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Rotate Array

Problem statement

Given an array, rotate the array to the right by k steps, where k is non-negative.

Example 1:

Input: nums = [1,2,3,4,5,6,7], k = 3Output: [5,6,7,1,2,3,4]Explanation:rotate 1 steps to the right: [7,1,2,3,4,5,6]rotate 2 steps to the right: [6,7,1,2,3,4,5]rotate 3 steps to the right: [5,6,7,1,2,3,4]

Example 2:

Input: nums = [-1,-100,3,99], k = 2Output: [3,99,-1,-100]Explanation: rotate 1 steps to the right: [99,-1,-100,3]rotate 2 steps to the right: [3,99,-1,-100]

Constraints:

  • 1 <= nums.length <= 105
  • -231 <= nums[i] <= 231 - 1
  • 0 <= k <= 105

Follow up:

  • Try to come up with as many solutions as you can. There are at least three different ways to solve this problem.
  • Could you do it in-place with O(1) extra space?

My solution

/**
* @param {number[]} nums
* @param {number} k
* @return {void} Do not return anything, modify nums in-place instead.
*/
var rotate = function(nums, k) {
if (k > 0) {
k = k % nums.length;

// console.log(k)

reverse(nums, 0, nums.length - k - 1)
// console.log(nums);
reverse(nums, nums.length - k, nums.length - 1)
// console.log(nums);
reverse(nums, 0, nums.length - 1)
// console.log(nums);
}

function reverse(arr, left, right) {
// console.log(`left ${left}`, `right ${right}`);
while (left < right) {
[arr[right], arr[left]] = [arr[left], arr[right]];
left++;
right--
}
}
};