Medium
Quiz
#1409 Queries on a Permutation With Key
APPROACH
Start with the permutation P = [1, 2, 3, ..., m]. For each query in queries, record the current 0-indexed position of queries[i] within P, then move queries[i] to the front of P. Return the array of all recorded positions.
Example 1:
Input: queries = [3,1,2,1], m = 5
Output: [2,1,2,1]
Explanation: The queries are processed as follow:
For i=0: queries[i]=3, P=[1,2,3,4,5], position of 3 in P is 2, then we move 3 to the beginning of P resulting in P=[3,1,2,4,5].
For i=1: queries[i]=1, P=[3,1,2,4,5], position of 1 in P is 1, then we move 1 to the beginning of P resulting in P=[1,3,2,4,5].
For i=2: queries[i]=2, P=[1,3,2,4,5], position of 2 in P is 2, then we move 2 to the beginning of P resulting in P=[2,1,3,4,5].
For i=3: queries[i]=1, P=[2,1,3,4,5], position of 1 in P is 1, then we move 1 to the beginning of P resulting in P=[1,2,3,4,5].
Therefore, the array containing the result is [2,1,2,1].
Example 2:
Input: queries = [4,1,2,2], m = 4
Output: [3,1,2,0]
Example 3:
Input: queries = [7,5,5,8,3], m = 8
Output: [6,5,0,7,5]
1 of 4
1:00
What is the optimal approach for this problem?