There are N gas stations along a circular route, where the amount of gas at station i is gas[i]
.
You have a car with an unlimited gas tank and it costs cost[i]
of gas to travel from station i to its next station (i+1). You begin the journey with an empty tank at one of the gas stations.
Return the starting gas station's index if you can travel around the circuit once, otherwise return -1.
Note:
The solution is guaranteed to be unique.
Java AC
public class Solution { public int canCompleteCircuit(int[] gas, int[] cost) { if(gas == null || gas.length == 0){ return 0; } int len = gas.length; int index = -1; int total = 0; int sum = 0; for(int i = 0; i < len; i++){ total += gas[i] - cost[i]; sum += gas[i] - cost[i]; if(sum < 0){ sum = 0; index = i; } } if(total < 0){ return -1; } return index+1; } }