/** * File: top_k.cpp * Created Time: 2023-06-12 * Author: krahets (krahets@163.com) */ #include "../utils/common.hpp" /* Use a heap to find the k largest elements in an array */ priority_queue, greater> topKHeap(vector &nums, int k) { // Initialize a min heap priority_queue, greater> heap; // Push the first k array elements onto the heap for (int i = 0; i < k; i++) { heap.push(nums[i]); } // Starting with element k+1, keep the heap size at k for (int i = k; i < nums.size(); i++) { // If the current element is larger than the heap top, pop the top element and push the current element 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; }