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HashMap - Practice Questions

The document provides a comprehensive list of practice questions for mastering HashMap, categorized into basic, intermediate, and advanced levels. It also includes LeetCode problems sorted by difficulty, tips for solving these problems, and a recommended study plan to enhance understanding and skills in using HashMap. The questions cover various applications such as frequency counting, anagram grouping, and subarray problems.

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HashMap - Practice Questions

The document provides a comprehensive list of practice questions for mastering HashMap, categorized into basic, intermediate, and advanced levels. It also includes LeetCode problems sorted by difficulty, tips for solving these problems, and a recommended study plan to enhance understanding and skills in using HashMap. The questions cover various applications such as frequency counting, anagram grouping, and subarray problems.

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Practice Questions for HashMap

Basic Practice Questions

1. Write a program to count the frequency of each character in a given string using a
HashMap.
2. Implement a HashMap to find the first non-repeating character in a string.
3. Create a program that counts the occurrences of each word in a sentence.
4. Check if two strings are anagrams using a HashMap.
5. Find the intersection of two arrays using a HashMap.
6. Write a program to remove duplicate characters from a string using a HashMap.
7. Create a program to group elements with the same frequency in an array.
8. Implement a HashMap to check if two arrays are permutations of each other.

Intermediate Practice Questions

1. Find the top k frequent elements in an array.


2. Create a program to find the subarray with the maximum sum using a HashMap.
3. Write a program to check if a given array can be divided into pairs with equal sums.
4. Implement a phone directory using a HashMap where you can search for a name to
get the corresponding number.
5. Find the length of the longest substring without repeating characters.
6. Check if a given array contains duplicate elements within a certain distance k.
7. Implement LRU (Least Recently Used) Cache using a combination of HashMap and a
doubly linked list.
8. Count the number of subarrays with a given XOR.

Advanced Practice Questions

1. Write a program to implement a custom HashMap class with put, get, and remove
methods.
2. Given a set of strings, group them into anagrams using a HashMap.
3. Create a program to find all subarrays whose sum equals a given target using a
HashMap.
4. Design and implement a frequency tracker where you can:
o Increment the frequency of an element.
o Decrement the frequency of an element.
o Find the maximum frequency element.
5. Create a program to check if a given Sudoku board is valid using a HashMap.

LeetCode Practice Problems

Easy
1. Two Sum
2. Roman to Integer
3. Intersection of Two Arrays
4. Isomorphic Strings
5. Word Pattern

Medium

1. Group Anagrams
2. Longest Substring Without Repeating Characters
3. Top K Frequent Elements
4. Subarray Sum Equals K
5. Find All Anagrams in a String

Hard

1. Minimum Window Substring


2. Palindrome Pairs
3. Maximum XOR of Two Numbers in an Array
4. Longest Consecutive Sequence
5. Design a Key-Value Store

Tips for LeetCode Problems

1. Understand the Problem: Read the problem carefully and understand the input-
output requirements.
2. HashMap as a Tool:
o Use it to store and retrieve data in O(1) time.
o Ideal for counting problems, lookups, and handling duplicates.
3. Optimize Memory: Use HashMap efficiently to avoid memory leaks.
4. Practice Patterns:
o Frequency Maps: For problems involving counting (e.g., top k elements).
o Sliding Window: For substring or subarray problems.
o Prefix Sum with HashMap: For range queries or cumulative sums.
5. Debugging: Use print statements to ensure the HashMap is storing the correct key-
value pairs.

Recommended Study Plan

1. Start with Easy LeetCode problems to get comfortable with HashMap.


2. Gradually move to Medium-level problems and identify patterns like frequency
counting and sliding windows.
3. Once confident, try Hard-level problems to challenge your problem-solving skills.
4. Revisit problems after a week to reinforce concepts.

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