LeetCode 2191, Medium. Topics: Array, Sorting. View on LeetCode.
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Problem
You are given a <strong>0-indexed</strong> integer array <code>mapping</code> which represents the mapping rule of a shuffled decimal system. <code>mapping[i] = j</code> means digit <code>i</code> should be mapped to digit <code>j</code> in this system.
The <strong>mapped value</strong> of an integer is the new integer obtained by replacing each occurrence of digit <code>i</code> in the integer with <code>mapping[i]</code> for all <code>0 <= i <= 9</code>.
You are also given another integer array <code>nums</code>. Return <em>the array </em><code>nums</code><em> sorted in <strong>non-decreasing</strong> order based on the <strong>mapped values</strong> of its elements.</em>
<p><strong>Notes:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Elements with the same mapped values should appear in the <strong>same relative order</strong> as in the input.</li>
<li>The elements of <code>nums</code> should only be sorted based on their mapped values and <strong>not be replaced</strong> by them.</li>
</ul>
Examples
Constraints
- mapping.length == 10
- 0 <= mapping[i] <= 9
- All the values of mapping[i] are unique.
- 1 <= nums.length <= 3 * 10^4
- 0 <= nums[i] < 10^9
Solution
Reference implementation from solution.py on GitHub, full suite in test_solution.py:
Complexity
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