Check if every pair of 1 in the array is at least K length apart from each other

Last Updated : 27 Sep, 2022

Given a binary array and an integer K, check if every pair of 1 in the array is at least K length apart from each other. Return true if the condition holds, otherwise return false.

Examples:

Input: arr = [1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0], K = 2.
Output: True
Explanation:
Every 1 in the array is at least K distance apart from each other.

Input: arr= [1, 0, 1, 0, 1, 1], K = 1
Output: False
Explanation:
The fifth 1 and sixth 1 are not apart from each other. Hence, the output is false.

Approach:
To solve the problem mentioned above we have to check the distance between each pair of adjacent 1. Find the first position of 1 then iterate through the rest of the array and increment distance if it’s 0 otherwise perform a check operation if the distance is less than k and reset the count to 0 again.
Below is the implementation of the above approach:

C++

   // C++ implementation to Check if every pair of 1 in
// the array is at least K length from each other
 
#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
 
// Function to check distance
bool kLengthApart(vector<int>& nums, int k)
{
    // Find first position of 1
    int pos = 0, count = 0;
 
    while (pos < nums.size() && nums[pos] == 0)
        pos++;
 
    // Iterate through the rest of array
    for (int i = pos + 1; i < nums.size(); i++) {
        // Increment distance if its 0
        if (nums[i] == 0)
            count++;
 
        // Check if the distance is less than k
        else {
            if (count < k)
                return false;
 
            // Reset count to 0
            count = 0;
        }
    }
 
    // Return the result
    return true;
}
 
// Driver code
int main()
{
    vector<int> nums = { 1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0 };
    int k = 2;
 
    bool ans = kLengthApart(nums, k);
    if (ans == 1)
        cout << "True" << endl;
 
    else
        cout << "False" << endl;
 
    return 0;
}
 
  

Java

   // Java implementation to check if 
// every pair of 1 in the array is 
// at least K length from each other 
class Main{
     
// Function to check distance 
public static boolean kLengthApart(int[] nums,
                                   int k) 
{ 
     
    // Find first position of 1 
    int pos = 0, count = 0; 
 
    while (pos < nums.length && nums[pos] == 0) 
        pos++; 
 
    // Iterate through the rest of array 
    for(int i = pos + 1; i < nums.length; i++)
    {
         
       // Increment distance if its 0 
       if (nums[i] == 0) 
           count++; 
            
       // Check if the distance is less than k 
       else
       { 
           if (count < k) 
               return false; 
                
           // Reset count to 0 
           count = 0; 
       } 
    } 
     
    // Return the result 
    return true; 
} 
 
// Driver Code
public static void main(String[] args)
{
    int[] nums = { 1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 
                   0, 0, 1, 0, 0 }; 
    int k = 2; 
    boolean ans = kLengthApart(nums, k); 
     
    if (ans) 
        System.out.println("True");
 
    else
        System.out.println("False");
}
}
 
// This code is contributed by divyeshrabadiya07
 
  

Python3

   # Python3 implementation to check if 
# every pair of 1 in the array is 
# at least K length from each other 
 
# Function to check distance
def kLengthApart(nums, k):
     
    # Find first position of 1 
    pos = 0
    count = 0
     
    while (pos < len(nums) and nums[pos] == 0):
        pos += 1
         
    # Iterate through the rest of list
    for i in range(pos + 1, len(nums)):
         
        # Increment distance if its 0 
        if nums[i] == 0:
            count += 1
             
        # Check if the distance is less than k 
        else :
            if count < k:
                return False
                 
            # Reset count to 0 
            count = 0
             
        # Return the result 
    return True
     
# Driver Code
if __name__ == "__main__":
      
    nums = [ 1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0 ]
    k = 2
     
    print(kLengthApart(nums, k))
 
# This code is contributed by rutvik_56
 
  

C#

   // C# implementation to check if 
// every pair of 1 in the array is 
// at least K length from each other 
using System;
 
class GFG{
     
// Function to check distance 
public static bool kLengthApart(int[] nums,
                                int k) 
{ 
     
    // Find first position of 1 
    int pos = 0, count = 0; 
 
    while (pos < nums.Length && nums[pos] == 0) 
        pos++; 
 
    // Iterate through the rest of array 
    for(int i = pos + 1; i < nums.Length; i++)
    {
        
       // Increment distance if its 0 
       if (nums[i] == 0) 
           count++; 
            
       // Check if the distance is 
       // less than k 
       else
       { 
           if (count < k) 
               return false; 
            
           // Reset count to 0 
           count = 0; 
       } 
    } 
     
    // Return the result 
    return true; 
} 
 
// Driver Code
public static void Main()
{
    int[] nums = { 1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 
                   0, 0, 1, 0, 0 }; 
    int k = 2; 
    bool ans = kLengthApart(nums, k); 
     
    if (ans) 
        Console.Write("True");
    else
        Console.Write("False");
}
}
 
// This code is contributed by chitranayal
 
  

Javascript

   <script>
 
// JavaScript implementation to 
// Check if every pair of 1 in
// the array is at least K length
// from each other
 
// Function to check distance
function kLengthApart(nums, k)
{
    // Find first position of 1
    var pos = 0, count = 0;
    var i;
    while (pos < nums.length && nums[pos] == 0)
        pos++;
 
    // Iterate through the rest of array
    for (i = pos + 1; i < nums.length; i++) {
        // Increment distance if its 0
        if (nums[i] == 0)
            count++;
 
        // Check if the distance is less than k
        else {
            if (count < k)
                return false;
 
            // Reset count to 0
            count = 0;
        }
    }
 
    // Return the result
    return true;
}
 
// Driver code
    var nums = [1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0];
    var k = 2;
 
    var ans = kLengthApart(nums, k);
    if (ans == 1)
        document.write("True");
 
    else
        document.write("False");
 
</script>
 
  

Output:

True

Time Complexity: O(n)
Auxiliary Space: O(1)

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