I have an array, and am looking for duplicates.
duplicates = false;
for(j = 0; j < zipcodeList.length; j++){
for(k = 0; k < zipcodeList.length; k++){
if (zipcodeList[k] == zipcodeList[j]){
duplicates = true;
}
}
}
However, this code doesnt work when there are no duplicates. Whys that?
16 Answers
On the nose answer..
duplicates=false;
for (j=0;j<zipcodeList.length;j++)
for (k=j+1;k<zipcodeList.length;k++)
if (k!=j && zipcodeList[k] == zipcodeList[j])
duplicates=true;
Edited to switch .equals() back to == since I read somewhere you're using int, which wasn't clear in the initial question. Also to set k=j+1, to halve execution time, but it's still O(n2).
