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284. Peeking Iterator

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Description

Design an iterator that supports the peek operation on an existing iterator in addition to the hasNext and the next operations.

Implement the PeekingIterator class:

  • PeekingIterator(Iterator<int> nums) Initializes the object with the given integer iterator iterator.
  • int next() Returns the next element in the array and moves the pointer to the next element.
  • boolean hasNext() Returns true if there are still elements in the array.
  • int peek() Returns the next element in the array without moving the pointer.

Note: Each language may have a different implementation of the constructor and Iterator, but they all support the int next() and boolean hasNext() functions.

 

Example 1:

Input
["PeekingIterator", "next", "peek", "next", "next", "hasNext"]
[[[1, 2, 3]], [], [], [], [], []]
Output
[null, 1, 2, 2, 3, false]

Explanation
PeekingIterator peekingIterator = new PeekingIterator([1, 2, 3]); // [1,2,3]
peekingIterator.next();    // return 1, the pointer moves to the next element [1,2,3].
peekingIterator.peek();    // return 2, the pointer does not move [1,2,3].
peekingIterator.next();    // return 2, the pointer moves to the next element [1,2,3]
peekingIterator.next();    // return 3, the pointer moves to the next element [1,2,3]
peekingIterator.hasNext(); // return False

 

Constraints:

  • 1 <= nums.length <= 1000
  • 1 <= nums[i] <= 1000
  • All the calls to next and peek are valid.
  • At most 1000 calls will be made to next, hasNext, and peek.

 

Follow up: How would you extend your design to be generic and work with all types, not just integer?

Solution

peeking-iterator.py
# Below is the interface for Iterator, which is already defined for you.
#
# class Iterator:
#     def __init__(self, nums):
#         """
#         Initializes an iterator object to the beginning of a list.
#         :type nums: List[int]
#         """
#
#     def hasNext(self):
#         """
#         Returns true if the iteration has more elements.
#         :rtype: bool
#         """
#
#     def next(self):
#         """
#         Returns the next element in the iteration.
#         :rtype: int
#         """

class PeekingIterator:
    def __init__(self, iterator):
        """
        Initialize your data structure here.
        :type iterator: Iterator
        """
        self.iterator = iterator
        self.nextItem = self.iterator.next()

    def peek(self):
        """
        Returns the next element in the iteration without advancing the iterator.
        :rtype: int
        """
        return self.nextItem


    def next(self):
        """
        :rtype: int
        """
        result = self.nextItem
        if self.iterator.hasNext():
            self.nextItem = self.iterator.next()
        else:
            self.nextItem = None

        return result


    def hasNext(self):
        """
        :rtype: bool
        """
        return self.nextItem is not None


# Your PeekingIterator object will be instantiated and called as such:
# iter = PeekingIterator(Iterator(nums))
# while iter.hasNext():
#     val = iter.peek()   # Get the next element but not advance the iterator.
#     iter.next()         # Should return the same value as [val].