Container With Most Water
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 and n is at least 2.
Solution:
public int maxArea(int[] height) {
int left = 0;
int right = height.length - 1;
int maxArea = 0;
int leftHeight, rightHeight;
while (left < right) {
leftHeight = height[left];
rightHeight = height[right];
maxArea = Math.max(maxArea, Math.min(leftHeight, rightHeight) * (right - left));
if (leftHeight < rightHeight) {
left++;
} else {
right--;
}
}
return maxArea;
}