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gudii9 - where are you from, what is your native language?
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countClumps([1, 2, 2, 3, 4, 4]) → 2//this is clear as it has one 2's clump and one other 4's clump<br />
countClumps([1, 1, 2, 1, 1]) → 2//this is clear<br />
countClumps([1, 1, 1, 1, 1]) → 1//how it is 1?<br />
is it because it has one clump of 5 1's in it?
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<pre><code class="code-10 nolinks" id="code-20-41758651-1"><span>public int countClumps(int[] nums) {</span>
<span>  int counter=0;</span>
<span>  boolean flag=false;</span>
<span>  for(int i=0;i&lt;nums.length-1;i++){</span>
<span>    if(nums[i]==nums[i+1]&amp;&amp;!flag){</span>
<span>      flag=true;</span>
<span>      counter++;</span>
<span>    }</span>
<span>    else if(nums[i]!=nums[i+1]){</span>
<span>      flag=false;</span>
<span>    }</span>
<span>  }</span>
<span>  return counter;</span>
<span>}</span>
</code></pre>
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above passes all tests.<br />
basically checking i with i+1 &nbsp;and making flag to true and repeat in if loop then in else check for inequality and make flag false there
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just thinking any other possible simple solutions/approaches for this? or any improvements, modifications, optimization to my code above?
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Can't think of an easier way, if you want a different way then you have to write different pseudo code first. But it works and passes the tests so you've learned some here right?
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Hi,<br />
<br />
I am working on below challenge<br />
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<a href="http://codingbat.com/prob/p193817" rel="ugc">http://codingbat.com/prob/p193817</a><br />
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Say that a &quot;clump&quot; in an array is a series of 2 or more adjacent elements of the same value. Return the number of clumps in the given array.<br />
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countClumps([1, 2, 2, 3, 4, 4]) → 2<br />
countClumps([1, 1, 2, 1, 1]) → 2<br />
countClumps([1, 1, 1, 1, 1]) → 1
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i am not clear on the description of the challenge. please advise
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Hi,

I am working on below challenge

http://codingbat.com/prob/p193817


Say that a "clump" in an array is a series of 2 or more adjacent elements of the same value. Return the number of clumps in the given array.

countClumps([1, 2, 2, 3, 4, 4]) → 2
countClumps([1, 1, 2, 1, 1]) → 2
countClumps([1, 1, 1, 1, 1]) → 1

i am not clear on the description of the challenge. please advise

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