18_四数之和

"""
给定一个包含n个整数的数组nums和一个目标值target,判断nums中是否存在四个元素 a，b，c和d
使得 a + b + c + d 的值与 target 相等？找出所有满足条件且不重复的四元组。
"""


def FourSum(nums, target):
    n = len(nums)
    if n<4:
        return []
    nums.sort()
    res = []
    for i in range(n-3):
        if i > 0 and nums[i]==nums[i-1]:
            continue
        if nums[i] + nums[i+1]+nums[i+2] + nums[i+3] > target:
            break
        if nums[i] + nums[i-1] + nums[i-2] + nums[i-3] < target:
            continue
        for j in range(i+1, n-2):
            if j-i > 1 and nums[j] == nums[j-1]:
                continue
            if nums[i] + nums[j] + nums[j+1] + nums[j+2] > target:
                break
            if nums[i] + nums[j] + nums[j+1] + nums[j+2] < target:
                continue

            left = j+1
            right = n-1
            while left < right:
                temp = nums[i] + nums[j] + nums[left] + nums[right]
                if temp == target:
                    res.append([nums[i],nums[j], nums[left], nums[right]])
                    while left < right and nums[left] == nums[left+1]:
                        left += 1
                    while left < right and nums[right] == nums[right-1]:
                        right -= 1
                    left += 1
                    right -= 1
                elif temp > target:
                    right -= 1
                else:
                    left += 1
    return res