[leetcode]11. 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.

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分析：用两个指针从数组两端向中间查找，每次移动短板的那个指针，如果移动的是高的那个，此时装水量的高度仍然在短板，而且此时x轴长度还变短了，面积肯定减小；移动短的话，即使下一次高度仍然降低，通过比较ret中存放的依然是到目前为止面积最大的结果。

代码：

class Solution {
public:
    int maxArea(vector<int>& height) {
        int n=height.size();
        if(n<2) return 0;
        int ret=0;
        int start=0;
        int end=n-1;
        while(start<end){
            ret=max(ret,min(height[start],height[end])*(end-start));
            if(height[start]<height[end]){
                start++;
            }
            else{
                end--;
            }
        }
        return ret;
    }
};