Ignore Sections
Learn this problemProblem statement
Write a function that returns a list of numbers from an array, excluding any sections that start with a 1 and extend to the next 0. Also, compute the sum of the numbers in the resulting list. Ignore any numbers from a 1 that is followed by another 1 until a 0 is found.
Function Signature
public long[][] ignoreSecInArr(int[] arr)
Parameters
arr (int[]): An array of integers from which sections will be ignored as described.
Returns
long[][]: a two-row result. The first row contains the
filtered array and the second row contains only the sum of the retained
elements. This representation is equivalent to the tuple returned by the
original version of the problem, and long is used because the
sum can exceed the range of a 32-bit integer.
Function
ignoreSecInArr(arr: int[]) → long[][]Examples
Example 1
arr = [6, 1, 7, 0, 2, 5, 6, 1, 3]return = [[6, 2, 5, 6, 1, 3], [23]]
The numbers between the first 1 and the next 0 (inclusive) are ignored, which are 1, 7, 0. The subsequent 1 is not followed by a 0, hence it and the numbers following it are included.
Example 2
arr = [4, 0, 6, 1, 4, 6, 1, 2]return = [[4, 0, 6, 1, 4, 6, 1, 2], [24]]
There is no 1 followed by 0 that encloses numbers to ignore. All numbers are included, and their sum is 24.
Example 3
arr = [4, 0, 6, 1, 2, 4, 1, 1, 3, 0, 2]return = [[4, 0, 6, 2], [12]]
The sequence starting with 1 at index 3 ends with 0 at index 9. All numbers between these indices are ignored.
Example 4
arr = [0, 6, 1, 1, 9, 1, 3, 0, 2]return = [[0, 6, 2], [8]]
The numbers between the first 1 and the next 0 (inclusive) are ignored. The retained values are [0, 6, 2], whose sum is 8.
Constraints
1 <= arr.length <= 10^5-10^9 <= arr[i] <= 10^9
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