We are required to write a JavaScript function that takes in an array of Numbers as the first argument, let's say arr, and a number, let's say num, as the second argument. The function should find and return the length of the longest subarray (contiguous or non-contiguous) whose each pair has an absolute difference less than or equal to num.
For example, if the input array and the number are −
const arr = [7, 9, 8, 6, 6, 3]; const num = 1;
Then the output should be −
const output = 3,
because the desired subarray is [7, 6, 6]
Example
The code for this will be −
const arr = [7, 9, 8, 6, 6, 3]; const maximumSubarray = (arr = [], num = 1) => { if(!arr.length){ return 0; }; const maximum = arr.reduce((acc, val) => Math.max(acc, val)); const buckets = new Array(maximum + 1); buckets.fill(0); const { length } = arr; for(let i=0; i< length; i++){ buckets[arr[i]] += num; }; let max = 0; for(let j=1; j< maximum + 1; j++) { let curr = buckets[j]; let prev = buckets[j - 1]; if(prev != 0 && prev + curr > max) { max = prev + curr; }; }; return max; }; console.log(maximumSubarray(arr));
Output
And the output in the console will be −
3