Add hash solution

This commit is contained in:
Jessica Kwok 2021-06-01 13:11:08 -07:00
parent 2032eef824
commit 60d4a4bcbc

View file

@ -9,11 +9,43 @@
# You may return the answer in any order.
#
# Example 1:
#
# Input: ["bella","label","roller"]
# Output: ["e","l","l"]
#
# Example 2:
#
# Input: ["cool","lock","cook"]
# Output: ["c","o"]
# Output: ["c","o"]
#
# Approach 1: Hash
#
# Time Complexity: O(n)
#
def common_characters(arr)
target_count = arr.count
hash = Hash.new(0)
(0...target_count).each do |i|
arr[i].split('').each do |letter|
hash[letter] += 1
end
end
result = []
hash.each do |k, v|
while v >= target_count
if v >= target_count
result << k
v -= target_count
end
end
end
result
end
puts common_characters(["bella","label","roller"])
# => ["e","l","l"]
puts common_characters(["cool","lock","cook"])
# => ["c","o"]