Build a map for each point to count each different slope will pass how many points.
NOTE: There are duplicate points!!!
/**
* Definition for a point.
* struct Point {
* int x;
* int y;
* Point() : x(0), y(0) {}
* Point(int a, int b) : x(a), y(b) {}
* };
*/
class Solution {
public:
int maxPoints(vector<Point> &points) {
//Num of points passed by the line originating from point i,float as slope
unordered_map<float,int> lines;
int maxNum = 0;
for(int i = 0; i < points.size(); i++) {
//Reset for each originating point
lines.clear();
lines[INT_MIN] = 0;
int duplicate = 1;
for(int j = 0; j < points.size(); j++) {
if(j == i) continue;
if(points[i].x == points[j].x && points[i].y == points[j].y) //Handle duplicate points
{
duplicate++;
continue;
}
float k = points[i].x == points[j].x ? INT_MAX : (float)(points[j].y - points[i].y)/(points[j].x - points[i].x);
lines[k]++;
}
for(unordered_map<float, int>::iterator it = lines.begin(); it != lines.end(); it++)
if(it->second + duplicate > maxNum)
maxNum = it->second + duplicate;
}
return maxNum;
}
};