题目:
Given a non-empty array of integers, return the third maximum number in this array. If it does not exist, return the maximum number. The time complexity must be in O(n).
Example 1:
Input: [3, 2, 1]
Output: 1
Explanation: The third maximum is 1.
Example 2:
Input: [1, 2]
Output: 2
Explanation: The third maximum does not exist, so the maximum (2) is returned instead.
Example 3:
Input: [2, 2, 3, 1]
Output: 1
Explanation: Note that the third maximum here means the third maximum distinct number.
Both numbers with value 2 are both considered as second maximum.
思路:
可以用自动排序以及去重的set来实现:遍历数组的每个元素,并且将其加入set中,一旦发现set的个数超过3个,则移除掉最小的一个。由于我们保证了set的规模不超过4,所以整个算法的时间复杂度是O(n),空间复杂度是O(1)。
代码:
class Solution {
public:
int thirdMax(vector<int>& nums) {
set<int> top_3;
for (auto num : nums) {
top_3.insert(num);
if (top_3.size() > 3) {
top_3.erase(top_3.begin());
}
}
return top_3.size() == 3 ? *top_3.begin() : *top_3.rbegin();
}
};