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MediumArrays & HashingLC 1182

Shortest Distance to Target Color

You are given an array colors, in which there are three colors: 1, 2 and 3. You are also given some queries. Each query consists of two integers i and c, return the shortest distance between the given index i and the target color c. If there is no solution return -1.

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  • 1.Think about which data structure fits best
  • 2.Consider the time complexity of your approach
  • 3.Look for patterns in the constraints
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