merge intervals


Given a collection of intervals, merge all overlapping intervals.

For example,
Given [1,3],[2,6],[8,10],[15,18],
return [1,6],[8,10],[15,18].


Solution

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* Definition for an interval.
* public class Interval {
* int start;
* int end;
* Interval() { start = 0; end = 0; }
* Interval(int s, int e) { start = s; end = e; }
* }
*/
public class {
public List<Interval> merge(List<Interval> intervals) {
if(intervals.size()<=1) return intervals;
intervals.sort((o1,o2)->Integer.compare(o1.start,o2.start));
int start = intervals.get(0).start;
int end = intervals.get(0).end;
List<Interval> res = new ArrayList<Interval>();
for(int i=0; i<intervals.size();i++) {
if(intervals.get(i).start <= end) {
end = Math.max(end,intervals.get(i).end);
} else {
res.add(new Interval(start,end));
start = intervals.get(i).start;
end = intervals.get(i).end;
}
}
res.add(new Interval(start,end));
return res;
}
}