Class Solution


  • public class Solution
    extends Object
    2343 - Query Kth Smallest Trimmed Number.

    Medium

    You are given a 0-indexed array of strings nums, where each string is of equal length and consists of only digits.

    You are also given a 0-indexed 2D integer array queries where queries[i] = [ki, trimi]. For each queries[i], you need to:

    • Trim each number in nums to its rightmost trimi digits.
    • Determine the index of the kith smallest trimmed number in nums. If two trimmed numbers are equal, the number with the lower index is considered to be smaller.
    • Reset each number in nums to its original length.

    Return an array answer of the same length as queries, where answer[i] is the answer to the ith query.

    Note:

    • To trim to the rightmost x digits means to keep removing the leftmost digit, until only x digits remain.
    • Strings in nums may contain leading zeros.

    Example 1:

    Input: nums = [“102”,“473”,“251”,“814”], queries = [[1,1],[2,3],[4,2],[1,2]]

    Output: [2,2,1,0]

    Explanation:

    1. After trimming to the last digit, nums = [“2”,“3”,“1”,“4”]. The smallest number is 1 at index 2.

    2. Trimmed to the last 3 digits, nums is unchanged. The 2nd smallest number is 251 at index 2.

    3. Trimmed to the last 2 digits, nums = [“02”,“73”,“51”,“14”]. The 4th smallest number is 73.

    4. Trimmed to the last 2 digits, the smallest number is 2 at index 0.

      Note that the trimmed number “02” is evaluated as 2.

    Example 2:

    Input: nums = [“24”,“37”,“96”,“04”], queries = [[2,1],[2,2]]

    Output: [3,0]

    Explanation:

    1. Trimmed to the last digit, nums = [“4”,“7”,“6”,“4”]. The 2nd smallest number is 4 at index 3.

      There are two occurrences of 4, but the one at index 0 is considered smaller than the one at index 3.

    2. Trimmed to the last 2 digits, nums is unchanged. The 2nd smallest number is 24.

    Constraints:

    • 1 <= nums.length <= 100
    • 1 <= nums[i].length <= 100
    • nums[i] consists of only digits.
    • All nums[i].length are equal.
    • 1 <= queries.length <= 100
    • queries[i].length == 2
    • 1 <= ki <= nums.length
    • 1 <= trimi <= nums[i].length

    Follow up: Could you use the Radix Sort Algorithm to solve this problem? What will be the complexity of that solution?

    • Constructor Detail

      • Solution

        public Solution()
    • Method Detail

      • smallestTrimmedNumbers

        public int[] smallestTrimmedNumbers​(String[] nums,
                                            int[][] queries)