题目
Given a string, find the length of the longest substring without repeating characters.
Example 1:
Input: "abcabcbb"
Output: 3
Explanation: The answer is "abc", with the length of 3.
Example 2:
Input: "bbbbb"
Output: 1
Explanation: The answer is "b", with the length of 1.
Example 3:
Input: "pwwkew"
Output: 3
Explanation: The answer is "wke", with the length of 3.
Note that the answer must be a substring, "pwke" is a subsequence and not a substring.
给定一个字符串,返回其中的最长子串(子串内无重复字符)
官方Solution
Approach 1: Brute Force
public class Solution {
public int lengthOfLongestSubstring(String s) {
int n = s.length();
int ans = 0;
for (int i = 0; i < n; i++)
for (int j = i + 1; j <= n; j++)
if (allUnique(s, i, j)) ans = Math.max(ans, j - i);
return ans;
}
public boolean allUnique(String s, int start, int end) {
Set<Character> set = new HashSet<>();
for (int i = start; i < end; i++) {
Character ch = s.charAt(i);
if (set.contains(ch)) return false;
set.add(ch);
}
return true;
}
}
时间复杂度O(n2)
Approach 2: Sliding Window
By using HashSet as a sliding window, checking if a character in the current can be done in O(1). A sliding window is an abstract concept commonly used in array/string problems.
public class Solution {
public int lengthOfLongestSubstring(String s) {
int n = s.length();
Set<Character> set = new HashSet<>();
int ans = 0, i = 0, j = 0;
while (i < n && j < n) {
// try to extend the range [i, j]
if (!set.contains(s.charAt(j))){
set.add(s.charAt(j++));
ans = Math.max(ans, j - i);
}
else {
set.remove(s.charAt(i++));
}
}
return ans;
}
}
Approach 3: Sliding Window Optimized
public class Solution {
public int lengthOfLongestSubstring(String s) {
int n = s.length(), ans = 0;
Map<Character, Integer> map = new HashMap<>(); // current index of character
// try to extend the range [i, j]
for (int j = 0, i = 0; j < n; j++) {
if (map.containsKey(s.charAt(j))) {
i = Math.max(map.get(s.charAt(j)), i);
}
ans = Math.max(ans, j - i + 1);
map.put(s.charAt(j), j + 1);
}
return ans;
}
}
总结
借助JAVA已有的数据结构,提高算法效率。