Given an integer array nums and an integer k, return trueif there are two distinct indicesi and j in the array such that nums[i] == nums[j] and abs(i - j) <= k.
Example 1:
Input: nums = [1,2,3,1], k = 3
Output: true
Example 2:
Input: nums = [1,0,1,1], k = 1
Output: true
Example 3:
Input: nums = [1,2,3,1,2,3], k = 2
Output: false
Constraints:
1 <= nums.length <= 105
-109 <= nums[i] <= 109
0 <= k <= 105
Solutions
Solution 1: Hash Table
We use a hash table \(\textit{d}\) to store the recently traversed numbers and their corresponding indices.
Traverse the array \(\textit{nums}\). For the current element \(\textit{nums}[i]\), if it exists in the hash table and the difference between the indices is no more than \(k\), return \(\text{true}\). Otherwise, add the current element to the hash table.
After traversing, return \(\text{false}\).
The time complexity is \(O(n)\), and the space complexity is \(O(n)\). Here, \(n\) is the length of the array \(\textit{nums}\).