Package g0001_0100.s0027_remove_element

Class Solution

java.lang.Object

g0001_0100.s0027_remove_element.Solution

public class Solution
extends Object

27 - Remove Element.

Easy

Given an integer array nums and an integer val, remove all occurrences of val in nums in-place. The relative order of the elements may be changed.

Since it is impossible to change the length of the array in some languages, you must instead have the result be placed in the first part of the array nums. More formally, if there are k elements after removing the duplicates, then the first k elements of nums should hold the final result. It does not matter what you leave beyond the first k elements.

Return k after placing the final result in the first k slots of nums.

Do not allocate extra space for another array. You must do this by modifying the input array in-place with O(1) extra memory.

Custom Judge:

The judge will test your solution with the following code:

 int[] nums = [...]; // Input array
 int val = ...; // Value to remove
 int[] expectedNums = [...]; // The expected answer with correct length.
                             // It is sorted with no values equaling val.

 int k = removeElement(nums, val); // Calls your implementation

 assert k == expectedNums.length;
 sort(nums, 0, k); // Sort the first k elements of nums
 for (int i = 0; i < actualLength; i++) {
     assert nums[i] == expectedNums[i];
 } 

If all assertions pass, then your solution will be accepted.

Example 1:

Input: nums = [3,2,2,3], val = 3

Output: 2, nums = [2,2,_,_]

Explanation: Your function should return k = 2, with the first two elements of nums being 2. It does not matter what you leave beyond the returned k (hence they are underscores).

Example 2:

Input: nums = [0,1,2,2,3,0,4,2], val = 2

Output: 5, nums = [0,1,4,0,3,_,_,_]

Explanation: Your function should return k = 5, with the first five elements of nums containing 0, 0, 1, 3, and 4. Note that the five elements can be returned in any order. It does not matter what you leave beyond the returned k (hence they are underscores).

Constraints:

• 0 <= nums.length <= 100
• 0 <= nums[i] <= 50
• 0 <= val <= 100

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
Solution()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
int	removeElement(int[] nums, int val)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

Solution

public Solution()

Method Detail

removeElement

public int removeElement(int[] nums,
                         int val)