{leetcode}/problems/range-addition/[LeetCode - Range Addition^]
Assume you have an array of length n initialized with all 0’s and are given k update operations.
Each operation is represented as a triplet: [startIndex, endIndex, inc] which increments each element of subarray A[startIndex … endIndex] (startIndex and endIndex inclusive) with inc.
Return the modified array after all k operations were executed.
Example:
Given: length = 5, updates = [ [1, 3, 2], [2, 4, 3], [0, 2, -2] ] Output: [-2, 0, 3, 5, 3] Explanation: Initial state: [ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 ] After applying operation [1, 3, 2]: [ 0, 2, 2, 2, 0 ] After applying operation [2, 4, 3]: [ 0, 2, 5, 5, 3 ] After applying operation [0, 2, -2]: [-2, 0, 3, 5, 3 ]
Hint:
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Thinking of using advanced data structures? You are thinking it too complicated.
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For each update operation, do you really need to update all elements between i and j?
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Update only the first and end element is sufficient.
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The optimal time complexity is O(k + n) and uses O(1) extra space.