Remove duplicate elements in-place from a sorted array and return the new length without allocating a secondary array.
Difficulty: Hard
Phase: 6 · Mixed Logical Challenges
XP Reward: 30 XP
Topics: Mixed Logical Challenges, Hard
Supported Languages: Python, JavaScript, C, C++, Java
Problem Description
Given sorted array of N integers, remove duplicates in-place and print the new length followed by space and the unique elements. Input Format: Read input from standard input (stdin). Output Format: Print the result to standard output (stdout).
Constraints
- -10^9 <= N <= 10^9
Examples
Example 1
Input: 5 1 1 2 2 3
Output: 3 1 2 3
Explanation: Sample execution for input 5 1 1 2 2 3