A comprehensive collection of 20 LeetCode queue problems with detailed solutions, explanations, and test cases.
This collection covers queue problems across four categories:
- Basic Queue Operations (5 problems)
- Deque Operations (5 problems)
- Priority Queue (5 problems)
- Advanced Patterns (5 problems)
Each problem includes:
- β Complete problem description with constraints
- β Optimized solution with inline comments
- β Time and space complexity analysis
- β Detailed explanation of the approach
- β Comprehensive test cases (normal + edge cases)
- β Key insights and related problems
| # | Title | Difficulty | Category | Time | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Implement Queue using Stacks | Easy | Basic Operations | O(1) | O(n) |
| 2 | Number of Recent Calls | Easy | Basic Operations | O(1) | O(n) |
| 3 | Moving Average from Data Stream | Easy | Basic Operations | O(1) | O(n) |
| 4 | Reveal Cards In Increasing Order | Medium | Basic Operations | O(n log n) | O(n) |
| 5 | Time Based Key-Value Store | Medium | Basic Operations | O(log n) | O(n) |
| 6 | Sliding Window Maximum | Hard | Deque Operations | O(n) | O(n) |
| 7 | Sliding Window Median | Hard | Deque Operations | O(n log n) | O(n) |
| 8 | Dota2 Senate | Medium | Deque Operations | O(n) | O(n) |
| 9 | Zigzag Iterator | Medium | Deque Operations | O(1) | O(1) |
| 10 | Implement Deque | Medium | Deque Operations | O(1) | O(n) |
| 11 | Kth Largest Element in Stream | Easy | Priority Queue | O(log k) | O(k) |
| 12 | Reorganize String | Medium | Priority Queue | O(n log n) | O(1) |
| 13 | Task Scheduler | Medium | Priority Queue | O(n) | O(1) |
| 14 | Rearrange String k Distance Apart | Medium | Priority Queue | O(n log n) | O(1) |
| 15 | Furthest Building You Can Reach | Hard | Priority Queue | O(n log n) | O(n) |
| 16 | Shortest Path in Binary Matrix | Medium | Advanced Patterns | O(n*m) | O(n*m) |
| 17 | Rotting Oranges | Medium | Advanced Patterns | O(n*m) | O(n*m) |
| 18 | Walls and Gates | Medium | Advanced Patterns | O(n*m) | O(n*m) |
| 19 | Number of Islands II | Hard | Advanced Patterns | O(n log n) | O(n) |
| 20 | Trapping Rain Water II | Hard | Advanced Patterns | O(nm log(nm)) | O(n*m) |
cd solutions/java
javac *.java
java ImplementQueueUsingStacks- Start with Basic Queue Operations to understand queue fundamentals
- Move to Deque Operations to learn double-ended queue techniques
- Explore Priority Queue for ordered processing
- Master Advanced Patterns for complex applications
- Problem Description
- Constraints
- Examples
- Solution with comments
- Complexity Analysis
- Approach Explanation
- Key Insights
- Related Problems
- Test Cases
- Java 8+ - Primary implementation language
- Queue, Deque, PriorityQueue - Core data structures
Happy Learning! π