程序员面试题精选100题(47)-数组中出现次数超过一半的数字

// 程序员面试题精选100题(47)-数组中出现次数超过一半的数字.cpp : 定义控制台应用程序的入口点。
//

#include "stdafx.h"
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
/*
this method is terrific which can avoid creating an array
*/
int mostvalue(int *arr,int n)//suppose the input is valid, 
{
	int times=1,curvalue;
	if (n<=0)
	{
		return -1;
	}
	curvalue=arr[0];
	for (int i=1;i<n;i++)
	{
		if (times==0)
		{
			curvalue=arr[i];//reset current value
			times=1;
		}
		else
		{
			if (arr[i]==curvalue)
			{
				times++;
			}
			else
			{
				times--;
			}
		}
		
	}
	times = 0;
	for(int i = 0; i < n; ++i)// judge the invalidation of the inputs
	{
		if(arr[i] == curvalue)
			times++;
	}
	if(times * 2 <= n)
	{
		return -1;
	}
	return curvalue;
}
int _tmain(int argc, _TCHAR* argv[])
{

	int n;
	cin>>n;
	int *arr = new int[n];
	for (int i=0;i<n;i++)
	{
		cin>>arr[i];
	}
	cout<<mostvalue(arr,n)<<endl;
	system("pause");
	return 0;
}

用次数统计不用建立数组来标记了，是个好想法，问题是怎么想到呢？