436. Find Right Interval
Given a set of intervals, for each of the interval i, check if there exists an interval j whose start point is bigger than or equal to the end point of the interval i, which can be called that j is on the "right" of i.
For any interval i, you need to store the minimum interval j's index, which means that the interval j has the minimum start point to build the "right" relationship for interval i. If the interval j doesn't exist, store -1 for the interval i. Finally, you need output the stored value of each interval as an array.
Note:
- You may assume the interval's end point is always bigger than its start point.
- You may assume none of these intervals have the same start point.
Example 1:
Input: [ [1,2] ] Output: [-1] Explanation: There is only one interval in the collection, so it outputs -1.
Example 2:
Input: [ [3,4], [2,3], [1,2] ] Output: [-1, 0, 1] Explanation: There is no satisfied "right" interval for [3,4]. For [2,3], the interval [3,4] has minimum-"right" start point; For [1,2], the interval [2,3] has minimum-"right" start point.
Example 3:
Input: [ [1,4], [2,3], [3,4] ] Output: [-1, 2, -1] Explanation: There is no satisfied "right" interval for [1,4] and [3,4]. For [2,3], the interval [3,4] has minimum-"right" start point.
1、compare函数后面不能加const,只有类的成员函数可以加。
2、对原数组按照end从小到大排序,这样挨个在map中找对应的时候就不需要每次都从头到尾搜索map,只需要一个map迭代器指针往后移动就可以,把复杂度从O(n^2) 编成O(n)
3、并且map中存了start->i的映射,排序后也不会影响ret输出结果。只要按照原先的索引把返回值更改就可以。
/**
* Definition for an interval.
* struct Interval {
* int start;
* int end;
* Interval() : start(0), end(0) {}
* Interval(int s, int e) : start(s), end(e) {}
* };
*/
bool compare(const Interval& a, const Interval& b)
{
return a.end < b.end;
}
class Solution {
public:
vector<int> findRightInterval(vector<Interval>& intervals)
{
vector<int> ret(intervals.size(), -1);
map<int, int> index;
for (int i = 0; i < intervals.size(); i++)
index[intervals[i].start] = i;
sort(intervals.begin(), intervals.end(), compare);
auto it = index.begin();
for (int i = 0; i < intervals.size(); i++)
{
int endpoint = intervals[i].end;
if (endpoint > index.rbegin()->first) continue;
for (; it != index.end(); it++)
{
if (endpoint <= it->first)
{
ret[index[intervals[i].start]] = it->second;
break;
}
}
}
return ret;
}
};