15.3 Insert Interval

Link: https://oj.leetcode.com/problems/insert-interval/

This Q seems easy, but I didn't complete the code. 

The difficulty: I don't know how to deal when the newInterval's end < intervals.get(0).start

Approach I: Create a new ArrayList

Time: 0(n) Space: O(1) //结果集的空间不算

Note: When newInterval.end < interval.start: we put newInterval into result, and replace newInterval with current one. 

public class Solution {
    public ArrayList<Interval> insert(ArrayList<Interval> intervals, Interval newInterval) {
        ArrayList<Interval> result = new ArrayList<Interval>();
        int i = 0;
        for(Interval interval : intervals){
            if(newInterval.end < interval.start){
                result.add(newInterval);
                newInterval = interval;//since newInterval has been saved, deal with the original intervals
            }
            else if(interval.end < newInterval.start){
                result.add(interval);
            }
            else{
                newInterval.start = Math.min(interval.start, newInterval.start);
                newInterval.end = Math.max(interval.end, newInterval.end);
            }
        }
        result.add(newInterval);
        return result;
    }
}

Approach II: Use Iterator

Time: O(n), Space: O(1)

public class Solution {
    public ArrayList<Interval> insert(ArrayList<Interval> intervals, Interval newInterval) {
        
        ListIterator<Interval> it = intervals.listIterator();
        while(it.hasNext()){
            Interval interval = it.next();
            if(newInterval.end < interval.start){//找到插入点
                it.previous(); //must use ListIterator to traverse backwards 
                it.add(newInterval);
                return intervals;//can stop traversing
            }
            else if(interval.end < newInterval.start){//还没有overlap
                continue;
            }
            else{//overlap了,更新被插入的Interval,删除原来的(因为已经被用过)
                newInterval.start = Math.min(interval.start, newInterval.start);
                newInterval.end = Math.max(interval.end, newInterval.end);
                it.remove();//why?
            }
        }
        intervals.add(newInterval);
        return intervals;
    }
}



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