Shuffle The Array
Shavon Harris
Posted on June 27, 2024
Today's problem is fairly straightforward. It can be solved with a simple for loop and the push
method.
Given the array nums
consisting of 2n
elements in form [x1,x2,...,xn,y1,y2,...,yn]
. we need to rearrange the array into `[x1,y1,x2,y2,...,xn,yn]
Function Signature
`
@param {number[]} nums
@param {number} n
@return {number[]}
`
Examples
Example 1:
Input: nums = [2,5,1,3,4,7], n = 3
Output: [2,3,5,4,1,7]
Explanation: Since x1=2, x2=5, x3=1, y1=3, y2=4, y3=7 then the answer is [2,3,5,4,1,7].
Example 2:
Input: nums = [1,2,3,4,4,3,2,1], n = 4
Output: [1,4,2,3,3,2,4,1]
Example 3:
Input: nums = [1,1,2,2], n = 2
Output: [1,2,1,2]
The first thing to understand is that 2n elements
means the total number of elements in the array is twice the value of n
. The first half of the array consists of elements [x1, x2, ..., xn]
and the second half consists of elements [y1, y2, ..., yn]
.
The task is to rearrange the array into [x1, y1, x2, y2, ..., xn, yn]
.
Example Breakdown
Input: nums = [2, 5, 1, 3, 4, 7]
, n = 3
Here, nums
has 6 elements (2 * 3 = 6).
- The first half
[x1, x2, x3]
is[2, 5, 1]
- The second half
[y1, y2, y3]
is[3, 4, 7]
We need to combine them like this:
- Take
x1
(which is2
) andy1
(which is3
) - Take
x2
(which is5
) andy2
(which is4
) - Take
x3
(which is1
) andy3
(which is7
)
Resulting in [2, 3, 5, 4, 1, 7]
.
Dive into the code
So how do we approach this with code. Let's create a plan:
- Create a function
shuffle
. - The function takes two parameters:
nums
andn
. - Create an empty array to store the result.
- Loop through the first
n
elements of the array. - Push the current element and the corresponding element from the second half into the result array.
- Return the result array.
Conclusion
Today's problem was a great example of how we can use simple loops and basic array operations to solve a seemingly task.
To recap:
We identified that the array nums consists of 2n elements, split into two halves.
Our goal was to get two halves into a new array in the specified format.
Using a simple for loop and the push method, we created a solution that is both intuitive and effective.
I encourage you to try this problem on your own and see how you can further optimize or modify the solution.
Happy Coding!
Posted on June 27, 2024
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