Formatted question description: https://leetcode.ca/all/440.html
440. K-th Smallest in Lexicographical Order
Level
Hard
Description
Given integers n and k, find the lexicographically k-th smallest integer in the range from 1 to n.
Note: 1 ≤ k ≤ n ≤ 109.
Example:
Input:
n: 13 k: 2
Output:
10
Explanation:
The lexicographical order is [1, 10, 11, 12, 13, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9], so the second smallest number is 10.
Solution
Starting from 1, let curr be the current prefix, and the next prefix is curr + 1. Count the number of integers with prefix curr. If the number of integers with prefix curr is greater than k, then set curr = curr * 10 and use the updated curr to calculate the next prefix curr + 1. Otherwise, subtract the number of integers from k, and set curr = curr + 1. Repeat the process until k becomes 0. Finally, return curr.
class Solution {
public int findKthNumber(int n, int k) {
int curr = 1;
k--;
while (k > 0) {
int steps = getSteps(n, curr, curr + 1);
if (steps > k) {
curr *= 10;
k--;
} else {
curr++;
k -= steps;
}
}
return curr;
}
public int getSteps(int n, long curr, long next) {
int steps = 0;
while (curr <= n) {
steps += Math.min(n + 1, next) - curr;
curr *= 10;
next *= 10;
}
return steps;
}
}