Given array of stones to smash, return smallest possible weight of last stone
If x == y both stones destroyed, if x != y stone x destroyed, stone y = y - x
Ex. stones = [2,7,4,1,8,1] -> 1, [2,4,1,1,1], [2,1,1,1], [1,1,1], [1]
Max heap, pop 2 biggest, push back difference until no more 2 elements left
Time: O(n log n)
Space: O(n)
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class Solution {
public:
int lastStoneWeight(vector<int>& stones) {
priority_queue<int> pq;
for (int i = 0; i < stones.size(); i++) {
pq.push(stones[i]);
}
while (pq.size() > 1) {
int y = pq.top();
pq.pop();
int x = pq.top();
pq.pop();
if (y > x) {
pq.push(y - x);
}
}
if (pq.empty()) {
return 0;
}
return pq.top();
}
};