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Q4:)Given an integer array, find a subarray that has the largest product, and return the product.
The test cases are generated so that the answer will fit in a 32-bit integer.
Example :
Input: nums = [2,3,-2,4]
Output: 6
Explanation: [2,3] has the largest product 6.
Solution:
class Solution {
public:
int maxProduct(vector<int>& nums) {
int ct=1;
int mt=INT_MIN;
for(int i=0;i<nums.size();i++){
ct=ct*nums[i];
mt=max(ct,mt);
if(ct==0)
ct=1;
}
ct=1;
for(int i=nums.size()-1;i>=0;i--){
ct=ct*nums[i];
mt=max(ct,mt);
if(ct==0)
ct=1;
}
return mt;
}
};
Explantion:
.)Initialize two variables: ct to 1 (current product) and mt to INT_MIN (maximum product).
.)Iterate through the elements of the nums vector from left to right.
>Update ct by multiplying it with the current element.
>Update mt to the maximum value between the current product (ct) and the maximum product encountered so far (mt).
>If the current product becomes zero, reset ct to 1 to start calculating a new product.
.)Reset ct to 1.
.)Iterate through the elements of the nums vector from right to left.
>Update ct by multiplying it with the current element.
>Update mt to the maximum value between the current product (ct) and the maximum product encountered so far (mt).
>If the current product becomes zero, reset ct to 1 to start calculating a new product.
.)Return the final maximum product (mt).
>This code efficiently calculates the maximum product of subarrays in the given vector.
If a subarray has a zero, the code starts calculating a new product from the next element.
If anyone have better solution so please comment:)
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