candy
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) {
int r=0;
if(ratings==null || ratings.length==0)return 0;
int candies[]=new int [ratings.length];
Arrays.fill(candies,1);
for(int i=1;i<candies.length;i++)if(ratings[i]>ratings[i-1])candies[i]=candies[i-1]+1;
for(int i=candies.length-2;i>=0;i--)if(ratings[i]>ratings[i+1])candies[i]=Math.max(candies[i],candies[i+1]+1);
for(int i=0;i<candies.length;i++)r+=candies[i];
return r;
}
}