LeetCode 3Sum Solution with Two Pointers

🚀 Day 51 of #100DaysOfCode Solved 328. Odd Even Linked List on LeetCode 🔗 🧠 Key Insight: We need to rearrange the linked list such that: 🔹All odd-indexed nodes come first 🔹Followed by all even-indexed nodes 🔹While preserving the relative order ⚠️ Important: This is based on node position (index), not value. ⚙️ Approach: 1️⃣ Create two separate lists: 🔹odd → nodes at odd positions 🔹even → nodes at even positions 2️⃣ Traverse the list and distribute nodes accordingly 3️⃣ Connect: 🔹End of odd list → head of even list 4️⃣ Return the new head 🎯 This ensures a clean separation while maintaining order. ⏱️ Time Complexity: O(n) 📦 Space Complexity: O(1) (in-place re-linking) #100DaysOfCode #LeetCode #DSA #LinkedList #Algorithms #Java #InterviewPrep #CodingJourney

𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝟔𝟕/𝟑𝟔𝟓 🚀 📌 𝐋𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐂𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐏𝐎𝐓𝐃: 𝐄𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐮𝐦 𝐆𝐫𝐢𝐝 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐈𝐈 Continuing my 𝟑𝟔𝟓 𝐃𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐨𝐝𝐞 journey with a focus on 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐦-𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐃𝐒𝐀, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲. 💪 🔎 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡: Compute total sum and try all possible horizontal and vertical cuts. If sums are unequal, check whether removing a single element from the larger partition can balance the grid. Use HashMaps to track frequencies of elements in each partition for efficient lookup. 🔍 𝐀𝐥𝐠𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐦 𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝: Prefix sum + HashMap frequency tracking + greedy validation. ⏱ 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐭𝐲: 𝐎(𝐦 × 𝐧) 🧠 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐭𝐲: 𝐎(𝐦 × 𝐧) 📈 𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲: When exact partitioning isn’t possible, consider whether removing or adjusting a minimal element can achieve balance. #LeetCode #LeetCodeDaily #365DaysOfCode #DSA #Java #Matrix #HashMap #PrefixSum #ProblemSolving #LearningInPublic 👨💻 🔗 Problem link in comments 👇

🚀 Day 49 of #100DaysOfCode Solved 86. Partition List on LeetCode 🔗 🧠 Key Insight: We need to rearrange a linked list such that: 🔹All nodes < x come before nodes ≥ x 🔹While maintaining the original relative order This is a classic linked list partitioning problem. ⚙️ Approach: 1️⃣ Create two dummy lists: 🔹small → nodes with values < x 🔹large → nodes with values ≥ x 2️⃣ Traverse the original list: 🔹Append each node to the appropriate list 3️⃣ Connect both lists: 🔹small → large 4️⃣ Return the head of the new list 🎯 This ensures: 🔹Stable ordering 🔹Clean and efficient separation ⏱️ Time Complexity: O(n) 📦 Space Complexity: O(1) (no extra nodes, just pointers) #100DaysOfCode #LeetCode #DSA #LinkedList #Algorithms #Java #CodingPractice #InterviewPrep

🚀 Day 39 of #100DaysOfCode Solved 80. Remove Duplicates from Sorted Array II on LeetCode 🔢 🧠 Key Insight: The array is already sorted, and we need to ensure that each element appears at most twice, modifying the array in-place. ⚙️ Approach: 🔹Maintain a pointer i representing the position to place the next valid element 🔹Start iterating from index 2 🔹For each element nums[j], compare it with nums[i] 🔹If they are different, place the element at nums[i + 2] and move the pointer forward This ensures that no element appears more than twice while maintaining the sorted order. ⏱️ Time Complexity: O(n) 📦 Space Complexity: O(1) #100DaysOfCode #LeetCode #DSA #Arrays #TwoPointers #Java #ProblemSolving #InterviewPrep #LearningInPublic

🚀 Day 78/100 – #100DaysOfCode Today, I solved “𝐒𝐞𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐱 𝐙𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐞𝐬” problem on LeetCode 🔍 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐦 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭: Given a matrix, if any element is 0, we need to set its 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐫𝐨𝐰 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐧 𝐭𝐨 0 — in-place without using extra space. 💡 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐈 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐝: How to optimize space complexity to O(1) Using the first row & column as markers Importance of handling edge cases (first row & first column separately) ⚡ 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡: Check if 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐫𝐨𝐰/𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐧 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐳𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐞𝐝 Use first row & column to mark zeros Update the matrix accordingly Finally update first row & column if needed  𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐭𝐲: Time: O(m × n) Space: O(1) #Day78 #100DaysOfCode #DSA #Java #LeetCode #CodingJourney #SoftwareDeveloper #KeepLearning

🚀 Day 55 of #100DaysOfCode Solved 147. Insertion Sort List on LeetCode 🔗 🧠 Key Insight: We apply the classic Insertion Sort, but on a linked list instead of an array. The challenge is handling pointer manipulation efficiently. ⚙️ Approach: 1️⃣ Create a dummy node to act as the start of the sorted list 2️⃣ Traverse the original list node by node 3️⃣ For each node: Find its correct position in the sorted part Insert it there by updating pointers 🔁 This builds a sorted list incrementally ⏱️ Time Complexity: O(n²) 📦 Space Complexity: O(1) #100DaysOfCode #LeetCode #DSA #LinkedList #Sorting #Java #InterviewPrep #CodingJourney

🚀 Day 58 of #100DaysOfCode Solved 165. Compare Version Numbers on LeetCode 🔗 🧠 Key Insight: Version strings are split by "." into multiple revisions. We compare each revision numerically (not lexicographically). Example: "1.01" = "1.1" (leading zeros don’t matter) ⚙️ Approach (Split + Compare): 1️⃣ Split both versions using "." 🔹 version1 → s1[] 🔹 version2 → s2[] 2️⃣ Traverse till max length of both arrays 3️⃣ For each index i: 🔹 num1 = i < s1.length ? parseInt(s1[i]) : 0 🔹 num2 = i < s2.length ? parseInt(s2[i]) : 0 4️⃣ Compare: 🔹 if num1 < num2 → return -1 🔹 if num1 > num2 → return 1 5️⃣ If all equal → return 0 ⏱️ Time Complexity: O(n + m) 📦 Space Complexity: O(n + m) (for split arrays) #100DaysOfCode #LeetCode #DSA #Strings #TwoPointers #Java #InterviewPrep #CodingJourney

🚀 Day 29 of #75daysofLeetCode 2095 – Delete the Middle Node of a Linked List Just solved an interesting linked list problem that perfectly demonstrates the power of the two-pointer technique (slow & fast pointers). 🔍 Problem Insight: Given a linked list, delete its middle node where the middle is defined as ⌊n/2⌋ (0-based indexing). 💡 Key Idea: Instead of calculating the length, we can efficiently find the middle using: 🐢 Slow pointer (1 step) ⚡ Fast pointer (2 steps) When the fast pointer reaches the end, the slow pointer will be at the middle node! 🛠 Approach: ✔ Handle edge case (single node → return null) ✔ Traverse using slow & fast pointers ✔ Keep track of previous node ✔ Remove the middle node in one pass ⏱ Time Complexity: O(n) 💾 Space Complexity: O(1) 🔥 Why this matters? This pattern is widely used in: Finding middle of linked list Detecting cycles Splitting lists Mastering this unlocks many problems! #LeetCode #DSA #LinkedList #Java #CodingInterview #ProblemSolving #TechLearning

Day 25/100: Finding the "Gap" 🎯 Today's challenge: Search Insert Position. We all know Binary Search finds an element in O(log n), but what if the element isn't there? I learned that by the end of the search, the `left` pointer doesn't just give up—it points exactly to where that missing number *should* be inserted to keep the array sorted. It’s a powerful way to handle dynamic data without breaking the order. Quarter of the way through the challenge! 🚀 #100DaysOfCode #Java #DSA #BinarySearch #ProblemSolving #Unit3 #Day25 #LearnInPublic

Day 16/100 – LeetCode Challenge Problem: Merge Sorted Array Today’s problem involved merging two sorted arrays into one sorted array. Approach: Created a temporary array of size m + n Used two pointers to compare elements from both arrays Inserted the smaller element into the new array Copied remaining elements if any array still had values Finally copied the merged result back into nums1 Complexity: Time: O(m + n) Space: O(m + n) Concepts Practiced: Two-pointer technique Array traversal Merging sorted arrays #100DaysOfCode #LeetCode #DSA #Java #Arrays #ProblemSolving #CodingJourney