18. 4Sum
pin two num[i], nums[j], then two sum
same as 3sum, just pin one more number, one more for loop
O(n^3)
O(k), number of solutions
class Solution {
public List<List<Integer>> fourSum(int[] nums, int target) {
List<List<Integer>> res = new ArrayList<>();
Arrays.sort(nums);
// pin two num[i], nums[j]
for (int i = 0; i < nums.length - 3; i++) {
if (i > 0 && nums[i] == nums[i-1]) {
continue;
}
for (int j = i+1; j < nums.length - 2; j++) {
if (j > i+1 && nums[j] == nums[j-1]) {
continue;
}
int left = j+1;
int right = nums.length - 1;
twoSum(res, nums, left, right, nums[i], nums[j], target);
}
}
return res;
}
private void twoSum(List<List<Integer>> res, int[] nums, int left, int right, int numi, int numj, int target) {
while (left < right) {
int sum = nums[left] + nums[right] + numi + numj;
if (sum == target) {
res.add(Arrays.asList(nums[left], nums[right], numi, numj));
left++;
right--;
while (left < right && nums[left] == nums[left-1]) {
left++;
}
while (left < right && nums[right] == nums[right+1]) {
right--;
}
} else if (sum < target) {
left++;
} else {
right--;
}
}
}
}
/*
pin two pointers
then two sum
*/
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