From 349d3f6a05a8dfae961f55f4428f0505381fd434 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Sreeja-99 <75175169+Sreeja-99@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2026 23:15:29 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 1/3] Add two solutions for threeSum problem

Implemented two methods for the threeSum problem: one using hashing and another using sorting with two pointers.
---
 Leetcode_15.java | 103 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 103 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 Leetcode_15.java

diff --git a/Leetcode_15.java b/Leetcode_15.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..31a3fead
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Leetcode_15.java
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+//way1:
+//Hold one value; Perform hashing on remaing values to get two elements such that the sum of holded value and another two elements from hashing =0.
+//tc: o(n^2); sc: o(n)
+class Solution {
+    public List<List<Integer>> threeSum(int[] nums) {
+        Set<List<Integer>> ans = new HashSet<>();
+        List<String> ansStr=new ArrayList<>();
+        int n=nums.length;
+        for(int i=0;i<n;i++){
+            int req=0-nums[i];
+
+            helper(nums,i+1,req,ans,nums[i],ansStr);
+        }
+
+        return new ArrayList<>(ans);  
+    }
+
+    private void helper(int[] nums,int i,int req,Set<List<Integer>> ans,int val,List<String> ansStr){
+        // Map<Integer,Integer> map=new HashMap<>();
+        Set<Integer> set=new HashSet<>();
+
+        for(int j=i;j<nums.length;j++){
+            if(set.contains(req-nums[j])){
+                List<Integer> curr=new ArrayList<>();
+                int need=req-nums[j];
+
+               // StringBuilder sb=new StringBuilder();
+                curr.add(val);
+                curr.add(nums[j]);
+                curr.add(req-nums[j]);
+                Collections.sort(curr);
+
+                // for(int v:curr){
+                //      sb.append(v);
+                // sb.append(v);
+                // sb.append(v);
+                // }
+                // StringBuilder sb=new StringBuilder();
+               
+
+                // System.out.println(sb.toString());
+                // System.out.println(curr);
+
+                // if(!(ansStr.contains(sb.toString()))){
+                //     ans.add(curr);
+                //     ansStr.add(sb.toString());
+                // }
+                ans.add(curr);
+            }else{
+                set.add(nums[j]);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+//way2:
+//Sort arrays.. Hold one value and apply two pointer on remaining values to get desired sum
+//tc: o(n^2); sc: o(1)
+class Solution {
+    public List<List<Integer>> threeSum(int[] nums) {
+        List<List<Integer>> ans = new ArrayList<>();
+        Arrays.sort(nums);
+
+        int n=nums.length;
+
+        for(int i=0;i<n;i++){
+            if(i!=0 && nums[i]==nums[i-1]){
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            int l=i+1,h=n-1;
+
+            while(l<h){
+                int sum=nums[l]+nums[h]+nums[i];
+
+                if(sum==0){
+                    List<Integer> curr=new ArrayList<>();
+                    //Array is sorted. Need not perform sorting again
+                    curr.add(nums[i]);
+                    curr.add(nums[l]);
+                    curr.add(nums[h]);
+                    ans.add(curr);
+                    l++;
+                    h--;
+
+                    while(l<h && nums[l]==nums[l-1]){
+                        l++;
+                    }
+
+                    while(l<h && nums[h]==nums[h+1]){
+                        h--;
+                    }
+                }else if(sum<0){
+                    l++;
+                }else{
+                    h--;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        return ans;
+    }
+}

From 9d3134f07c011114acb371e0f54936cdfa73dd31 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Sreeja-99 <75175169+Sreeja-99@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2026 23:16:10 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 2/3] Add color sorting algorithm using three pointers

Implement Dutch National Flag algorithm to sort colors.
---
 Leetcode_75.java | 36 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 36 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 Leetcode_75.java

diff --git a/Leetcode_75.java b/Leetcode_75.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..75de0a0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Leetcode_75.java
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+//Three pointers
+//low - to store 0's
+//high - to store 2's
+//mid travel
+//if nums[mid]==2 --> swap with high pointer
+//if nums[mid]==0 --> swap with low pointer
+//if nums[mid]==1, don't swap. Just increment pointer. If later 0 comes, then swap will happen. 
+
+//tc: o(n), sc: o(1)
+class Solution {
+    public void sortColors(int[] nums) {
+        int n=nums.length;
+
+        int low=0,high=n-1,mid=0;
+
+        while(mid<=high){
+            if(nums[mid]==2){
+                int temp=nums[high];
+                nums[high]=nums[mid];
+                nums[mid]=temp;
+                high--;
+            }else if(nums[mid]==0){
+                int temp=nums[low];
+                nums[low]=nums[mid];
+                nums[mid]=temp;
+                low++;
+                mid++;
+            }else if(nums[mid]==1){
+                mid++;
+            }
+
+
+        }
+        
+    }
+}

From 5216d5702b3f90b22e4730f321b3cc50a33c3cae Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Sreeja-99 <75175169+Sreeja-99@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2026 23:17:19 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 3/3] Add maxArea method for container with most water

Implement maxArea method to calculate maximum water area.
---
 Leetcode_11.java | 26 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 26 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 Leetcode_11.java

diff --git a/Leetcode_11.java b/Leetcode_11.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ed0f4992
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Leetcode_11.java
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+//Highest area-- high height and high width
+//high width can be obtained with distance between low and high pointer.
+//so, start low from one side and high from another side to obtain max width
+//Capability to store high water at that place will comes from low container. So, low container servees as height
+//Area=width * height
+//move container with low heigh 
+//o(m+n) ; sc: o(1)
+class Solution {
+    public int maxArea(int[] height) {
+        int area=0;
+        int low=0,high=height.length-1;
+
+        while(low<high){
+            int currArea=Math.min(height[low],height[high])*(high-low);
+            area=Math.max(area,currArea);
+            if(height[low]<height[high]){
+                low++;
+            }else{
+                high--;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return area;
+        
+    }
+}