Find Next Permutation — Algorithm Visualization & Coding Challenge

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Problem Overview

Problem: Find Next Permutation

Difficulty: Medium

Problem Description

A permutation of an array of integers is an arrangement of its elements into a sequence or linear order.

For example, for arr = [1,2,3], the following are all the permutations:

[1,2,3], [1,3,2], [2,1,3], [2,3,1], [3,1,2], [3,2,1]

The next permutation of an array is the next lexicographically greater permutation of its integers. More formally, if all permutations are sorted in ascending lexicographical order, the next permutation is the one that follows it in that order.

If no such arrangement is possible (i.e., the array is in descending order), rearrange the array as the smallest possible order (sorted in ascending order).

Examples

  • The next permutation of arr = [1,2,3] is [1,3,2].
  • The next permutation of arr = [2,3,1] is [3,1,2].
  • The next permutation of arr = [3,2,1] is [1,2,3] (since no larger permutation exists).

Task

Given an array of integers nums, find the next permutation of nums.

  • The replacement must be in-place (i.e., modify nums directly).
  • Use only constant extra memory.

Examples

Example 1

Input:

python
nums = [1,2,3]

Output:

python
[1,3,2]

Example 2

Input:

python
nums = [3,2,1]

Output:

python
[1,2,3]

Example 3

Input:

python
nums = [1,1,5]

Output:

python
[1,5,1]

Example 4 (Edge Case: Single element array)

Input:

python
nums = [5]

Output:

python
[5]  # No change

Example 5 (Edge Case: Already largest permutation)

Input:

python
nums = [9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1]

Output:

python
[1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9]  # Reset to lowest order

Constraints

  • 1 <= nums.length <= 100
  • 0 <= nums[i] <= 100
— Written by Saurabh Patil • B.Tech CSE • Software Developer

Categories
arrays
java
Reference Link
https://leetcode.com/problems/next-permutation/description/

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