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function swap(array, i, j) { | |
const temp = array[i]; | |
array[i] = array[j]; | |
array[j] = temp; | |
} | |
function kLargest(array, k) { | |
const partition = (start, end) => { | |
let i = start + 1; | |
let j = end - 1; | |
while (true) { | |
while (i < j && array[i] < array[start]) { | |
++i; | |
} | |
while (i <= j && array[j] >= array[start]) { | |
--j; | |
} | |
if (i > j) { | |
break; | |
} | |
swap(array, i, j) | |
++i; | |
--j; | |
} | |
swap(array, start, j); | |
return j | |
} | |
let start = 0; | |
let end = array.length; | |
let pivot = null; | |
do { | |
if (pivot !== null) { | |
if (array.length - k > pivot) { | |
start = pivot + 1; | |
} else { | |
end = pivot - 1; | |
} | |
} | |
pivot = partition(start, end); | |
} while (pivot != array.length - k) | |
return array[pivot]; | |
} | |
if (require.main == module) { | |
console.log(kLargest([3,2,3,1,2,4,5,5,6], 4), '==', 4) | |
} |
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