Contiguous Array

Given a binary array, find the maximum length of a contiguous subarray with equal number of 0 and 1.

Example 1:

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Input: [0,1]
Output: 2
Explanation: [0, 1] is the longest contiguous subarray with equal number of 0 and 1.

Example 2:
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Input: [0,1,0]
Output: 2
Explanation: [0, 1] (or [1, 0]) is a longest contiguous subarray with equal number of 0 and 1.

Note: The length of the given binary array will not exceed 50,000.

A picture inside solution secture helps a lot. Solution

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class Solution {
    public int findMaxLength(int[] nums) {
        Map<Integer, Integer> firstOc = new HashMap<>();
        firstOc.put(0, -1);
        int maxLength = 0;
        int counter = 0;

        for (int i = 0; i < nums.length; i++) {
            counter+= (nums[i] == 0) ? -1: 1;
            Integer it = firstOc.get(counter);
            if (it != null) {
                maxLength = Math.max(maxLength, i - it);
            } else {
                firstOc.put(counter, i);
            }
        }
        return maxLength;
    }
}