Trapping Rain Water
Detailed guide and Python implementation for the 'Trapping Rain Water' problem.
Problem Statement
Given n non-negative integers representing an elevation map where the width of each bar is 1, compute how much water it can trap after raining.
Write a function trap(height: List[int]) -> int.
- •n == len(height)
- •1 <= n <= 2 * 10^4
- •0 <= height[i] <= 10^5
Examples
height = [0, 1, 0, 2, 1, 0, 1, 3, 2, 1, 2, 1]
6
The elevation map traps 6 units of rain water. Water fills between the bars: 1 unit above index 2, 1 unit above index 4, 2 units above index 5, 1 unit above index 6, and 1 unit above index 9.
height = [4, 2, 0, 3, 2, 5]
9
Water trapped: 2 above index 1, 4 above index 2, 1 above index 3, 2 above index 4 = 9 total.
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Edge Cases to Watch
- Empty input structures
- Single element inputs
- Large numerical bounds
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