/* (C) 2024 YourCompanyName */ package heap; import java.util.*; /** * Created by gouthamvidyapradhan on 26/07/2018. There are N children standing in a line. Each child * is assigned a rating value. * *
You are giving candies to these children subjected to the following requirements: * *
Each child must have at least one candy. Children with a higher rating get more candies than * their neighbors. What is the minimum candies you must give? * *
Example 1: * *
Input: [1,0,2] Output: 5 Explanation: You can allocate to the first, second and third child * with 2, 1, 2 candies respectively. Example 2: * *
Input: [1,2,2] Output: 4 Explanation: You can allocate to the first, second and third child * with 1, 2, 1 candies respectively. The third child gets 1 candy because it satisfies the above * two conditions. * *
Solution: O(N log N): Store the indexes in a heap, iterate through the heap one by one and
* assign candies one greater than its neighbours. Take care of edge cases.
*/
public class Candy {
/**
* Main method
*
* @param args
* @throws Exception
*/
public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
int[] ratings = {29, 51, 87, 87, 72, 12};
System.out.println(new Candy().candy(ratings));
}
public int candy(int[] ratings) {
if (ratings.length == 1) return 1;
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