# 18. 四数之和 (opens new window)

# Description

Difficulty: 中等

Related Topics: 数组 (opens new window), 双指针 (opens new window), 排序 (opens new window)

给你一个由 n 个整数组成的数组 nums ,和一个目标值 target 。请你找出并返回满足下述全部条件且不重复的四元组 [nums[a], nums[b], nums[c], nums[d]] (若两个四元组元素一一对应,则认为两个四元组重复):

  • 0 <= a, b, c, d < n
  • abcd 互不相同
  • nums[a] + nums[b] + nums[c] + nums[d] == target

你可以按 任意顺序 返回答案 。

示例 1:

输入:nums = [1,0,-1,0,-2,2], target = 0
输出:[[-2,-1,1,2],[-2,0,0,2],[-1,0,0,1]]
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示例 2:

输入:nums = [2,2,2,2,2], target = 8
输出:[[2,2,2,2]]
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提示:

  • 1 <= nums.length <= 200
  • -109 <= nums[i] <= 109
  • -109 <= target <= 109

# Solution

Language: JavaScript

/**
 * @param {number[]} nums
 * @param {number} target
 * @return {number[][]}
 */
var fourSum = function(nums, target) {
  nums.sort((a, b) => a - b)
  const result = []
  const n = nums.length
  for (let i = 0;i < n - 3;i++) {
    if (i != 0 && nums[i] === nums[i - 1]) continue
    for (let j = i + 1;j < n - 2;j++) {
      if (j > i + 1 && nums[j] === nums[j - 1]) continue
      let p = j + 1
      let q = n - 1
      while (p < q) {
        if (p > j + 1 && nums[p] === nums[p - 1]) {
          p++
          continue
        }
        if (q < n - 1 && nums[q] === nums[q + 1]) {
          q--
          continue
        }
        const sum = nums[i] + nums[j] + nums[p] + nums[q]
        if (sum === target) {
          result.push([nums[i], nums[j], nums[p], nums[q]])
          p++
          q--
        } else if (sum < target) {
          p++
        } else {
          q--
        }
      }
    }
  }
  return result
};
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# 通用解法

var fourSum = function(nums, target) {
  nums.sort((a, b) => a - b)
  const len = nums.length
  return nSum(nums, 4, 0, target, len)
  function nSum(nums, n, start, target, len) {
    if (len < n || n < 2) return []
    const result = []
    if (n === 2) {
      let i = start
      let j = len - 1
      while (i < j) {
        if (i > start && nums[i] === nums[i - 1]) {
          i++
          continue
        }
        if (j < len - 1 && nums[j] === nums[j + 1]) {
          j--
          continue
        }
        const sum = nums[i] + nums[j]
        if (target === sum) {
          result.push([nums[i], nums[j]])
          i++
          j--
        } else if (sum < target) {
          i++
        } else {
          j--
        }
      }
    } else {
      for(let i = start;i < len;i++) {
        if (i > start && nums[i] === nums[i - 1]) continue
        const resultArr = nSum(nums, n - 1, i + 1, target - nums[i], len)
        for (let arr of resultArr) {
          result.push([nums[i], ...arr])
        }
      }
    }
    return result
  }
}
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