Algorithm
Problem - Remove duplicates from sorted array
URL - https://leetcode.com/problems/remove-duplicates-from-sorted-array/
Level - Beginner
Details
Given an integer array nums sorted in non-decreasing order, remove the duplicates in-place such that each unique element appears only once. The relative order of the elements should be kept the same.
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[] expectedNums = [...]; // The expected answer with correct length
int k = removeDuplicates(nums); // Calls your implementation
assert k == expectedNums.length;
for (int i = 0; i < k; i++) {
assert nums[i] == expectedNums[i];
}
If all assertions pass, then your solution will be accepted.
Example 1:
Input: nums = [1,1,2] Output: 2, nums = [1,2,_] Explanation: Your function should return k = 2, with the first two elements of nums being 1 and 2 respectively. It does not matter what you leave beyond the returned k (hence they are underscores).
Example 2:
Input: nums = [0,0,1,1,1,2,2,3,3,4] Output: 5, nums = [0,1,2,3,4,_,_,_,_,_] Explanation: Your function should return k = 5, with the first five elements of nums being 0, 1, 2, 3, and 4 respectively. It does not matter what you leave beyond the returned k (hence they are underscores).
Constraints:
1 <= nums.length <= 3 * 104-100 <= nums[i] <= 100numsis sorted in non-decreasing order.
Code Examples
#1 Code Example with Javascript Programming
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Javascript Programming
/**
* Remove duplicates from array.
*
* @param {number[]} nums
*
* @return {number}
*/
var removeDuplicates = function(nums) {
const hashMap = {};
let totalFound = 0;
for (let i = 0; i < nums.length; i++) {
let num = nums[i];
if (!(num in hashMap)) {
hashMap[num] = i;
// Store total found
totalFound++;
// Modify the array
nums[totalFound - 1] = num;
}
}
return totalFound;
};
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#2 Code Example with C Programming
Code -
C Programming
int removeDuplicates(int* nums, int numsSize) {
int i, j;
if (numsSize < 2) return numsSize;
for (i = 0, j = 1; j < numsSize; j ++) {
if (nums[j] != nums[i]) {
i ++;
nums[i] = nums[j];
}
}
return i + 1;
}
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#3 Code Example with C++ Programming
Code -
C++ Programming
class Solution {
public:
int removeDuplicates(vector<int>& nums) {
int i = 0, j = 0;
while(j < nums.size()){
while(j < nums.size() - 1 && nums[j] == nums[j + 1]) j++;
nums[i++] = nums[j++];
}
return i;
}
};
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#4 Code Example with C# Programming
Code -
C# Programming
namespace LeetCode
{
public class _026_RemoveDuplicatesFromSortedArray
{
public int RemoveDuplicates(int[] nums)
{
if (nums.Length <= 1) { return nums.Length; }
var index = 0;
var lastValue = nums[index];
for (int i = 0; i < nums.Length; i++)
{
if (nums[i] == lastValue) { continue; }
nums[++index] = nums[i];
lastValue = nums[index];
}
return index + 1;
}
}
}
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#5 Code Example with Java Programming
Code -
Java Programming
class Solution {
public int removeDuplicates(int[] nums) {
int startIdx = 0;
int endIdx = 0;
while (endIdx < nums.length) {
int currValue = nums[endIdx];
while (endIdx < nums.length && nums[endIdx] == currValue) {
endIdx++;
}
nums[startIdx++] = currValue;
}
return startIdx;
}
}
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#6 Code Example with Python Programming
Code -
Python Programming
class Solution:
def removeDuplicates(self, nums):
n = len(nums)
return n - len([nums.pop(i) for i in range(n -1, 0, -1) if nums[i] == nums[i - 1]])
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Demonstration
Leetcode - Remove duplicates from sorted array Solution in JavaScript Leetcode