Problem Statement The LRU Cache LeetCode Solution – “LRU Cache” asks you to design a data structure that follows Least Recently Used (LRU) Cache We need to implement LRUCache class that has the following functions: LRUCache(int capacity): Initializes the LRU cache with positive size capacity. int get(int key): Return the value …
Problem Statement The Longest Common Prefix LeetCode Solution – “Longest Common Prefix” states that given an array of strings. We need to find the longest common prefix among these strings. If there doesn’t exist any prefix, return an empty string. Example: Input: strs = [“flower”,”flow”,”flight”] Output: “fl” Explanation: “fl” is the longest …
Problem Statement The Trapping Rain Water LeetCode Solution – “Trapping Rain Water” states that given an array of heights which represents an elevation map where the width of each bar is 1. We need to find the amount of water trapped after rain. Example: Input: height = [0,1,0,2,1,0,1,3,2,1,2,1] Output: 6 Explanation: Check …
Problem Statement Maximum Difference Between Increasing Elements LeetCode Solution – Given a 0-indexed integer array nums of size n, find the maximum difference between nums[i] and nums[j] (i.e., nums[j] – nums[i]), such that 0 <= i < j < n and nums[i] < nums[j]. Return the maximum difference. If no such i and j exists, return -1. Examples & Explanations Example 1: Input: nums = [7,1,5,4] Output: 4 Explanation: The maximum difference occurs …
Problem Statement The Valid Parentheses LeetCode Solution – “Valid Parentheses” states that you’re given a string containing just the characters ‘(‘, ‘)’, ‘{‘, ‘}’, ‘[‘ and ‘]’. We need to determine whether the input string is a valid string or not. A string is said to be a valid string if open brackets must be closed …
Problem Statement 3Sum Closest LeetCode Solution – Given an integer array nums of length n and an integer target, find three integers in nums such that the sum is closest to target. Return the sum of the three integers. You may assume that each input would have exactly one solution. Input: nums = [-1,2,1,-4], target = 1 Output: …
Problem Statement Minimum Knight Moves LeetCode Solution – In an infinite chessboard with coordinates from -infinity to +infinity, you have a knight at square [0, 0]. A knight has 8 possible moves it can make, as illustrated below. Each move is two squares in a cardinal direction, then one square in an orthogonal direction. Return the minimum number …
Problem Statement Binary Tree Zigzag Level Order Traversal LeetCode Solution – Given the root of a binary tree, return the zigzag level order traversal of its nodes’ values. (i.e., from left to right, then right to left for the next level and alternate between). Input: root = [3,9,20,null,null,15,7] Output: [[3],[20,9],[15,7]] Explanation We …
Problem Statement Find the Duplicate Number LeetCode Solution – Given an array of integers nums containing n + 1 integers where each integer is in the range [1, n] inclusive. There is only one repeated number in nums, return this repeated number. You must solve the problem without modifying the array nums and uses only constant extra space. Input: nums = [1,3,4,2,2] Output: 2 Explanation …
Problem Statement Snakes and Ladders LeetCode Solution – You are given an n x n integer matrix board where the cells are labeled from 1 to n2 in a Boustrophedon style starting from the bottom left of the board (i.e. board[n – 1][0]) and alternating directions in each row. You start on the square 1 of the board. In each move, …