Method lastStoneWeight

java/1046-last-stone-weight.java:3–12

(int[] stones)

class Solution {

    public int lastStoneWeight(int[] stones) {
        PriorityQueue<Integer> maxHeap = new PriorityQueue();
        for (int stone : stones) maxHeap.add(-stone);
        while (maxHeap.size() > 1) {
            int stone1 = maxHeap.remove();
            int stone2 = maxHeap.remove();
            if (stone1 != stone2) maxHeap.add(stone1 - stone2);
        }
        return maxHeap.size() != 0 ? (-maxHeap.remove()) : 0;
    }
}