Tasks Details
easy
Find the missing element in a given permutation.
Task Score
100%
Correctness
100%
Performance
100%
An array A consisting of N different integers is given. The array contains integers in the range [1..(N + 1)], which means that exactly one element is missing.
Your goal is to find that missing element.
Write a function:
class Solution { public int solution(int[] A); }
that, given an array A, returns the value of the missing element.
For example, given array A such that:
A[0] = 2 A[1] = 3 A[2] = 1 A[3] = 5the function should return 4, as it is the missing element.
Write an efficient algorithm for the following assumptions:
- N is an integer within the range [0..100,000];
- the elements of A are all distinct;
- each element of array A is an integer within the range [1..(N + 1)].
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Solution
Programming language used Java 8
Time spent on task 1 minutes
Notes
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Task timeline
Code: 07:52:04 UTC,
java,
autosave
// you can also use imports, for example:
// import java.util.*;
// you can write to stdout for debugging purposes, e.g.
// System.out.println("this is a debug message");
class Solution {
public int solution(int[] A) {
// write your code in Java SE 8
int answer = 0;
boolean check[] = new boolean[A.length + 2];
//Arrays.fill(check, false);
for(int i = 0; i < A.length; i++){
check[A[i]] = true;
}
for(int i = 1; i<= A.length + 1; i++){
if(!check[i]){
answer = i; break;
}
}
return answer;
}
}
Code: 07:52:07 UTC,
java,
verify,
result: Passed
// you can also use imports, for example:
// import java.util.*;
// you can write to stdout for debugging purposes, e.g.
// System.out.println("this is a debug message");
class Solution {
public int solution(int[] A) {
// write your code in Java SE 8
int answer = 0;
boolean check[] = new boolean[A.length + 2];
//Arrays.fill(check, false);
for(int i = 0; i < A.length; i++){
check[A[i]] = true;
}
for(int i = 1; i<= A.length + 1; i++){
if(!check[i]){
answer = i; break;
}
}
return answer;
}
}
Analysis
Code: 07:52:22 UTC,
java,
autosave
// you can also use imports, for example:
// import java.util.*;
// you can write to stdout for debugging purposes, e.g.
// System.out.println("this is a debug message");
class Solution {
public int solution(int[] A) {
// write your code in Java SE 8
int answer = 0;
boolean check[] = new boolean[A.length + 2];
//Arrays.fill(check, false);
for(int i = 0; i < A.length; i++){
check[A[i]] = true;
}
for(int i = 1; i<= A.length + 1; i++){
if(!check[i]){
answer = i; break;
}
}
return answer;
}
}
Code: 07:52:32 UTC,
java,
autosave
// you can also use imports, for example:
// import java.util.*;
// you can write to stdout for debugging purposes, e.g.
// System.out.println("this is a debug message");
class Solution {
public int solution(int[] A) {
// write your code in Java SE 8
int answer = 0;
boolean check[] = new boolean[A.length + 2];
//Arrays.fill(check, false);
for(int i = 0; i < A.length; i++){
check[A[i]] = true;
}
for(int i = 1; i<= A.length + 1; i++){
if(!check[i]){
answer = i; break;
}
}
return answer;
}
}
Code: 07:52:38 UTC,
java,
verify,
result: Passed
// you can also use imports, for example:
// import java.util.*;
// you can write to stdout for debugging purposes, e.g.
// System.out.println("this is a debug message");
class Solution {
public int solution(int[] A) {
// write your code in Java SE 8
int answer = 0;
boolean check[] = new boolean[A.length + 2];
//Arrays.fill(check, false);
for(int i = 0; i < A.length; i++){
check[A[i]] = true;
}
for(int i = 1; i<= A.length + 1; i++){
if(!check[i]){
answer = i; break;
}
}
return answer;
}
}
Analysis
Code: 07:52:43 UTC,
java,
final,
score: 
100
// you can also use imports, for example:
// import java.util.*;
// you can write to stdout for debugging purposes, e.g.
// System.out.println("this is a debug message");
class Solution {
public int solution(int[] A) {
// write your code in Java SE 8
int answer = 0;
boolean check[] = new boolean[A.length + 2];
//Arrays.fill(check, false);
for(int i = 0; i < A.length; i++){
check[A[i]] = true;
}
for(int i = 1; i<= A.length + 1; i++){
if(!check[i]){
answer = i; break;
}
}
return answer;
}
}
Analysis summary
The solution obtained perfect score.
Analysis
Detected time complexity:
O(N) or O(N * log(N))
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Correctness tests
1.
0.004 s
OK
2.
0.008 s
OK
1.
0.008 s
OK
2.
0.008 s
OK
1.
0.004 s
OK
2.
0.008 s
OK
1.
0.004 s
OK
2.
0.008 s
OK
3.
0.008 s
OK
1.
0.008 s
OK
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Performance tests
1.
0.028 s
OK
1.
0.024 s
OK
1.
0.248 s
OK
2.
0.124 s
OK
3.
0.124 s
OK
1.
0.248 s
OK
1.
0.152 s
OK