LeetCode-in-Java

284. Peeking Iterator

Medium

Design an iterator that supports the peek operation on an existing iterator in addition to the hasNext and the next operations.

Implement the PeekingIterator class:

• PeekingIterator(Iterator<int> nums) Initializes the object with the given integer iterator iterator.
• int next() Returns the next element in the array and moves the pointer to the next element.
• boolean hasNext() Returns true if there are still elements in the array.
• int peek() Returns the next element in the array without moving the pointer.

Note: Each language may have a different implementation of the constructor and Iterator, but they all support the int next() and boolean hasNext() functions.

Example 1:

Input

["PeekingIterator", "next", "peek", "next", "next", "hasNext"]
[[[1, 2, 3]], [], [], [], [], []]

Output: [null, 1, 2, 2, 3, false]

Explanation:

PeekingIterator peekingIterator = new PeekingIterator([1, 2, 3]); // [1,2,3]
peekingIterator.next(); // return 1, the pointer moves to the next element [1,2,3].
peekingIterator.peek(); // return 2, the pointer does not move [1,2,3].
peekingIterator.next(); // return 2, the pointer moves to the next element [1,2,3]
peekingIterator.next(); // return 3, the pointer moves to the next element [1,2,3]
peekingIterator.hasNext(); // return False 

Constraints:

• 1 <= nums.length <= 1000
• 1 <= nums[i] <= 1000
• All the calls to next and peek are valid.
• At most 1000 calls will be made to next, hasNext, and peek.

Follow up: How would you extend your design to be generic and work with all types, not just integer?

Solution

import java.util.Iterator;

// Java Iterator interface reference:
// https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/util/Iterator.html

public class PeekingIterator implements Iterator<Integer> {
    private Iterator<Integer> it;
    private Integer current;

    public PeekingIterator(Iterator<Integer> iterator) {
        // initialize any member here.
        it = iterator;
        current = it.next();
    }

    // Returns the next element in the iteration without advancing the iterator.
    public Integer peek() {
        if (current == null) {
            current = it.next();
        }
        return current;
    }

    // hasNext() and next() should behave the same as in the Iterator interface.
    // Override them if needed.
    @Override
    public Integer next() {
        Integer temp = current;
        current = it.hasNext() ? it.next() : null;
        return temp;
    }

    @Override
    public boolean hasNext() {
        return current != null;
    }
}

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