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414. Third Maximum Number

Given an integer array nums, return the third distinct maximum number in this array. If the third maximum does not exist, return the maximum number.

Example 1:

Input: nums = [3,2,1]
Output: 1
Explanation:
The first distinct maximum is 3.
The second distinct maximum is 2.
The third distinct maximum is 1.

Example 2:

Input: nums = [1,2]
Output: 2
Explanation:
The first distinct maximum is 2.
The second distinct maximum is 1.
The third distinct maximum does not exist, so the maximum (2) is returned instead.

Example 3:

Input: nums = [2,2,3,1]
Output: 1
Explanation:
The first distinct maximum is 3.
The second distinct maximum is 2 (both 2's are counted together since they have the same value).
The third distinct maximum is 1.

Constraints:

1 <= nums.length <= 104
-231 <= nums[i] <= 231 - 1

Solution:

public class Solution {
    public int thirdMax(int[] nums) {
        long m1 = Long.MIN_VALUE;
        long m2 = Long.MIN_VALUE;
        long m3 = Long.MIN_VALUE;
        for (int num : nums) {
            if (num == m1 || num == m2 || num == m3) {
                continue;
            }
            if (num > m1) {
                m3 = m2;
                m2 = m1;
                m1 = num;
            } else if (num > m2) {
                m3 = m2;
                m2 = num;
            } else if (num > m3) {
                m3 = num;
            }
        }
        return (int) (m3 != Long.MIN_VALUE ? m3 : m1);
    }
}

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