C# || How To Find Interval List Intersections From Two Arrays Using C#
The following is a module with functions which demonstrates how to find interval list intersections from two arrays using C#.
1. Interval Intersection – Problem Statement
You are given two lists of closed intervals, firstList and secondList, where firstList[i] = [starti, endi] and secondList[j] = [startj, endj]. Each list of intervals is pairwise disjoint and in sorted order.
Return the intersection of these two interval lists.
A closed interval [a, b] (with a <= b) denotes the set of real numbers x with a <= x <= b.
The intersection of two closed intervals is a set of real numbers that are either empty or represented as a closed interval. For example, the intersection of [1, 3] and [2, 4] is [2, 3].
Example 1:
Input: firstList = [[0,2],[5,10],[13,23],[24,25]], secondList = [[1,5],[8,12],[15,24],[25,26]]
Output: [[1,2],[5,5],[8,10],[15,23],[24,24],[25,25]]
Example 2:
Input: firstList = [[1,3],[5,9]], secondList = []
Output: []
Example 3:
Input: firstList = [], secondList = [[4,8],[10,12]]
Output: []
Example 4:
Input: firstList = [[1,7]], secondList = [[3,10]]
Output: [[3,7]]
2. Interval Intersection – Solution
The following is a solution which demonstrates how to find interval list intersections from two arrays.
This solution uses the two pointer technique when looking for valid interval intersections.
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// ============================================================================ // Author: Kenneth Perkins // Date: Nov 23, 2021 // Taken From: http://programmingnotes.org/ // File: Solution.cs // Description: Demonstrates how to find interval list intersections // ============================================================================ public class Solution { public int[][] IntervalIntersection(int[][] firstList, int[][] secondList) { var result = new List<int[]>(); // Go through first and second array looking for range intersection var indexFirst = 0; var indexSecond = 0; while (indexFirst < firstList.Length && indexSecond < secondList.Length) { // Get the first and second array var first = firstList[indexFirst]; var second = secondList[indexSecond]; // Check to see if this is a valid intersection if (first[1] >= second[0] && first[0] <= second[1]) { // Get starting and ending range from the two arrays var start = Math.Max(first[0], second[0]); var end = Math.Min(first[1], second[1]); result.Add(new int[] {start, end}); } // Increment array index depending on which range is completely satisfied if (first[1] < second[1]) { ++indexFirst; } else { ++indexSecond; } } return result.ToArray(); } }// http://programmingnotes.org/ |
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The code is heavily commented, so no further insight is necessary. If you have any questions, feel free to leave a comment below.
Once compiled, you should get this as your output for the example cases:
[[1,2],[5,5],[8,10],[15,23],[24,24],[25,25]]
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[[3,7]]
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