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189. Rotate Array

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Description

Given an array, rotate the array to the right by k steps, where k is non-negative.

 

Example 1:

Input: nums = [1,2,3,4,5,6,7], k = 3
Output: [5,6,7,1,2,3,4]
Explanation:
rotate 1 steps to the right: [7,1,2,3,4,5,6]
rotate 2 steps to the right: [6,7,1,2,3,4,5]
rotate 3 steps to the right: [5,6,7,1,2,3,4]

Example 2:

Input: nums = [-1,-100,3,99], k = 2
Output: [3,99,-1,-100]
Explanation: 
rotate 1 steps to the right: [99,-1,-100,3]
rotate 2 steps to the right: [3,99,-1,-100]

 

Constraints:

  • 1 <= nums.length <= 105
  • -231 <= nums[i] <= 231 - 1
  • 0 <= k <= 105

 

Follow up:

  • Try to come up with as many solutions as you can. There are at least three different ways to solve this problem.
  • Could you do it in-place with O(1) extra space?

Solution

rotate-array.py
class Solution:
    def rotate(self, nums: List[int], k: int) -> None:
        n = len(nums)
        k %= n

        def reverseL(start, end):
            while start < end:
                nums[start], nums[end] = nums[end], nums[start]
                start += 1
                end -= 1

        reverseL(0, n - 1)
        reverseL(0, k - 1)
        reverseL(k, n - 1)
rotate-array.cpp
class Solution {
public:
    void rotate(vector<int>& nums, int k) {
        int n = nums.size();
        k %= n;

        reverse(nums.begin(), nums.end());
        reverse(nums.begin(), nums.begin()+k);
        reverse(nums.begin()+k, nums.end());

    }
};