There are N children standing in a line. Each child is assigned a rating value.
You are giving candies to these children subjected to the following requirements:
- Each child must have at least one candy.
- Children with a higher rating get more candies than their neighbors.
What is the minimum candies you must give?
public class Solution {
public int candy(int[] ratings) {
if(ratings==null || ratings.length==0) return 0;
int n=ratings.length;
int inc=1,res=n;
int []candy=new int[n];
for(int i=1;i<n;i++){
if(ratings[i]>ratings[i-1]){
candy[i]=Math.max(inc,candy[i]);
inc++;
}
else{
inc=1;
}
}
inc=1;
for(int i=n-2;i>=0;i--){
if(ratings[i]>ratings[i+1]){
candy[i]=Math.max(inc,candy[i]);
inc++;
}
else{
inc=1;
}
}
for(int i=0;i<n;i++){
res+=candy[i];
}
return res;
}
}