@sagar: that's what i have done i have taken two variables x and y which can show if repetition is there or not. and we can store the initial positions in the array in that case u don't have to traverse the string twice.
On Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 10:33 PM, sagar pareek <sagarpar...@gmail.com>wrote: > @dumanshu > first read my soution just above yours :) > > On Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 10:21 PM, Dumanshu <duman...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> heres my solution with TC O(n) and SC O(26) >> input string str >> int arr[26] = {0}; >> traverse the string, character by character and increment the >> corresponding counter. >> i.e. arr[str[i]]++; >> >> Now traverse the string again and print out the first character >> encountered whose arr[str[i]] == 1; >> >> On Jul 18, 9:20 pm, sagar pareek <sagarpar...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > Very good solution :- but space complexity = O(26) >> > >> > take integer array arr[0-25] and initialise it with 0 by taking it >> static >> > logic is that we have only 26 characters so if i want to map character >> 'a' >> > with 0th position of arr[] then it can be done as atoi('a')-97. >> > so whenever we encounter any character say str[i] (where str is array of >> > given string) then it can be incremented as arr[atoi(str[i])-97]++ >> > so traverse the whole str[] and increment the corresponding values . >> > At the end those characters which never encounter have values 0 in arr , >> > which encounter only once have values 1 and more than once have >> values>1. >> > at the end traverse the whole arr[] and find out the corresponding >> character >> > as itoa(arr[i]+97) :) :) >> > >> > But we have to do extra work to find the first character which repeats >> only >> > once >> > >> > On Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 8:09 PM, hary rathor <harry.rat...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> > > can we use bit vector ? >> > > because by do it we need just 32 bits of one extra variable . >> > >> > > -- >> > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups >> > > "Algorithm Geeks" group. >> > > To post to this group, send email to algogeeks@googlegroups.com. >> > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> > > algogeeks+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> > > For more options, visit this group at >> > >http://groups.google.com/group/algogeeks?hl=en. >> > >> > -- >> > **Regards >> > SAGAR PAREEK >> > COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING >> > NIT ALLAHABAD >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Algorithm Geeks" group. >> To post to this group, send email to algogeeks@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> algogeeks+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/algogeeks?hl=en. >> >> > > > -- > **Regards > SAGAR PAREEK > COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING > NIT ALLAHABAD > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Algorithm Geeks" group. > To post to this group, send email to algogeeks@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > algogeeks+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/algogeeks?hl=en. > -- Varun Pahwa B.Tech (IT) 7th Sem. Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad. Ph : 09793899112 Official Email :: rit2008...@iiita.ac.in Another Email :: varunpahwa.ii...@gmail.com People who fail to plan are those who plan to fail. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Algorithm Geeks" group. To post to this group, send email to algogeeks@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to algogeeks+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/algogeeks?hl=en.