2sum:
Given an array of integers, return indices of the two numbers such that they add up to a specific target.
You may assume that each input would have exactly one solution.
解答:
采用hashmap,从头遍历数组,如果hashmap不含有该元素,则将target减去这个元素的值和该元素的下标存入hashmap;如果hashmap含有该元素,则将hashmap中对应的下标和该元素的下标存入数组返回结果。
public class Solution { public int[] twoSum(int[] nums, int target) { Map<Integer, Integer> helper = new HashMap<Integer, Integer>(); int[] result = {-1, -1}; for (int i = 0; i < nums.length; i++) { if (helper.get(nums[i]) != null) { result[0] = helper.get(nums[i]); result[1] = i; return result; } else { helper.put(target - nums[i], i); } } return result; } }
此题若不是返回下标,还可以采用将数组先进行排序,然后利用左右两个指针寻找相应元素。若左右两指针元素和小于target,则左指针右移,若大于则右指针左移,若相等则返回结果。
public int[] twoSum_pointer(int[] numbers, int target) { if (numbers == null || numbers.length < 2) { return null; } Arrays.sort(numbers); int left = 0; int right = numbers.length - 1; int[] rst = new int[2]; while ( left < right) { int sum = numbers[left] + numbers[right]; if( sum == target){ rst[0] = left; rst[1] = right; break; } else if ( sum < target) { left++; } else { right--; } } return rst; }
3sum:
Given an array S of n integers, are there elements a, b, c in S such that a + b + c = 0? Find all unique triplets in the array which gives the sum of zero.
Note:
- Elements in a triplet (a,b,c) must be in non-descending order. (ie, a ≤ b ≤ c)
- The solution set must not contain duplicate triplets.
解答:
运用上题2sum的第二种方法,相当于把数组的每个元素当做target,然后往后寻找2sum为target相反数的两个元素。要注意的是避免重复结果。
public class Solution { public List<List<Integer>> threeSum(int[] nums) { List<List<Integer>> result = new LinkedList<List<Integer>>(); if (nums == null || nums.length < 3) { return result; } Arrays.sort(nums); for (int i = 0; i < nums.length - 2; i++) { if (i > 0 && nums[i] == nums[i - 1]) { continue; } //避免重复元素 int left = i + 1; int right = nums.length - 1; while (left < right) { if (nums[i] + nums[left] + nums[right] == 0) { List<Integer> temp = new LinkedList<Integer>(); temp.add(nums[i]); temp.add(nums[left]); temp.add(nums[right]); result.add(temp); left++; right--; while(left < right && nums[left] == nums[left - 1]) { left++; } while(left < right && nums[right] == nums[right + 1]) { right--; } //避免重复元素 } else if (nums[i] + nums[left] + nums[right] > 0) { right--; } else { left++; } } } return result; } }
3sum closest:
Given an array S of n integers, find three integers in S such that the sum is closest to a given number, target. Return the sum of the three integers. You may assume that each input would have exactly one solution.
解答:同样是2sum的扩展,先将数组排序,然后遍历数组,对每个元素向后寻找两个元素并求和,和等于target直接返回target,大于则左指针右移,小于则右指针左移,同时更新result值。注意,result初始值设为Integer.MAX_VALUE的一半,而不是Integer.MAX_VALUE,否则结果可能溢出而产生错误。比如:
正确代码如下:
public class Solution { public int threeSumClosest(int[] nums, int target) { if (nums == null || nums.length < 3) { return -1; } Arrays.sort(nums); int result = Integer.MAX_VALUE / 2; for (int i = 0; i < nums.length - 2; i++) { int left = i + 1; int right = nums.length - 1; while (left < right) { int temp = nums[i] + nums[left] + nums[right]; if (temp == target) { return temp; } else if (temp < target) { left++; } else { right--; } if (Math.abs(temp - target) < Math.abs(result - target)) { result = temp; } } } return result; } }
4sum:
Given an array S of n integers, are there elements a, b, c, and d in S such that a + b + c + d = target? Find all unique quadruplets in the array which gives the sum of target.
Note:
- Elements in a quadruplet (a,b,c,d) must be in non-descending order. (ie, a ≤ b ≤ c ≤ d)
- The solution set must not contain duplicate quadruplets.
解答:
先将数组进行排序,然后两个for循环嵌套,固定两个数组元素,再用左右两指针扫另外两个元素,根据sum与target大小关系确定指针的移动。
public class Solution { public List<List<Integer>> fourSum(int[] nums, int target) { List<List<Integer>> result = new LinkedList<List<Integer>>(); if (nums == null || nums.length < 4) { return result; } Arrays.sort(nums); for (int i = 0; i < nums.length - 3; i++) { if (i > 0 && nums[i] == nums[i - 1]) { continue; } for (int j = i + 1; j < nums.length - 2; j++) { if (j > i + 1 && nums[j] == nums[j - 1]) { continue; } int left = j + 1; int right = nums.length - 1; while (left < right) { int temp = nums[i] + nums[j] + nums[left] + nums[right]; if (temp == target) { List<Integer> ele = new LinkedList<Integer>(); ele.add(nums[i]); ele.add(nums[j]); ele.add(nums[left]); ele.add(nums[right]); result.add(ele); left++; right--; while (left < right && nums[left] == nums[left - 1]) { left++; } while (left < right && nums[right] == nums[right + 1]) { right--; } } else if (temp < target) { left++; } else { right--; } } } } return result; } }
值得注意的是,本题中的数据结构采用的是LinkedList而不是ArrayList,原因是插入操作比较多,用LinkedList效率更高。前者运行时间击败63%,后者54%。