/** * File: top_k.cpp * Created Time: 2023-06-12 * Author: krahets (krahets@163.com) */ #include "../utils/common.hpp" /* Using heap to find the largest k elements in an array */ priority_queue, greater> topKHeap(vector &nums, int k) { // Initialize min-heap priority_queue, greater> heap; // Enter the first k elements of the array into the heap for (int i = 0; i < k; i++) { heap.push(nums[i]); } // From the k+1th element, keep the heap length as k for (int i = k; i < nums.size(); i++) { // If the current element is larger than the heap top element, remove the heap top element and enter the current element into the heap if (nums[i] > heap.top()) { heap.pop(); heap.push(nums[i]); } } return heap; } // Driver Code int main() { vector nums = {1, 7, 6, 3, 2}; int k = 3; priority_queue, greater> res = topKHeap(nums, k); cout << "The largest " << k << " elements are:"; printHeap(res); return 0; }