[leetcode] problem 239 – sliding window maximum

Given an array nums, there is a sliding window of size k which is moving from the very left of the array to the very right. You can only see the k numbers in the window. Each time the sliding window moves right by one position. Return the max sliding window.

Example

Input: nums = [1,3,-1,-3,5,3,6,7], and k = 3

Output: [3,3,5,5,6,7]

Explanation:

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Window position                Max
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[1 3 -1] -3 5 3 6 7 3
1 [3 -1 -3] 5 3 6 7 3
1 3 [-1 -3 5] 3 6 7 5
1 3 -1 [-3 5 3] 6 7 5
1 3 -1 -3 [5 3 6] 7 6
1 3 -1 -3 5 [3 6 7] 7

Note

You may assume k is always valid, 1 ≤ k ≤ input array’s size for non-empty array.

Follow up

Could you solve it in linear time?

Code

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public int[] maxSlidingWindow(int[] nums, int k) {
if (nums == null || nums.length < 1 || k < 1)
return new int[] {};

int[] result = new int[nums.length - k + 1];
Deque<Integer> deque = new LinkedList<>();

for (int i = 0; i < nums.length; i++) {
while (!deque.isEmpty() && nums[i] > nums[deque.peekLast()])
deque.pollLast();

deque.offerLast(i);

if (i >= k - 1)
result[i - k + 1] = nums[deque.peekFirst()];

if (i - k + 1 >= deque.peekFirst())
deque.pollFirst();
}

return result;
}