/** * File: top_k.java * Created Time: 2023-06-12 * Author: krahets (krahets@163.com) */ package chapter_heap; import utils.*; import java.util.*; public class top_k { /* Use a heap to find the k largest elements in an array */ static Queue topKHeap(int[] nums, int k) { // Initialize a min heap Queue heap = new PriorityQueue(); // Push the first k array elements onto the heap for (int i = 0; i < k; i++) { heap.offer(nums[i]); } // Starting with element k+1, keep the heap size at k for (int i = k; i < nums.length; i++) { // If the current element is larger than the heap top, pop the top element and push the current element if (nums[i] > heap.peek()) { heap.poll(); heap.offer(nums[i]); } } return heap; } public static void main(String[] args) { int[] nums = { 1, 7, 6, 3, 2 }; int k = 3; Queue res = topKHeap(nums, k); System.out.println("The largest " + k + " elements are:"); PrintUtil.printHeap(res); } }