3Sum

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Topic refresher: Two Pointers — Two Indices, One Rule

Move left/right based on a condition instead of checking all pairs.

int L = 0, R = n - 1;
while (L < R) {
    int sum = a[L] + a[R];
    if (sum == target) { L++; R--; }
    else if (sum < target) L++;
    else R--;
}
LeetCode
3/7
MediumTwo PointersLeetCode #15

3Sum

Sort. Fix one index; two-sum the rest with two pointers. Skip duplicates.

Examples

Example 1

Input

6
-1 0 1 2 -1 -4

Output

-1 -1 2 | -1 0 1
Example 2

Input

3
0 1 1

Output

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C++17