File(s) Modified: 0011-container-with-most-water.js

Language(s) Used: javascript
Submission URL: https://leetcode.com/problems/container-with-most-water/submissions/1016458454/

Author: Ikaedis

javascript/0011-container-with-most-water.js

@@ -1,34 +1,31 @@
 /**
  * https://leetcode.com/problems/container-with-most-water/
- * Time O(N) | Space(1)
+ * Two pointers, Time O(N) | Space(1)
  * @param {number[]} height
  * @return {number}
  */
+
 var maxArea = function (height) {
     let [left, right, max] = [0, height.length - 1, 0];
 
     while (left < right) {
-        const [leftHeight, rightHeight] = getHeights(height, left, right);
-        const area = getArea(height, left, right);
-
-        max = Math.max(max, area);
-
-        const isRightGreater = leftHeight <= rightHeight;
-        if (isRightGreater) left++;
-
-        const isRightLess = rightHeight < leftHeight;
-        if (isRightLess) right--;
+        let containerHeight, area;
+        let containerWidth = right - left;
+
+        if (height[left] < height[right]) {
+            containerHeight = height[left];
+            left++;
+        } else {
+            containerHeight = height[right];
+            right--;
+        }
+
+        area = containerWidth * containerHeight;
+
+        if (area > max) {
+            max = area;
+        }
     }
 
     return max;
 };
-
-const getHeights = (height, left, right) => [height[left], height[right]];
-
-const getArea = (height, left, right) => {
-    const [leftHeight, rightHeight] = getHeights(height, left, right);
-    const _height = Math.min(leftHeight, rightHeight);
-    const width = right - left;
-
-    return _height * width;
-};