1720. Decode XORed Array

Description

There is a hidden integer array arr that consists of n non-negative integers.

It was encoded into another integer array encoded of length n - 1, such that encoded[i] = arr[i] XOR arr[i + 1]. For example, if arr = [1,0,2,1], then encoded = [1,2,3].

You are given the encoded array. You are also given an integer first, that is the first element of arr, i.e. arr[0].

Return the original array arr. It can be proved that the answer exists and is unique.

Example 1:

Input: encoded = [1,2,3], first = 1
Output: [1,0,2,1]
Explanation: If arr = [1,0,2,1], then first = 1 and encoded = [1 XOR 0, 0 XOR 2, 2 XOR 1] = [1,2,3]

Example 2:

Input: encoded = [6,2,7,3], first = 4
Output: [4,2,0,7,4]

Constraints:

2 <= n <= 10⁴
encoded.length == n - 1
0 <= encoded[i] <= 10⁵
0 <= first <= 10⁵

Solution

decode-xored-array.py

class Solution:
    def decode(self, encoded: List[int], first: int) -> List[int]:
        res = [first]

        for i in range(len(encoded)):
            res.append(res[-1] ^ encoded[i])

        return res