TheAlgorithms-Ruby/data_structures/hash_table/good_pairs.rb
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2021-09-03 13:24:58 -07:00

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# Challenge name: Number of good pairs
#
# Given an array of integers nums.
# A pair (i,j) is called good if nums[i] == nums[j] and i < j.
# Return the number of good pairs.
#
# @param {Integer[]} nums
# @return {Integer}
#
#
# Approach 1: Hash
#
# Time Complexity: O(n)
def num_identical_pairs(nums)
hash = Hash.new(0)
nums.each do |num|
hash[num] = hash[num] + 1
end
counter = 0
# Count how many times each number appears.
# If a number appears n times, then n * (n 1) / 2 good pairs
# can be made with this number.
hash.values.each do |val|
counter += (val * (val - 1) / 2)
end
counter
end
nums = [1, 2, 3, 1, 1, 3]
puts(num_identical_pairs(nums))
# Output: 4
nums = [1, 1, 1, 1]
puts(num_identical_pairs(nums))
# Output: 6
nums = [1, 2, 3]
puts(num_identical_pairs(nums))
# Output: 0