mergeSortedArray.js

/*

You are given two integer arrays nums1 and nums2, sorted in non-decreasing order, and two integers m and n, representing the number of elements in nums1 and nums2 respectively.

Merge nums1 and nums2 into a single array sorted in non-decreasing order.

The final sorted array should not be returned by the function, but instead be stored inside the array nums1. To accommodate this, nums1 has a length of m + n, where the first m elements denote the elements that should be merged, and the last n elements are set to 0 and should be ignored. nums2 has a length of n.

 

Example 1:

Input: nums1 = [1,2,3,0,0,0], m = 3, nums2 = [2,5,6], n = 3
Output: [1,2,2,3,5,6]
Explanation: The arrays we are merging are [1,2,3] and [2,5,6].
The result of the merge is [1,2,2,3,5,6] with the underlined elements coming from nums1.
Example 2:

Input: nums1 = [1], m = 1, nums2 = [], n = 0
Output: [1]
Explanation: The arrays we are merging are [1] and [].
The result of the merge is [1].
Example 3:

Input: nums1 = [0], m = 0, nums2 = [1], n = 1
Output: [1]
Explanation: The arrays we are merging are [] and [1].
The result of the merge is [1].
Note that because m = 0, there are no elements in nums1. The 0 is only there to ensure the merge result can fit in nums1.

*/

function merge(nums1, m, nums2, n) {
  let p1 = m - 1;
  let p2 = n - 1;
  let p = m + n - 1;

  while (p1 >= 0 && p2 >= 0) {
    if (nums1[p1] > nums2[p2]) {
      nums1[p] = nums1[p1];
      p1--;
    } else {
      nums1[p] = nums2[p2];
      p2--;
    }

    p--;
  }

  while (p2 >= 0) {
    nums1[p] = nums2[p2];
    p2--;
    p--;
  }
}