Counting Bits
Counting Bits
Section titled “Counting Bits”
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Day 3 • Striver Blind 75
📌 Problem Overview
Section titled “📌 Problem Overview”Given an integer n, return an array ans of length n + 1 such that for each i (0 <= i <= n), ans[i] is the number of 1’s in the binary representation of i.
Examples & Constraints
Section titled “Examples & Constraints”Example 1:
- Input:
n = 5 - Output:
[0,1,1,2,1,2]
Constraints:
0 <= n <= 10^5
💡 Approach & Intuition
Section titled “💡 Approach & Intuition”ans[i] = ans[i >> 1] + (i & 1) using dynamic programming.
🎯 Pattern Recognition
Section titled “🎯 Pattern Recognition”Bit Manipulation DP
📊 Step-by-Step Execution (Mermaid Diagram)
Section titled “📊 Step-by-Step Execution (Mermaid Diagram)”graph TD A["Input Integer / Bits"] --> B["Apply Bitwise Operation (AND / XOR / Shift)"] B --> C{"Check Bit Condition"} C -- "Condition Met" --> D["Update Bit Count / Result"] C -- "Continue" --> E["Shift Bits (>>> 1 or & n-1)"] E --> B D --> F["Return Final Result"]🐢 Brute Force Solution
Section titled “🐢 Brute Force Solution”function countBits(n) { const ans = new Array(n + 1).fill(0); for (let i = 1; i <= n; i++) { ans[i] = ans[i >> 1] + (i & 1); } return ans;}- Time Complexity:
O(n) - Space Complexity:
O(n) - Explanation: O(n) DP bit relation.
⚡ Optimized Solution
Section titled “⚡ Optimized Solution”function countBits(n) { const ans = new Array(n + 1).fill(0); for (let i = 1; i <= n; i++) { ans[i] = ans[i >> 1] + (i & 1); } return ans;}- Time Complexity:
O(n) - Space Complexity:
O(n) - Explanation: O(n) DP bit relation.
🐾 Step-by-Step Walkthrough
Section titled “🐾 Step-by-Step Walkthrough”- Initialize State: Setup necessary pointers, dynamic programming arrays, or hash maps.
- Iterate & Evaluate: Process the input according to the boundary conditions.
- Update & Return: Compute the optimal answer and return early or at termination.
🎙️ FAANG Interview Pitch
Section titled “🎙️ FAANG Interview Pitch”Number of bits for i equals bits for i >> 1 plus i % 2.
💡 Progressive Hints
Section titled “💡 Progressive Hints”- Use previous DP values for i >> 1.