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#341 Flatten Nested List Iterator

APPROACH

You are given a nested list of integers nestedList. Each element is either an integer or a list whose elements may also be integers or other lists. Implement an iterator to flatten it.

Implement the NestedIterator class:

- NestedIterator(List<NestedInteger> nestedList) Initializes the iterator with the nested list nestedList.

- int next() Returns the next integer in the nested list.

- boolean hasNext() Returns true if there are still some integers in the nested list and false otherwise.

Your code will be tested with the following pseudocode:

initialize iterator with nestedList
res = []
while iterator.hasNext()
append iterator.next() to the end of res
return res

If res matches the expected flattened list, then your code will be judged as correct.

Example 1:

initialize iterator with nestedList

res = []

while iterator.hasNext()

append iterator.next() to the end of res

return res

Example 2:

Input: nestedList = [[1,1],2,[1,1]]

Output: [1,1,2,1,1]

Explanation: By calling next repeatedly until hasNext returns false, the order of elements returned by next should be: [1,1,2,1,1].

Example 3:

Input: nestedList = [1,[4,[6]]]

Output: [1,4,6]

Explanation: By calling next repeatedly until hasNext returns false, the order of elements returned by next should be: [1,4,6].

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