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Three Sum

Given an integer array nums, return all the triplets [nums[i], nums[j], nums[k]] such that i != j, i != k, and j != k, and nums[i] + nums[j] + nums[k] == 0.

Notice that the solution set must not contain duplicate triplets.

Example 1:

Input: nums = [-1,0,1,2,-1,-4] Output: [[-1,-1,2],[-1,0,1]] Explanation: nums[0] + nums[1] + nums[2] = (-1) + 0 + 1 = 0. nums[1] + nums[2] + nums[4] = 0 + 1 + (-1) = 0. nums[0] + nums[3] + nums[4] = (-1) + 2 + (-1) = 0. The distinct triplets are [-1,0,1] and [-1,-1,2]. Notice that the order of the output and the order of the triplets does not matter.

/**
* @param {number[]} nums
* @return {number[][]}
*/
var threeSum = function(nums) {
nums.sort((a, b) => a - b)

const res = [];
const n = nums.length;

for (let i = 0; i < n; i++) {
if (i > 0 && nums[i] === nums[i - 1]) continue;

let left = i + 1;
let right = n - 1;

while (left < right) {
const sum = nums[i] + nums[left] + nums[right];

if (sum === 0) {
res.push([nums[i], nums[left], nums[right]]);

while (left < right && nums[left] === nums[left + 1]) left++;
while (left < right && nums[right] === nums[right - 1]) right--;

left++;
right--;
} else if (sum < 0) {
left++;
} else {
right--;
}
}

}
return res;
};