Difficulty:Easy
414. Third Maximum Number
Given a non-empty array of integers, return the third maximum number in this array. If it does not exist, return the maximum number. The time complexity must be in O(n).
Example 1:
Input: [3, 2, 1] Output: 1 Explanation: The third maximum is 1.
Example 2:
Input: [1, 2] Output: 2 Explanation: The third maximum does not exist, so the maximum (2) is returned instead.
Example 3:
Input: [2, 2, 3, 1] Output: 1 Explanation: Note that the third maximum here means the third maximum distinct number. Both numbers with value 2 are both considered as second maximum.
public class Solution {
public final int N = 3;
public int thirdMax(int[] nums) {
if (nums.length == 0) return 0;
TreeSet
set = new TreeSet
();
for (int i = 0; i < nums.length; i++) {
if (set.contains(nums[i])) continue;
if (set.size() < N || nums[i] > set.first()) {
if (set.size() == N) set.remove(set.first());
set.add(nums[i]);
}
}
return set.size() == N ? set.first() : set.last();
}
}