First, sort the list, then merge from start to end.
Given a collection of intervals, merge all overlapping intervals.
Example 1:
Input: [[1,3],[2,6],[8,10],[15,18]] Output: [[1,6],[8,10],[15,18]] Explanation: Since intervals [1,3] and [2,6] overlaps, merge them into [1,6].
Example 2:
Input: [[1,4],[4,5]] Output: [[1,5]] Explanation: Intervals [1,4] and [4,5] are considerred overlapping.
/**
* Definition for an interval.
* public class Interval {
* int start;
* int end;
* Interval() { start = 0; end = 0; }
* Interval(int s, int e) { start = s; end = e; }
* }
*/
class Solution {
public List<Interval> merge(List<Interval> intervals) {
List<Interval> l = new LinkedList<Interval>();
if (intervals.size() == 0) return l;
Collections.sort(intervals, new Comparator<Interval>() {
@Override
public int compare(Interval o1, Interval o2) {
return o1.start - o2.start;
}
});
Interval in = intervals.remove(0);
l.add(in);
for (Interval i : intervals) {
if (in.end >= i.start) {
in.end = Math.max(in.end,i.end);
} else {
l.add(i);
in = i;
}
}
return l;
}
}