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Problem: Maximum Enemy Forts That Can Be Captured

med
30 min
Try to solve the Maximum Enemy Forts That Can Be Captured problem.

Statement

You are given an integer array forts of length n representing the state of forts along a line:

  • forts[i] = −1-1 indicates that position i is empty.

  • forts[i] = 00 indicates that position i contains an enemy fort.

  • forts[i] = 11 indicates that position i contains a fort under your command.

You want to move your army from a fort under your command at position i to an empty fort at position j such that every position strictly between i and j contains an enemy fort. That is, for every index k where min⁡(i,j)<k<max⁡(i,j)\min(i, j) < k < \max(i, j), forts[k] = 00.

All enemy forts between i and j are captured during this movement.

Return the maximum number of enemy forts that can be captured. If no movement is possible, return 00.

Constraints:

  • 1≤1 \leq forts.length ≤1000\leq 1000

  • −1≤-1 \leq forts[i] ≤1\leq 1

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Problem: Maximum Enemy Forts That Can Be Captured

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30 min
Try to solve the Maximum Enemy Forts That Can Be Captured problem.

Statement

You are given an integer array forts of length n representing the state of forts along a line:

  • forts[i] = −1-1 indicates that position i is empty.

  • forts[i] = 00 indicates that position i contains an enemy fort.

  • forts[i] = 11 indicates that position i contains a fort under your command.

You want to move your army from a fort under your command at position i to an empty fort at position j such that every position strictly between i and j contains an enemy fort. That is, for every index k where min⁡(i,j)<k<max⁡(i,j)\min(i, j) < k < \max(i, j), forts[k] = 00.

All enemy forts between i and j are captured during this movement.

Return the maximum number of enemy forts that can be captured. If no movement is possible, return 00.

Constraints:

  • 1≤1 \leq forts.length ≤1000\leq 1000

  • −1≤-1 \leq forts[i] ≤1\leq 1