Arrays - Insert an internal into given set of non overlapping intervals
Problem Statement:
Given a set of non-overlapping intervals, insert a new interval into the intervals (merge if necessary).
You may assume that the intervals were initially sorted according to their start times.
Example:
Given intervals [1,3],[6,9]
insert and merge [2,5]
would result in [1,5],[6,9]
.
Given [1,2],[3,5],[6,7],[8,10],[12,16]
, insert and merge [4,9]
would result in [1,2],[3,10],[12,16]
.
This is because the new interval [4,9]
overlaps with [3,5],[6,7],[8,10]
.
Make sure the returned intervals are also sorted.
/** * Definition for an interval. * public class Interval { * int start; * int end; * Interval() { start = 0; end = 0; } * Interval(int s, int e) { start = s; end = e; } * } */ public class Solution { public ArrayList<Interval> insert(ArrayList<Interval> intervals, Interval newInterval) { ArrayList<Interval> result = new ArrayList<Interval>(); for (Interval i: intervals) { if (i.end < newInterval.start) { result.add(i); } else if (i.start > newInterval.end) { result.add(newInterval); newInterval = i; } else { int s = Math.min(i.start, newInterval.start); int e = Math.max(i.end, newInterval.end); newInterval = new Interval(s, e); } } result.add(newInterval); return result; } }
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