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--;
}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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