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?
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class Solution {
public:
int candy(vector<int>& ratings) {
int length = ratings.size();
vector<int> increment(length);
for(int i = 1,inc = 1; i < length; ++i)
{
if(ratings[i] > ratings[i - 1])
{
increment[i] = max(inc++,increment[i]);
}
else
{
inc = 1;
}
}
for(int i = length-2, inc = 1; i >= 0; --i)
{
if(ratings[i] > ratings[i + 1])
{
increment[i] = max(inc++,increment[i]);
}
else
{
inc = 1;
}
}
return accumulate(&increment[0],&increment[0] + length,length);
}
};
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