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?
import java.util.*;
public class Solution {
public int candy(int[] ratings) {
int []count =new int[ratings.length];
Arrays.fill(count,1);
int sum=0;
for(int i=1;i<count.length;i++){
if(ratings[i]>ratings[i-1]){
count[i]=count[i-1]+1;
}
}
sum+=count[count.length-1];
for(int i=count.length-2;i>=0;i--){
if((ratings[i]>ratings[i+1])&&count[i]<=count[i+1]){
count[i]=count[i+1]+1;
}
sum+=count[i];
}
return sum;
}
}