Medium
Maximum Number of People That Can Be Caught in Tag — C++
Full explanation · Time O(n) · Space O(1)
// Time: O(n)
// Space: O(1)
// greedy with two pointers solution
class Solution {
public:
int catchMaximumAmountofPeople(vector<int>& team, int dist) {
int result = 0, i = 0, j = 0;
while (i < size(team) && j < size(team)) {
if (i + dist < j || team[i] != 1) {
++i;
} else if (j + dist < i || team[j] != 0) {
++j;
} else {
++result;
++i;
++j;
}
}
return result;
}
};
// Time: O(n)
// Space: O(1)
// greedy with sliding window solution
class Solution2 {
public:
int catchMaximumAmountofPeople(vector<int>& team, int dist) {
int result = 0;
for (int i = 0, j = 0; i < size(team); ++i) {
if (team[i] == 0) {
continue;
}
for (; j < i - dist; ++j);
for (; j <= min(i + dist, static_cast<int>(size(team)) - 1) && team[j] != 0; ++j);
if (j <= min(i + dist, static_cast<int>(size(team)) - 1)) {
++result;
++j;
}
}
return result;
}
};