Problem:
Given two sorted integer arrays A and B, merge B into A as one sorted array.
Note:
You may assume that A has enough space (size that is greater or equal to m + n) to hold additional elements from B. The number of elements initialized in A and B are m and nrespectively.
Analysis: This is a typical problem that operates more than 1 pointer (3 pointers).
Solutions:
C++:
void merge(int A[], int m, int B[], int n) {
int cur = m + n - 1;
int indexA = m - 1;
int indexB = n - 1;
while(indexA >= 0 && indexB >= 0) {
if(A[indexA] > B[indexB])
A[cur--] = A[indexA--];
else
A[cur--] = B[indexB--];
}
if(indexA >= 0)
while(indexA >= 0)
A[cur--] = A[indexA--];
else if(indexB >= 0)
while(indexB >= 0)
A[cur--] = B[indexB--];
}
Java:
Python: