Amazon Interview Question for SDE1s


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In Swift

let setA:Set = [2, 10, 14, 19, 51, 71]
let setB:Set = [2, 9, 19, 40, 51]

let unionOfAandB = setA.union(setB)

for item in unionOfAandB
{
print("items is \(item)")
}

- Rahul Jain May 20, 2018 | Flag Reply
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# assumes sorted and unique
def get_union(a,b):
	if not b:
		return a
	if not a:
		return b
	p = q = 0
	union = []
	while p < len(a) and q < len(b):
		if a[p] < b[q]:
			union.append(a[p])
			p += 1
		elif a[p] > b[q]:
			union.append(b[q])
			q += 1
		else:
			union.append(a[p])
			p += 1
			q += 1
	if p < len(a):
		union.extend(a[p:])
	if q < len(b):
		union.extend(b[q:])
	return union

a = [2, 10, 14, 19, 51, 71]
b = [2, 9, 19, 40, 51]
u = get_union(a,b)
print u
u_from_stdlib = set(a) | set(b)
assert len(u) == len(set(u))
assert len(set(u) ^ u_from_stdlib) == 0, "symmetric difference exists"

- marcopolo May 16, 2018 | Flag Reply
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I would rather put them both in a set. Set would filter out distinct elements from each of them. Question doesn't say output should be sorted. So I would get the union that is distinct element from both the lists into the set.

- Archana Kumari May 17, 2018 | Flag Reply
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{

public static void main(String[] args){
int a[] = {2, 10, 14, 19, 51, 71};
int b[] = {2, 9, 19, 40, 51} ;
int union[]= getUnion(a,b);
for(int i=0;i<union.length-1;i++){ System.out.println(union[i]);
}
}
private static int[] getUnion(int[] a, int[] b) {
int u[] = new int[a.length+b.length];
int i=0,j=0,k=0;
boolean flag =true;
while(flag){
if(a[i] == b[j]){
u[k] =b[j];
k+=1;
j+=1;
i+=1;
}
else if(a[i]<b[j]){
u[k]=a[i];
k+=1;
i+=1;
}
else{
u[k]=b[j];
k+=1;
j+=1;
}
if(j==b.length){
flag=false;
}
}
return u;
}

}

- Harshad Deo May 17, 2018 | Flag Reply
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{public static void main(String[] args){
int a[] = {2, 10, 14, 19, 51, 71};
int b[] = {2, 9, 19, 40, 51} ;
int union[]= getUnion(a,b);
for(int i=0;i<union.length-1;i++){ System.out.println(union[i]);
}
}
private static int[] getUnion(int[] a, int[] b) {
int u[] = new int[a.length+b.length];
int i=0,j=0,k=0;
boolean flag =true;
while(flag){
if(a[i] == b[j]){
u[k] =b[j];
k+=1;
j+=1;
i+=1;
}
else if(a[i]<b[j]){
u[k]=a[i];
k+=1;
i+=1;
}
else{
u[k]=b[j];
k+=1;
j+=1;
}
if(j==b.length){
flag=false;
}
}
return u;
}
}

- Harshad Deo May 17, 2018 | Flag Reply
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{

public static void main(String[] args){
int a[] = {2, 10, 14, 19, 51, 71};
int b[] = {2, 9, 19, 40, 51} ;
int union[]= getUnion(a,b);
for(int i=0;i<union.length-1;i++){
System.out.println(union[i]);
}
}
private static int[] getUnion(int[] a, int[] b) {
int u[] = new int[a.length+b.length];
int i=0,j=0,k=0;
boolean flag =true;
while(flag){
if(a[i] == b[j]){
u[k] =b[j];
k+=1;
j+=1;
i+=1;
}
else if(a[i]<b[j]){
u[k]=a[i];
k+=1;
i+=1;
}
else{
u[k]=b[j];
k+=1;
j+=1;
}
if(j==b.length){
flag=false;
}
}
return u;
}

}

- Harshad Deo May 17, 2018 | Flag Reply
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def get_union(a,b):
  a_len = len(a)
  b_len = len(b)
  print(a_len, b_len)

  result = []
  hashmap = {}
  for i in range(len(a)-1):
    if (i > a_len or i>b_len):
        break

    # print(mn, mx)
    if hashmap.get(a[i]) == None:
      result.append(a[i])
      hashmap[a[i]] = True

    if hashmap.get(b[i]) == None:
      result.append(b[i])
      hashmap[b[i]] = True

  return result

- Anonymous May 19, 2018 | Flag Reply
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def get_union(a,b):
  a_len = len(a)
  b_len = len(b)
  print(a_len, b_len)

  result = []
  hashmap = {}
  for i in range(len(a)-1):
    if (i > a_len or i>b_len):
        break

    # print(mn, mx)
    if hashmap.get(a[i]) == None:
      result.append(a[i])
      hashmap[a[i]] = True

    if hashmap.get(b[i]) == None:
      result.append(b[i])
      hashmap[b[i]] = True

  return result

- sk May 19, 2018 | Flag Reply
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static void union(int arr1[], int[] arr2) {
		int i = 0, j = 0, k = 0;
		List<Integer> list = new ArrayList<>();
		boolean flag = true;
		while (flag) {
			if (arr1[i] == arr2[j]) {
				list.add(arr1[i]);
				i++;
				j++;
			} else if (arr1[i] < arr2[j]) {
				list.add(arr1[i]);
				i++;
			} else {
				list.add(arr2[j]);
				j++;
			}

			if (j == arr2.length) {
				flag = false;
			}
		}
		if (arr1.length > arr2.length) {
			int min = arr2.length;
			for (int x = min; x < arr1.length; x++) {
				list.add(arr1[x]);
			}
		} else {
			int min = arr1.length;
			for (int x = min; x < arr2.length; x++) {
				list.add(arr2[x]);
			}
		}
		System.out.println();
		for (Integer x : list) {
			System.out.print(x + " ");
		}
	}

- Somendra Raj May 19, 2018 | Flag Reply
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Use 'sorted' built-in function if you want the union to be sorted

a = {2, 10, 14, 19, 51, 71}
b = {2, 9, 19, 40, 51}
c = sorted(a.union(b))
print (c)

- Anonymous May 22, 2018 | Flag Reply
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Use python's built-in function 'sorted' if you want the union to be sorted

a = {2, 10, 14, 19, 51, 71}
b = {2, 9, 19, 40, 51}
c = sorted(a.union(b)

- Goutham May 22, 2018 | Flag Reply
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public List<Integer> union(int[] nums1, int[] nums2) {
	List<Integer> result = new LinkedList<Integer>();
	helper(result, nums1, nums2, 0, 0);
	return result;
}

void helper(List<Integer> result, int[] nums1, int[] nums2, int nums1Index, int nums2Index) {
	if(nums1Index >= nums1.length && nums2Index >= nums2.length) return;
	if(nums1Index >= nums1.length) {
		result.add(nums2[nums2Index]);
		helper(result, nums1, nums2, nums1Index, nums2Index + 1);
		return;
	}

	if(nums2Index >= nums2.length) {
		result.add(nums1[nums1Index]);
		helper(result, nums1, nums2, nums1Index + 1, nums2Index);
		return;
	}

	if(nums1[nums1Index] == nums2[nums2Index]) {
		result.add(nums1[nums1Index]);
		helper(result, nums1, nums2, nums1Index + 1, nums2Index + 1);
		return;
	}

	if(nums1[nums1Index] < nums2[nums2Index]) {
		result.add(nums1[nums1Index]);
		helper(result, nums1, nums2, nums1Index + 1, nums2Index);
		return;
	}

	result.add(nums2[nums2Index]);
	helper(result, nums1, nums2, nums1Index, nums2Index + 1);
}

- Anonymous May 23, 2018 | Flag Reply
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public int[] GetUnion(int[] intArr1, int[] intArr2){
		int arrLen1 = intArr1.Length;
		int arrLen2 = intArr2.Length;
		
		Dictionary<int, int> dict = new Dictionary<int,int>();
		
		while(arrLen1 > 0
				|| arrLen2 >0){
				
				if(arrLen1 > 0){
					 if(arrLen2 == 0){
						 if(!dict.ContainsKey(intArr1[intArr1.Length - arrLen1])){
							 dict.Add(intArr1[intArr1.Length - arrLen1],intArr1[intArr1.Length - arrLen1]);
						 }
						 arrLen1--;
					 }
					 else if(intArr1[intArr1.Length - arrLen1]<=intArr2[intArr2.Length - arrLen2]){
						 if(!dict.ContainsKey(intArr1[intArr1.Length - arrLen1])){
							 dict.Add(intArr1[intArr1.Length - arrLen1],intArr1[intArr1.Length - arrLen1]);
						 }
						 arrLen1--;
					 }else if(intArr1[intArr1.Length - arrLen1]>intArr2[intArr2.Length - arrLen2]){
						 if(!dict.ContainsKey(intArr2[intArr2.Length - arrLen2])){
							 dict.Add(intArr2[intArr2.Length - arrLen2],intArr2[intArr2.Length - arrLen2]);
						 }
						 arrLen2--;
					 }
				}
				else if(arrLen2 > 0){
					 if(arrLen1 == 0){
						 if(!dict.ContainsKey(intArr2[intArr2.Length - arrLen2])){
							 dict.Add(intArr1[intArr2.Length - arrLen2],intArr1[intArr2.Length - arrLen2]);
						 }
						 arrLen1--;
					 }
					 else if(intArr2[intArr2.Length - arrLen2]<=intArr1[intArr1.Length - arrLen1]){
						 if(!dict.ContainsKey(intArr2[intArr2.Length - arrLen2])){
							 dict.Add(intArr2[intArr2.Length - arrLen2],intArr2[intArr2.Length - arrLen2]);
						 }
						 arrLen1--;
					 }else if(intArr2[intArr2.Length - arrLen2]>intArr1[intArr1.Length - arrLen1]){
						 if(!dict.ContainsKey(intArr1[intArr1.Length - arrLen1])){
							 dict.Add(intArr1[intArr1.Length - arrLen1],intArr1[intArr1.Length - arrLen1]);
						 }
						 arrLen2--;
					 }
				}
				
		}
		return dict.Select(v=>v.Value).ToArray();

}

- alir2t2 June 04, 2018 | Flag Reply
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this need to be resolved using a min heap.

build the first array into a min heap and then add the second array one by one into the min heap.

- sj June 22, 2018 | Flag Reply
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public static Integer[] generateUnion(int[] a, int[] b){
        int i = 0, j = 0;
        List<Integer> list = new ArrayList<Integer>();
        while(i<a.length && j<b.length){
            if(a[i]<b[j]){
                list.add(a[i]);
                i++;
            }else if(a[i]>b[j]){
                list.add(b[j]);
                j++;
            }else{
                list.add(b[j]);
                i++;
                j++;
            }
        }
        if(i<a.length){
            for (int k = i; k < a.length; k++) {
                list.add(a[k]);
            }
        }else if(j<b.length){
            for (int k = j; k < b.length; k++) {
                list.add(b[k]);
            }
        }
        return (Integer[])list.toArray(new Integer[list.size()]);
    }

- huehuehuehuehue June 25, 2018 | Flag Reply
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If you can't use Javascript union function and need to preserve the sorting:

let union = function(arr1, arr2) {
    let out = {};
    let len = Math.max(arr1.length, arr2.length);
    for(let i=0; i<len; i++) {
        if(arr1[i]) {
            out[arr1[i]] = true;
        }
        
        if(arr2[i]) {
            out[arr2[i]] = true;
        }
    }
    
    return Object.keys(out);
};

var a = [2, 10, 14, 19, 51, 71];
var b = [2, 9, 19, 40, 51];

console.log(union(a,b));
console.log(union(b,a));

- Tim July 31, 2018 | Flag Reply
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public class AmazonQ1 {

    private static Set<Integer> uniqueSet = new HashSet<>();

    /**
     * Complexity O(n)
     * @param a
     * @param b
     * @return
     */
    public static void union(int[] a, int[] b){
        int i = 0;
        int j= 0;
        int k = 0;
        while(i < a.length && j < b.length){
            if(a[i] == b[i]){
                uniqueSet.add(a[i++]); // O(1)
                j++;
            }else {
                uniqueSet.add(a[i++]);
                uniqueSet.add(b[j++]);
            }
        }

        while(i < a.length){
            uniqueSet.add(a[i++]);
        }

        while(j < b.length){
            uniqueSet.add(b[j++]);
        }
    }

    public static void main(String[] args){
        int a[] = {2, 10, 14, 19, 51, 71};
        int b[] = {2, 9, 19, 40, 51};

        union(a, b);
        uniqueSet.forEach(System.out::println);
    }
}

- Harsha.Halgaswatta February 16, 2019 | Flag Reply
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import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.TreeSet;

public class Test {
    public static void main(String[] args){
        int a[] = {2, 10, 14, 19, 51, 71};
        int b[] = {2, 9, 19, 40, 51};
        var union = new TreeSet();
        Arrays.stream(a).forEach(union::add);
        Arrays.stream(b).forEach(union::add);
        System.out.print("Union=" + union);
    }
}

- Anonymous April 17, 2019 | Flag Reply
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import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.TreeSet;

public class Test {
    public static void main(String[] args){
        int a[] = {2, 10, 14, 19, 51, 71};
        int b[] = {2, 9, 19, 40, 51};
        var union = new TreeSet();
        Arrays.stream(a).forEach(union::add);
        Arrays.stream(b).forEach(union::add);
        System.out.print("Union=" + union);
    }
}

- amit April 17, 2019 | Flag Reply
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{{{ import java.util.Arrays; import java.util.TreeSet; public class Test { public static void main(String[] args){ int a[] = {2, 10, 14, 19, 51, 71}; int b[] = {2, 9, 19, 40, 51}; var union = new TreeSet(); Arrays.stream(a).forEach(union::add); Arrays.stream(b).forEach(union::add); System.out.print("Union=" + union); } } - amit d April 17, 2019 | Flag Reply
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import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.TreeSet;

public class Test {
    public static void main(String[] args){
        int a[] = {2, 10, 14, 19, 51, 71};
        int b[] = {2, 9, 19, 40, 51};
        var union = new TreeSet();
        Arrays.stream(a).forEach(union::add);
        Arrays.stream(b).forEach(union::add);
        System.out.print("Union=" + union);
    }
}

- Anonymous April 17, 2019 | Flag Reply
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import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.TreeSet;

public class Test {
    public static void main(String[] args){
        int a[] = {2, 10, 14, 19, 51, 71};
        int b[] = {2, 9, 19, 40, 51};
        var union = new TreeSet();
        Arrays.stream(a).forEach(union::add);
        Arrays.stream(b).forEach(union::add);
        System.out.print("Union=" + union);
    }
}

- amit April 17, 2019 | Flag Reply
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import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.TreeSet;

public class Test {
public static void main(String[] args){
int a[] = {2, 10, 14, 19, 51, 71};
int b[] = {2, 9, 19, 40, 51};
var union = new TreeSet();
Arrays.stream(a).forEach(union::add);
Arrays.stream(b).forEach(union::add);
System.out.print("Union=" + union);
}
}

- kk April 17, 2019 | Flag Reply
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package test1;

import java.util.Stack;

public class Test1 {

	public static Stack<Integer> s = new Stack<>();

	public static void main(String[] args) {
		int a[] = { 2, 10, 14, 19, 51, 71 };
		int b[] = { 2, 9, 19, 40, 51 };

		merge(a, b);
		System.out.println(s);

	}

	private static void merge(int a[], int b[]) {

		int t1, t2 = 0;

		for (int i = 0; i < a.length; i++) {
			t1 = a[i];

			for (int j = 0; j < b.length; j++) {
				t2 = b[j];

				if (s.isEmpty()) {
					if (t1 < t2)
						s.push(t1);
					else if (t1 > t2)
						s.push(t2);
					else
						s.push(t1);
				} else {
					if (t1 == t2) {
						if (s.peek() < t1) {
							s.push(t1);
						}
					} else {
						if (t1 < t2) {
							if (s.peek() < t1) {
								s.push(t1);
								break;
							}
						} else {
							if (s.peek() < t2) {
								s.push(t2);
							}
						}
					}
				}
			}
		}
	}
}

- mannerh1 October 12, 2019 | Flag Reply


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