Data Structures & Algorithms using Rust: Squares of a Sorted Array

As part of Data Structures and Algorithms implementation using Rust, today we will explore Squares of a Sorted Array problem.

Leetcode problem link: https://leetcode.com/problems/squares-of-a-sorted-array/

Problem Statement

Given an array of integers A sorted in non-decreasing order, return an array of the squares of each number, also in sorted non-decreasing order.

Instructions

Example 1:

Input: [-4,-1,0,3,10]
Output: [0,1,9,16,100]
Example 2:

Input: [-7,-3,2,3,11]
Output: [4,9,9,49,121]

Note:

1 <= A.length <= 10000
-10000 <= A[i] <= 10000
A is sorted in non-decreasing order.

Solution

Here is my solution to above problem

impl Solution {
    pub fn sorted_squares(a: Vec<i32>) -> Vec<i32> {
        let mut ret_arr: Vec<i32> = a.iter().map(|x| x * x).collect();
        ret_arr.sort_unstable();
        ret_arr
    }
}

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