bool:
if len(s) != len(t):
return False
count = [0 for _ in range(26)]
for i in s:
count[ord(i) - ord("a")] += 1
for j in t:
count[ord(j) - ord("a")] -= 1
for i in count:
if i != 0:
return False
return True
# Counter
def isAnagramCounter(s: str, t: str) -> bool:
return Counter(s) == Counter(t)
# |-------------|-----------------|--------------|
# | Approach | Time | Space |
# |-------------|-----------------|--------------|
# | Hashmap | O(n) | O(1) |
# | Array | O(n) | O(1) |
# | Counter | O(n) | O(1) |
# |-------------|-----------------|--------------|
s = "anagram"
t = "nagaram"
print(isAnagramHash(s, t)) # True
print(isAnagramArray(s, t)) # True
print(isAnagramCounter(s, t)) # True
#include <cassert>
#include <string>
#include <vector>
using namespace std;
class Solution {
public:
bool isAnagram(string s, string t) {
if (s.size() != t.size()) return false;
vector<int> count(26, 0);
for (char ch : s) count[ch - 'a']++;
for (char ch : t) count[ch - 'a']--;
for (int c : count) {
if (c != 0) return false;
}
return true;
}
};
int main() {
Solution solution;
assert(solution.isAnagram("anagram", "nagaram") == true);
assert(solution.isAnagram("rat", "car") == false);
assert(solution.isAnagram("a", "ab") == false);
assert(solution.isAnagram("a", "a") == true);
return 0;
}
18. 4Sum¶
from typing import List
# Left Right Pointers
def fourSum(nums: List[int], target: int) -> List[List[int]]:
"""Returns all unique quadruplets that sum up to the target."""
nums.sort()
result = []
for i in range(len(nums) - 3):
if i > 0 and nums[i] == nums[i - 1]:
continue
for j in range(i + 1, len(nums) - 2):
if j > i + 1 and nums[j] == nums[j - 1]:
continue
left = j + 1
right = len(nums) - 1
while left < right:
total = nums[i] + nums[j] + nums[left] + nums[right]
if total > target:
right -= 1
elif total < target:
left += 1
else:
result.append([nums[i], nums[j], nums[left], nums[right]])
while left < right and nums[left] == nums[left + 1]:
left += 1
while left < right and nums[right] == nums[right - 1]:
right -= 1
left += 1
right -= 1
return result
nums = [1, 0, -1, 0, -2, 2]
target = 0
print(fourSum(nums, target))
# [[-2, -1, 1, 2], [-2, 0, 0, 2], [-1, 0, 0, 1]]
50. Pow(x, n)¶
# Iterative
def myPowIterative(x: float, n: int) -> float:
if n == 0:
return 1
if n < 0:
x = 1 / x
n = -n
result = 1
cur = x
while n > 0:
if n % 2 == 1:
result *= cur
cur *= cur
n //= 2
return result
# Recursive
def myPowRecursive(x: float, n: int) -> float:
if n == 0:
return 1
if n < 0:
x = 1 / x
n = -n
if n % 2 == 0:
return myPowRecursive(x * x, n // 2)
else:
return x * myPowRecursive(x * x, n // 2)
x = 2.00000
n = 10
print(myPowIterative(x, n)) # 1024.0
print(myPowRecursive(x, n)) # 1024.0
54. Spiral Matrix¶
"""
- Return all elements of the matrix in spiral order.
"""
from typing import List
# Array
def spiralOrder(matrix: List[List[int]]) -> List[int]:
if not matrix or not matrix[0]:
return []
res = []
top, bottom = 0, len(matrix) - 1
left, right = 0, len(matrix[0]) - 1
while top <= bottom and left <= right:
for i in range(left, right + 1):
res.append(matrix[top][i])
top += 1
for i in range(top, bottom + 1):
res.append(matrix[i][right])
right -= 1
if top <= bottom:
for i in range(right, left - 1, -1):
res.append(matrix[bottom][i])
bottom -= 1
if left <= right:
for i in range(bottom, top - 1, -1):
res.append(matrix[i][left])
left += 1
return res
# Math
def spiralOrderMath(matrix: List[List[int]]) -> List[int]:
dirs = [[0, 1], [1, 0], [0, -1], [-1, 0]] # Right Down Left Up
m, n = len(matrix), len(matrix[0])
size = m * n
res = []
i, j, di = 0, -1, 0
while len(res) < size:
dx, dy = dirs[di]
for _ in range(n):
i += dx
j += dy
res.append(matrix[i][j])
di = (di + 1) % 4
n, m = m - 1, n
return res
print(spiralOrder([[1, 2, 3], [4, 5, 6], [7, 8, 9]]))
# [1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 8, 7, 4, 5]
print(spiralOrderMath([[1, 2, 3, 4], [5, 6, 7, 8], [9, 10, 11, 12]]))
# [1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 12, 11, 10, 9, 5, 6, 7]