Virtual Array - Google Top Interview Questions
Problem Statement :
Implement a virtual array which implements the following methods: void set(int start, int end) which sets the values in the array from [start, end] inclusive to true. boolean get(int idx) which returns true if it is set, otherwise false. Bonus: solve using \mathcal{O}(k)O(k) space total where k is the number of disjoint intervals. Constraints 0 ≤ start ≤ end < 2 ** 31 0 ≤ n ≤ 100,000 where n is the number of calls to set and get Example 1 Input methods = ["constructor", "set", "get", "set", "get", "get"] arguments = [[], [2, 5], [4], [8, 9], [6], [8]]` Output [None, None, True, None, False, True] Explanation va = VirtualArray() va.set(2, 5) va.get(4) == True va.set(8, 9) va.get(6) == False va.get(8) == False Example 2 Input methods = ["constructor", "set", "set", "get"] arguments = [[], [10, 100], [6, 100], [9]]` Output [None, None, None, True] Explanation va = VirtualArray() va.set(10, 100) va.set(6, 100) va.get(9) == True
Solution :
Solution in C++ :
class VirtualArray {
const long long A = 1LL << 32;
unordered_map<long long, int> a;
public:
VirtualArray() {
}
void upd(long long x, int d) {
++x;
while (x < A) a[x] += d, x += x & -x;
}
int qry(long long x) {
++x;
int y = 0;
while (x > 0) y += a[x], x -= x & -x;
return y;
}
void set(int start, int end) {
upd(start, 1);
upd(end + 1, -1);
}
bool get(int idx) {
return qry(idx) > 0;
}
};
Solution in Java :
import java.util.*;
class VirtualArray {
private final TreeMap<Integer, Integer> truth = new TreeMap<>();
public void set(int start, int end) {
Map.Entry<Integer, Integer> entry = truth.floorEntry(start);
{
if (entry != null && entry.getValue().intValue() >= start) {
truth.remove(entry.getKey());
start = Math.min(start, entry.getKey());
end = Math.max(end, entry.getValue());
}
}
{
while (true) {
entry = truth.ceilingEntry(start);
if (entry == null || entry.getKey().intValue() > end)
break;
truth.remove(entry.getKey());
end = Math.max(end, entry.getValue());
}
}
truth.put(start, end);
}
public boolean get(int idx) {
Map.Entry<Integer, Integer> entry = truth.floorEntry(idx);
return (entry != null && entry.getValue() >= idx);
}
}
Solution in Python :
class VirtualArray:
__slots__ = "start", "end", "mid", "_left", "_right", "state"
def __init__(self, start=0, end=2 ** 31):
self.start = start
self.end = end
self.mid = start + end >> 1
self._left = self._right = None
self.state = 0
@property
def left(self):
if not self._left:
self._left = VirtualArray(self.start, self.mid)
return self._left
@property
def right(self):
if not self._right:
self._right = VirtualArray(self.mid + 1, self.end)
return self._right
def set(self, s, e):
if s <= self.start and self.end <= e:
self.state = 1
elif e <= self.mid:
self.left.set(s, e)
elif s > self.mid:
self.right.set(s, e)
else:
self.left.set(s, e)
self.right.set(s, e)
def get(self, index):
if self.state == 1:
return True
elif self._left is self._right is None:
return False
elif index <= self.mid:
return self.left.get(index)
else:
return self.right.get(index)
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