Arrays and Iteration
Two-Sum with Hash Lookup
Walk the array once, storing seen values in a lookup table. When the complement is already present, the result indices are known.
Algorithm
Basic Implementation
Basic.java
import java.util.*;
public class Basic {
public static void main(String[] args) {
int[] arr = {2, 7, 11, 4, 5};
int target = 9;
Map<Integer, Integer> seen = new HashMap<>();
int first = -1;
int second = -1;
for (int i = 0; i < arr.length; i++) {
int need = target - arr[i];
if (seen.containsKey(need)) {
first = seen.get(need);
second = i;
break;
}
seen.put(arr[i], i);
}
System.out.println("[" + first + ", " + second + "]");
}
}
Complexity
- Time: O(n) average
- Space: O(n)
Implementation notes
- Java keeps the input in a primitive
int[], whileseenis declared asMap<Integer, Integer>and instantiated withnew HashMap<>(). Each key and stored index is boxed frominttoIntegerfor the map. - The loop computes
need = target - arr[i], callsseen.containsKey(need), and only then readsseen.get(need)on a hit. On a miss,seen.put(arr[i], i)records the current value as the key and the current index as the value. - This trace stops after the first hit, so only
{2: 0}is inserted beforearr[1] == 7finds complement2and produces result[0, 1]. HashMapgives average O(1) lookup/update, with normal collision and resize behavior hidden below the replay. The array itself is not mutated; allocation is the map storage/nodes plus autoboxedIntegervalues managed by the JVM; small boxed values may come from theIntegercache.
execution replay
The checked-in replay follows the language-neutral state table for `array-two-sum-hash`.
cross-language comparison
This Java DSA version keeps the same data and final output as every other DSA book in this wave.