MaximumDistanceBetweenAPairOfValues.cpp

// Source : https://leetcode.com/problems/maximum-distance-between-a-pair-of-values/
// Author : Hao Chen
// Date   : 2021-05-09

/***************************************************************************************************** 
 *
 * You are given two non-increasing 0-indexed integer arrays nums1​​​​​​ and nums2​​​​​​.
 * 
 * A pair of indices (i, j), where 0 <= i < nums1.length and 0 <= j < nums2.length, is valid if both i 
 * <= j and nums1[i] <= nums2[j]. The distance of the pair is j - i​​​​.
 * 
 * Return the maximum distance of any valid pair (i, j). If there are no valid pairs, return 0.
 * 
 * An array arr is non-increasing if arr[i-1] >= arr[i] for every 1 <= i < arr.length.
 * 
 * Example 1:
 * 
 * Input: nums1 = [55,30,5,4,2], nums2 = [100,20,10,10,5]
 * Output: 2
 * Explanation: The valid pairs are (0,0), (2,2), (2,3), (2,4), (3,3), (3,4), and (4,4).
 * The maximum distance is 2 with pair (2,4).
 * 
 * Example 2:
 * 
 * Input: nums1 = [2,2,2], nums2 = [10,10,1]
 * Output: 1
 * Explanation: The valid pairs are (0,0), (0,1), and (1,1).
 * The maximum distance is 1 with pair (0,1).
 * 
 * Example 3:
 * 
 * Input: nums1 = [30,29,19,5], nums2 = [25,25,25,25,25]
 * Output: 2
 * Explanation: The valid pairs are (2,2), (2,3), (2,4), (3,3), and (3,4).
 * The maximum distance is 2 with pair (2,4).
 * 
 * Example 4:
 * 
 * Input: nums1 = [5,4], nums2 = [3,2]
 * Output: 0
 * Explanation: There are no valid pairs, so return 0.
 * 
 * Constraints:
 * 
 * 	1 <= nums1.length <= 10^5
 * 	1 <= nums2.length <= 10^5
 * 	1 <= nums1[i], nums2[j] <= 10^5
 * 	Both nums1 and nums2 are non-increasing.
 ******************************************************************************************************/

class Solution {
public:
    int maxDistance(vector<int>& nums1, vector<int>& nums2) {
        return maxDistance2(nums1, nums2);
        return maxDistance1(nums1, nums2);
    }
    
    
    int binary_search(vector<int>& nums, int start, int target) {
        int end = nums.size() - 1;
        while (start <= end) {
            int mid = start + (end - start) /2;
            if(nums[mid] < target) end = mid - 1;
            else start = mid+1;
        }
        return end;
    }

    int maxDistance1(vector<int>& nums1, vector<int>& nums2) {
        int mDist=0;
        int right = nums2.size() - 1;
        for(int i=0; i<nums1.size(); i++) {
            int j = binary_search(nums2, i, nums1[i]);
            mDist = max(mDist, j-i);
        }
        return mDist;
    }
    
    int maxDistance2(vector<int>& nums1, vector<int>& nums2) {
        int i=0, j=0, dist = 0;
        while (i < nums1.size() && j < nums2.size() ){
            if ( nums1[i] > nums2[j] ) i++;
            else dist = max(dist, j++ - i);
        }
        return dist;
    }
};