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CSCI-1200/leetcode/p215_kth_largest_element.cpp
2023-11-14 00:47:32 -05:00

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class Solution {
public:
int findKthLargest(vector<int>& nums, int k) {
int ans;
int size = nums.size();
std::priority_queue<int> pq;
for(int i=0;i<size;i++){
// maintain a max heap
pq.push(nums[i]);
}
while(k>1){
// pop out k-1 times
pq.pop();
k--;
}
ans = pq.top();
return ans;
}
};