class Solution { public int candy(int[] ratings) { int n = ratings.length; int[] candies = new int[n]; Arrays.fill(candies, 1); for (int i = 1; i < n; i++) { if (ratings[i] > ratings[i - 1]) { candies[i] = candies[i - 1] + 1; } } for (int i = n - 2; i >= 0; i--) { if (ratings[i] > ratings[i + 1]) { candies[i] = Math.max(candies[i], candies[i + 1] + 1); } } int totalCandies = 0; for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) { totalCandies += candies[i]; } return totalCandies; } }