题目描述:
Given n non-negative integers a1, a2, ..., an, where each represents a point at coordinate (i, ai). n vertical lines are drawn such that the two endpoints of line i is at (i, ai) and (i, 0). Find two lines, which together with x-axis forms a container, such that the container contains the most water.
Note: You may not slant the container.
O(n*n)的方法显而易见,但是会TLE,需要找O(n)的方法。解法:low初始为数组最左端(即为0),high初始为最右端(即size-1),然后往中间缩进。若 low<high 则low++,因为容器大小是由短板决定的,若low不变,容器只会小于等于之前的大小。low>=high时一样。
代码如下:
class Solution {
public:
int maxArea(vector<int> &height) {
int area(0);
int low(0), high(height.size() - 1);
while (low < high){
area = max(area, (high - low)*min(height[low], height[high]));
if (height[low] < height[high])
low++;
else
high--;
}
return area;
}
};