class Solution {
    public int eraseOverlapIntervals(int[][] intervals) {
        Arrays.sort(intervals, (a,b)-> {
            return Integer.compare(a[0],b[0]);
        });
        int remove = 0;
        int pre = intervals[0][1];
        for(int i = 1; i < intervals.length; i++) {
            if(pre > intervals[i][0]) {
                remove++;
                pre = Math.min(pre, intervals[i][1]);
            }
            else pre = intervals[i][1];
        }
        return remove;
    }
}

class Solution {
    public List<Integer> partitionLabels(String S) {
        List<Integer> list = new LinkedList<>();
        int[] edge = new int[26];
        char[] chars = S.toCharArray();
        for (int i = 0; i < chars.length; i++) {
            edge[chars[i] - 'a'] = i;
        }
        int idx = 0;
        int last = -1;
        for (int i = 0; i < chars.length; i++) {
            idx = Math.max(idx,edge[chars[i] - 'a']);
            if (i == idx) {
                list.add(i - last);
                last = i;
            }
        }
        return list;
    }
}

class Solution {
    public int[][] merge(int[][] intervals) {
        LinkedList<int[]> res = new LinkedList<>();
        Arrays.sort(intervals, (o1, o2) -> Integer.compare(o1[0], o2[0]));
        res.add(intervals[0]);
        for (int i = 1; i < intervals.length; i++) {
            if (intervals[i][0] <= res.getLast()[1]) {
                int start = res.getLast()[0];
                int end = Math.max(intervals[i][1], res.getLast()[1]);
                res.removeLast();
                res.add(new int[]{start, end});
            }
            else {
                res.add(intervals[i]);
            }         
        }
        return res.toArray(new int[res.size()][]);
    }
}