Easy
Slowest Key — C++
Full explanation · Time O(n) · Space O(1)
// Time: O(n)
// Space: O(1)
class Solution {
public:
char slowestKey(vector<int>& releaseTimes, string keysPressed) {
char result = 'a';
vector<int> lookup(26);
for (int i = 0; i < size(keysPressed); ++i) {
auto c = keysPressed[i];
lookup[c - 'a'] = max(lookup[keysPressed[i] - 'a'],
releaseTimes[i] - (i > 0 ? releaseTimes[i - 1] : 0));
if (lookup[c - 'a'] > lookup[result - 'a'] ||
(lookup[c - 'a'] == lookup[result - 'a'] && c > result)) {
result = c;
}
}
return result;
}
};