Maximum Frequency Stack
Explore how to design and implement a frequency stack where elements are pushed and the most frequent are popped first. Learn to handle ties by removing the most recently added item among those with the highest frequency, preparing you to solve similar coding interview challenges efficiently.
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Statement
Design a stack-like data structure. You should be able to push elements to this data structure and pop elements with maximum frequency.
You’ll need to implement the FreqStack struct that should consist of the following:
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FreqStack: This is a struct used to declare a frequency stack.
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Push(value): This is used to push an integer data onto the top of the stack.
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Pop(): This is used to remove and return the most frequent element in the stack.
Note: If there is a tie for the most frequent element, then the most recently pushed element is removed and returned.
Constraints:
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At most, calls will be made to Push() and Pop().
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It is guaranteed that there will be at least one element in the stack before calling Pop().
Examples
Understand the problem
Let’s take a moment to make sure we have correctly understood the problem. The quiz below helps us to check that we are solving precisely the right problem:
Maximum Frequency Stack
What is the output if four Pop() calls are made onto this stack?
[5, 4, 7, 5]
[5, 7, 4, 5]
[7, 5, 4, 7]
Figure it out!
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Try it yourself
Implement your solution in the following coding playground.
package maintype FreqStack struct {// Write your code here}func Constructor() *FreqStack {// Replace this placeholder return statement with your codereturn nil}func (this *FreqStack) Push(value int) {// Write your code here}func (this *FreqStack) Pop() int {// Replace this placeholder return statement with your codereturn -1}