Problem
Given an array of integers arr
.
We want to select three indices i
, j
and k
where (0 <= i < j <= k < arr.length)
.
Let's define a
and b
as follows:
a = arr[i] ^ arr[i + 1] ^ ... ^ arr[j - 1]
b = arr[j] ^ arr[j + 1] ^ ... ^ arr[k]
Note that ^ denotes the bitwise-xor operation.
Return the number of triplets (i
, j
and k
) Where a == b
.
Example 1:
Input: arr = [2,3,1,6,7]
Output: 4
Explanation: The triplets are (0,1,2), (0,2,2), (2,3,4) and (2,4,4)
Example 2:
Input: arr = [1,1,1,1,1]
Output: 10
Constraints:
1 <= arr.length <= 300
1 <= arr[i] <= 10^8
Solution (Java)
class Solution {
public int countTriplets(int[] arr) {
int count = 0;
for (int i = 0; i < arr.length; i++) {
int xor = arr[i];
for (int k = i + 1; k < arr.length; k++) {
xor ^= arr[k];
if (xor == 0) {
count += k - i;
}
}
}
return count;
}
}
Explain:
nope.
Complexity:
- Time complexity : O(n).
- Space complexity : O(n).