281. Zigzag Iterator
Given two 1d vectors, implement an iterator to return their elements alternately.
Example:
Input:
v1 = [1,2]
v2 = [3,4,5,6]
Output: [1,3,2,4,5,6]
Explanation: By calling next repeatedly until hasNext returns false,
the order of elements returned by next should be: [1,3,2,4,5,6].
Follow up: What if you are given k
1d vectors? How well can your code be extended to such cases?
Clarification for the follow up question:
The "Zigzag" order is not clearly defined and is ambiguous for k > 2
cases. If "Zigzag" does not look right to you, replace "Zigzag" with "Cyclic". For example:
Input:
[1,2,3]
[4,5,6,7]
[8,9]
Output: [1,4,8,2,5,9,3,6,7].
class ZigzagIterator {
public:
ZigzagIterator(vector<int>& v1, vector<int>& v2) {
it1 = v1.begin();
end1 = v1.end();
it2 = v2.begin();
end2 = v2.end();
v1_turn = it1 == end1 ? false : true;
}
int next() {
if (hasNext()) {
if (v1_turn || it2 == end2) {
v1_turn = it2 == end2 ? true : false;
return *it1++;
} else if (!v1_turn || it1 == end1) {
v1_turn = it1 == end1 ? false : true;
return *it2++;
}
}
return -1;
}
bool hasNext() {
if (it1 != end1 || it2 != end2) {
return true;
} else return false;
}
private:
vector<int>::iterator it1, end1, it2, end2;
bool v1_turn;
};
class ZigzagIterator {
public:
ZigzagIterator(vector<int>& v1, vector<int>& v2) {
if (!v1.empty()) q.push(make_pair(v1.begin(), v1.end()));
if (!v2.empty()) q.push(make_pair(v2.begin(), v2.end()));
}
int next() {
pair<vector<int>::iterator, vector<int>::iterator > t = q.front();
vector<int>::iterator it = t.first, endIt = t.second;
q.pop();
if (it + 1 != endIt) q.push(make_pair(it + 1, endIt));
return *it;
}
bool hasNext() {
return !q.empty();
}
private:
queue<pair<vector<int>::iterator, vector<int>::iterator> > q;
};
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