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;
};Last updated
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