Maximum Product Sub-array (LeetCode 152) | Full Solution with animations and proof | Simplified

[@nikoo28]

As of this writing LeetCode added a new test case which cause the above code to fail. The logic is still correct though. The test case fails because of overflow error. With just a small fix, the code still works. Have a look at the updated code on my Github link :)

[@Armaan_Punia_]

[0,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,-10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,0] this is the testcase for which it fails; can you tell what the fix is sir?

[@nikoo2805]

@@Armaan_Punia_that is what I exactly did in the updated code. Did you have a look?

[@Armaan_Punia_]

@@nikoo2805 yesterday I had removed what I thought was redundant, 190/191 test cases then passed, now all did! thank you

[@katerghost642]

@@Armaan_Punia_ bhai iska answer mille toh reply krdena salla do ghanta ho gya h

[@unknownman1]

@@katerghost642 class Solution { public int maxProduct(int[] nums) { long leftproduct = 1; long rightproduct = 1; long ans = nums[0]; for(int i=0; i

[@yashyadav7017]

bhai tum kya bande ho yaar… when other top teachers and youtubers fail to explain the hardest problems, you explain those problems so easily somehow….. Man you deserve so much appreciation… Great work bhai..so much inspired by you… Really top-notch explanations.

[@nikoo28]

that is so kind of you...please share and support as much as you can :)

[@sayedmahmudulalam2738]

This is the simplest and most intutive solution.

[@MedhatR-do9le]

the way you explain begining of cases like, all postive to odd and even negatives unitl the end is awesome.. the best simple explantaion of that algorithm.

[@andreabad3518]

I was really struggling to understand some other solutions for this problem that used dynamic programming, but you really made it simple to understand! Thanks!

[@harshithreddy-w2g]

this is the best simple solution even the editorial solution is nothing infront of this

[@nikoo28]

glad you feel that way!!

[@abdulgaffarabdulmalik4333]

My question is, why does it work?

[@nikoo28]

please elaborate...

[@billyfigueroa1617]

😂

[@unemployedcse3514]

answer to ur question is if u observe carefully traversing from left and right indirectly we are calculating product of all sub array and each time storing max subbarray product

[@ghanashrim2839]

Your explanations are so on point yaar... I've been binge-watching all your videos...! Please make more.

[@nikoo28]

Thank you so much 😀

[@dipteshdeore2935]

Clean , crisp & most underrated !

[@tejasavhad4010]

Underrated channel.

[@vineetkumar2899]

the way you explain things are just Awesome.

[@MinhLe-ks5en]

This is genius. You deserve more likes and more subscribers. I love your systematic way of explaining the reasoning.

[@nikoo28]

Glad you think so!

[@tripletgamingbuddies5365]

for those whose code fails at 191 testcase use the below code class Solution { public int maxProduct(int[] nums) { double maxpro=nums[0],right=1,left=1; for(int i=0;i

[@subhadippahari185]

What an explanation. Really mind-blowing. Saw other videos on the same topic, but this is a really whole different level of logic.

[@hoddybhaba6704]

Fantastic explaination👏👏👏You deserve more likes, more views and definitely more subscribers!!!

[@NikhilRaj-wv6nf]

you are so good man, I used to watch Striver's lecture but for revision Im watching you:)

[@faizuddin4032]

Very clean , clear and simple explanation.

[@lifesucks5091]

very good explanation.This channel's gonna explode with subscribers pretty soon

[@anonymous13378]

Too concise... Too the point.... Best explanation.... I can compare you with Striver... Though you are better than him at many places.... ❤

[@nikoo28]

Thanks for the view

[@Max-tq1ig]

Hi, Nikhil! I understand the code and how can you get the answer by using the two comparisons from right and left, but I don't get the logical idea of pointing out that you need to remove the middle number at minute 6:26. Is it just an example of what should we get if you keep with odds numbers instead of an even; or just the idea of having more numbers in general? I don't understand x__x It's not something to will do automatically by following the code?

[@nikoo28]

you don't have to remove the middle number, we are just trying to get the maximum product. 2 negatives will give you a positive number, but 3 negatives will give you a negative number again.

[@yashbhinwal2801]

you did a great job explaining this concept, really helpful!!

[@jatinkumar4410]

amazing explanation... Thank you

[@stanislavmozolevskiy8346]

I do really like your solution, it is so much easier to understand. Thank you

[@akhintheruvath]

Crisp and clear explanation. Thank you bro.

[@jironymojirolamus913]

Great explanation, thanks! I actually solved it in a similar way, but was unsure if it's a way to go since everyone is talking DP nowadays.

[@yadneshraut6854]

Understood this logic but it fails at last testcase of leetcode 152 so please update the logic for the testcase and code too........!!! Thank you !!

[@nikoo28]

since I cannot edit the video, the code has been updated in the github link :)

[@yadneshraut6854]

@@nikoo28 thank you sir !

[@rajalakshmirajasekar260]

Bro ur explanation is awesome!! I am able to think the flow of program and build the intuition easily.. one request bro Plz upload recursion vdos.. Thank you!!

[@nikoo28]

i have made several videos that use recursion. Check out the basics here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fIW3eZ6jo9utoq8

[@shreyanshgoel9757]

Your solution impies that ans subarray lie either in suffix or in prefix in non zero elements are present

[@maggiesayabie]

I love your explanation!

[@user-he3hs6iy8o]

it fails on the last test case on leetcode

[@nikoo28]

since I cannot edit the video, the code has been updated in the github link :)

[@cagarwal]

Can you explain why we need to start from both sides? I'm not able to see any benefit in starting from both sides as both eventually gives the same result.

[@nikoo28]

I don't understand...did you go though my complete video? It cannot be done if we don't go from both sides.

[@CyberZeo]

Thank you so much for this simplest explanation

[@gopik6202]

class Solution { public int maxProduct(int[] nums) { if (nums == null || nums.length == 0) { return 0; } int maxProduct = nums[0]; int currentMax = nums[0]; int currentMin = nums[0]; for (int i = 1; i < nums.length; i++) { if (nums[i] < 0) { // Swap currentMax and currentMin when encountering a negative number int temp = currentMax; currentMax = currentMin; currentMin = temp; } currentMax = Math.max(nums[i], currentMax * nums[i]); currentMin = Math.min(nums[i], currentMin * nums[i]); maxProduct = Math.max(maxProduct, currentMax); } return maxProduct; } } this is crt logic

[@rahulchandak2772]

The logic sounds very simple but its difficult to understand for cases where the subarray does not contain the starting (leftmost) or the ending (rightmost) element. When the sub array is in between the array

[@samiramousaie1158]

your explanation is awesome. I totally understand it.

[@nikoo28]

Awesome, thank you!

[@ashoksaipudi6999]

Hey actually its such a good explanation. but one mistake in explanation of 2nd testcase(2:10 min) there you don't take the contigous sub-array.

[@nikoo28]

i do take the contiguous sub-array

[@powerwithin1367]

wrong hai solution leetcode per 190 testcase fail ho raha

[@unknownman1]

they have updated the test cases.

[@nikoo28]

thanks for letting me know...I will update the code accordingly

[@thakur6030]

i think at 12:40 how do you update leftproduct to 2*3 it should be 1*nums[i] i.e-1*2=2 and same for the right product you doing is to be appered in the second iteration

[@oknokok]

simple and exellent explanation

[@shushanbalayan6267]

Great explanation! Thank you

[@amitmandal5842]

Excellent explanation. I mean, you made question easy.. valaaaah😊

[@nikoo28]

Glad to hear that

[@likhithadoddi4885]

Sir your explanation is awesome 😎

[@acceleratedofficial1576]

Failed or -1, 0,-3

[@jiddu99]

How ? It passed i got 0

[@nikoo28]

yes, it will pass...and you will get 0

[@maherworld1]

AWESOME! God bless u

[@nikoo28]

Thank you! You too!

[@avinashabhi95]

Your explanation is superb. Subscribed.

[@nikoo28]

Welcome aboard! 😄

[@vishwash7416]

Great explanation loved it

[@bharadwajrss8376]

Hey... can we solve similar kind of question , finding maximum sum of subarray in given array. It usually solved using kadane's algorithm, but can we use this approach? Any way superb explanation ....

[@nikoo28]

give me a link to the question.

[@hitghitg8747]

Thank you my friend simple and easy

[@Rfcs1.6]

this code not run in leetcode

[@AnzysViews]

thanks sir

[@KhyleSewpersaud]

fantastic solution

[@240SX2pAc]

Wonderful solution, thank you

[@ashwinnair1035]

Great explanation sir

[@atifakhtar8828]

amazing video sir loved that

[@kesharwani.prashant]

Looks like stiver copied your exact logic:) Thanks for explaining it so clearly !

[@abba5102]

Very good brother. Thank you.

[@sripoojitha4887]

🎉Great Explaination 😮

[@TanishaVarshney-ti9yl]

i understand the question and solution everything completely but on submitting it on leetcode after checking it twice it says wrong answer don't know why could you please tell me?

[@nikoo28]

Check out the complete code on my github. Link in description. That should give you a hint.

[@TanishaVarshney-ti9yl]

@@nikoo28 i have tried that too but its also not working

[@TanishaVarshney-ti9yl]

@@nikoo28please check it out class Solution { public int longestConsecutive(int[] nums) { int n = nums.length; int left=1; int right =1; int ans=nums[0]; for(int i=0;i

[@ankitvyas8534]

what if there is no positive element in the array?

[@sunshineandrainbow5453]

OG teacher ❤

[@RajiurRahman1]

Very simple and easy to understand. I was following another solution which I found a bit difficult to process. Thank you, keep up the good work.

[@likhithadoddi4885]

❤❤ love itt sir

[@telugustatuscreator8327]

How are you getting ideas like this?

[@nikoo28]

practice, practice, practice and a lot of practice my friend :)

[@tanugiri532]

Thankyou sir ❤

[@Shrutimmmmm]

U shud also include bruteforce solutions

[@jnayehsirine6222]

I LOVE UR CHANEL

[@jd1901-s]

op explanation👌

[@AnishRanjan-p8u]

What if all elements are zero. Then it will fail?

[@nikoo28]

It won’t fail. The answer will be 0

[@VIJAYMAMORIA-c8m]

Code Failed for nums =[0, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, -10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 0] Your code is also failing on LeetCode. This test case seems to be added recently. Due to overflow the answer is coming wrong. Even though leetcode has said the final answer is within the int range but the intermediate values in calculation are overflowing even the long range. Below code changes will fix the issue. long leftProduct = 1; long rightProduct = 1; long ans = nums[0]; leftProduct = (leftProduct == 0 || leftProduct < Integer.MIN_VALUE) ? 1 : leftProduct; rightProduct = (rightProduct == 0 || rightProduct < Integer.MIN_VALUE) ? 1 : rightProduct; return (int) ans;

[@nikoo28]

yes, that seems to be a newly added test case. I will update the code accordingly. Thanks for your contribution 😄

[@kishanmishra7301]

Hello, Your videos are so good and the way you explain the question as well as the the solution is very nice please keep making these videos I have one request can you please explain (3. Longest Substring Without Repeating Characters) this question of leetcode

[@nikoo28]

i added this problem to my list... :)

[@sagarpanwar5722]

best

[@BABATUNDE-h7d]

You wont pass 1 test case, for that use double instead of int

[@nikoo28]

i fixed the code in link

[@robertnant1264]

Hi! First of all thank you for the video. I'm having a hard time understanding why we have to calculate the product going from the left and also going from the right side of the array. Why is it that a traversal from start of array to its end does not work? Thank you in advance

[@nikoo28]

did you follow the explanation of the solution, or just looking at the code?

[@alisheheryar1770]

Adios nikhil

[@n1724k]

omg

[@shivdeepbisurkar6526]

Hi, awesome explanation but it's failing for test case nums =[0, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, -10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 0] output=1981284352 using above logic. Expected =1000000000 (as per leetcode)

[@nikoo28]

my code passed on leetcode, did you check the one in the video description on github?

[@VIJAYMAMORIA-c8m]

@@nikoo28 Your code is also failing on LeetCode. This test case seems to be added recently. Due to overflow the answer is coming wrong. Even though leetcode has said the final answer is within the int range but the intermediate values in calculation are overflowing even the long range.

[@nishantparaskar2048]

@@VIJAYMAMORIA-c8m Did you resolve with any approch

[@AnishRanjan-p8u]

What if all elements are zero. Then it will fail?

[@AnishRanjan-p8u]

What if all elements are zero. Then it will fail?

[@_shezzy]

It will not fail