LeetCode in Kotlin

88. Merge Sorted Array

Easy

You are given two integer arrays nums1 and nums2, sorted in non-decreasing order, and two integers m and n, representing the number of elements in nums1 and nums2 respectively.

Merge nums1 and nums2 into a single array sorted in non-decreasing order.

The final sorted array should not be returned by the function, but instead be stored inside the array nums1. To accommodate this, nums1 has a length of m + n, where the first m elements denote the elements that should be merged, and the last n elements are set to 0 and should be ignored. nums2 has a length of n.

Example 1:

Input: nums1 = [1,2,3,0,0,0], m = 3, nums2 = [2,5,6], n = 3

Output: [1,2,2,3,5,6]

Explanation: The arrays we are merging are [1,2,3] and [2,5,6]. The result of the merge is [1,2,2,3,5,6] with the underlined elements coming from nums1.

Example 2:

Input: nums1 = [1], m = 1, nums2 = [], n = 0

Output: [1]

Explanation: The arrays we are merging are [1] and []. The result of the merge is [1].

Example 3:

Input: nums1 = [0], m = 0, nums2 = [1], n = 1

Output: [1]

Explanation: The arrays we are merging are [] and [1]. The result of the merge is [1]. Note that because m = 0, there are no elements in nums1. The 0 is only there to ensure the merge result can fit in nums1.

Constraints:

Follow up: Can you come up with an algorithm that runs in O(m + n) time?

Solution

class Solution {
    fun merge(nums1: IntArray, m: Int, nums2: IntArray, n: Int) {
        var i = m - 1
        var j = nums1.size - 1
        var p2 = n - 1
        while (p2 >= 0) {
            if (i >= 0 && nums1[i] > nums2[p2]) {
                nums1[j--] = nums1[i--]
            } else {
                nums1[j--] = nums2[p2--]
            }
        }
    }
}