Question:Given an array of integers, every element appears k times except for one. Find that single one.
当k=2的时候,很明显可以用异或解。因为:
A^B=B^A
A^B^B=A
所以当k>2的时候,受异或的启发,同样需要一种运算符,满足:
A#B=B#A
A#B#…#B=A
本质上,就是要维持一个长度为32的数组bit[],记录下对于array中的每一个数,每一位上1的出现次数。每出现k次,就把bit[i]重置为0,即实现了上面的#运算符。
public int singleNumber(int[] nums) {
int[] bit = new int[32];
for (int i = 0; i < 32; i++) {
bit[i] = 0;
}
for (int i = 0; i < nums.length; i++) {
int number = nums[i];
for (int j = 0; j < 32; j++) {
boolean hasBit = ((number & (1 << j)) != 0);
if (hasBit)
bit[j] = (bit[j] + 1) % 3;
}
}
int target = 0;
for (int i = 0; i < 32; i++) {
if (bit[i] > 0)
target = target | (1 << i);
}
return target;
}