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Java sorting array positive ascending to negative ascending

I can't solve the problem , where I need output from array A like {1,2,3,4,-1,-2,-3,-4}
from random numbers in array, then write it to another array B. So far my experimental code doesn't work as I'd
public static void main(String[] args) {
int a[] = {5,4,3,2,1,-3,-2,-30};
int length = a.length - 1;
for (int i = 0 ; i < length ; i++) {
for (int j = 0 ; j < length-i ; j++) {
if (a[j] < a[j+1]) {
int swap = a[j];
a[j] = a[j+1];
a[j+1] = swap;
}
}
}
for (int x : a) {
System.out.print(x+" ");
}
}
Output is 5 4 3 2 1 -2 -3 -30 , but I need 1,2,3,4,5,-2,-3,-30
Update:
public static void main(String[] args) {
int a[] = {5,4,3,2,1,-3,-2,-30,-1,-15,8};
int length = a.length - 1;
for (int i = 0 ; i < length ; i++) {
for (int j = 0 ; j < length-i ; j++) {
if (a[j] < a[j+1]) {
int swap = a[j];
a[j] = a[j+1];
a[j+1] = swap;
} else {
if (a[j] > a[j+1] && a[j+1] > 0) {
int swap = a[j];
a[j] = a[j+1];
a[j+1] = swap;
}
}
}
}
for (int x : a) {
System.out.print(x+" ");
}
}
I got closer to my target but 8 1 2 3 4 5 -1 -2 -3 -15 -30 , that number 8 ruins it all

Add an if-else to differentiate the positive and negative case.
if (a[j] < 0) {
if (a[j] < a[j+1]) {
int swap = a[j];
a[j] = a[j+1];
a[j+1] = swap;
}
} else {
if (a[j] > a[j+1] && a[j+1] > 0) {
int swap = a[j];
a[j] = a[j+1];
a[j+1] = swap;
}
}

If I understand you correctly you want to sort after two things. Positive numbers from low to high and negative numbers from high to low.
You could first sort from high to low and in a second run over the array skip all positives and then sort from high to low.
Does this help?
I could write some code, but I believe that's something you want to learn right now :)

Algo:
Traverse the Array and Store positives in one and Negatives in another. O(i)
Sort the positives array in ascending order. O(mLog(m))
Sort the negatives indescending order. O(nLog(n))
Create a final array of the size of the input.
Add all the positive array sorted values. Then add the negative array sorted values. O(i)
Total : O(i) + O(mLog(m)) + O(nLog(n)) + O(i) = O(mLog(m)) if m > n

I have used library functions here. But if you want you can the write the functions using the same idea.
public class PostivieAsendingNegativeDesending implements Comparator<Integer> {
public static void main(String args[]) {
int fullList[] = {5, 4, 3, 2, 1, -3, -2, -30};
ArrayList<Integer> subList = new ArrayList<>();
ArrayList<Integer> subList2 = new ArrayList<>();
for (int i = 0; i < fullList.length; i++) {
if (fullList[i] < 0) {
subList2.add((fullList[i]));
} else {
subList.add(fullList[i]);
}
}
Collections.sort(subList);
Collections.sort(subList2, new PostivieAsendingNegativeDesending());
subList.addAll(subList2);
for (int i = 0; i < subList.size(); i++) {
System.out.print(subList.get(i) + " ");
}
System.out.println("");
}
#Override
public int compare(Integer n1, Integer n2) {
return n2 - n1;
}
}

This will do the trick which uses only basic loops
public static void main(String[] args) {
int a[] = { 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, -3, -2, -30 };
int length = a.length - 1;
int pos = 0, neg = 0;
// find total count of positive and negative numbers
for (int i = 0; i <= length; i++) {
if (a[i] < 0)
neg++;
else
pos++;
}
// initialize the arrays based on 'pos' and 'neg'
int posArr[] = new int[pos];
int negArr[] = new int[neg];
// store pos and neg values in the arrays
int countPos = 0, countNeg = 0;
for (int i = 0; i <= length; i++) {
if (a[i] < 0) {
negArr[countNeg] = a[i];
countNeg++;
} else {
posArr[countPos] = a[i];
countPos++;
}
}
// sort positive numbers
for (int i = 0; i < posArr.length - 1; i++) {
for (int j = 0; j < posArr.length - 1 - i; j++) {
if (posArr[j] > posArr[j + 1]) {
int swap = posArr[j];
posArr[j] = posArr[j + 1];
posArr[j + 1] = swap;
}
}
}
// sort negative numbers
for (int i = 0; i < negArr.length - 1; i++) {
for (int j = 0; j < negArr.length - 1 - i; j++) {
if (negArr[j] < negArr[j + 1]) {
int swap = negArr[j];
negArr[j] = negArr[j + 1];
negArr[j + 1] = swap;
}
}
}
// 1. print out posArr[] and then negArr[]
// or
// 2. merge them into another array and print
}
Logic is explained below :
Find total count of positive and negative numbers.
Create and store the positive and negative values in the respective arrays.
Sort positive array in ascending order.
Sort negative array in descending order.
Print out positive array followed by the negative array OR merge them into another and print.

I suggest another approach. You should try to formulate the rules to which the exact comparison must adhere.
Your requirement seem to have the following rules:
Positive numbers always come before negative numbers.
Positive numbers are ordered in ascending order.
Negative numbers are ordered in descending order. Yes, I said descending. Since higher numbers come before lower numbers, i.e. −2 is greater than −7.
Warning: you are using a nested for loop, which means that the process time will grow exponentially if the array becomes larger. The good news is: you don't need to nest a for loop into another for loop. I suggest writing a Comparator instead:
// The contract of Comparator's only method 'compare(i, j)' is that you
// return a negative value if i < j, a positive (nonzero) value if i > j and
// 0 if they are equal.
final Comparator<Integer> c = (i, j) -> { // I'm using a lambda expression,
// see footnote
// If i is positive and j is negative, then i must come first
if (i >= 0 && j < 0) {
return -1;
}
// If i is negative and j is positive, then j must come first
else if (i < 0 && j >= 0) {
return 1;
}
// Else, we can just subtract i from j or j from i, depending of whether
// i is negative or positive
else {
return (i < 0 ? j - i : i - j);
}
}
Your code could look like this:
int[] a = { 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, -3, -2, -30 };
int[] yourSortedIntArray = Arrays.stream(a)
.boxed()
.sorted(c) // Your Comparator, could also added inline, like
// .sorted((i, j) -> { ... })
.mapToInt(i -> i)
.toArray();
Lambda expressions are a new concept from Java 8. The Java Tutorials provide some valuable information.

How I can print largest sum in this Program?

package Message;
public class Example_R {
public static void main (String args[])
int n=1;
int input[]={1, 2, 1, 3, 4};
for (int j=0; j<=4; j++) {
int Add = 0;
for (int i=0; i<=4; i++) {
if (input[j] !=input[i]) {
Add+=input[i];
}
}
System.out.println(Add);
}
}
}
Output of This program is: 9 9 9 8 7 sum of all the other elements in the array that are not equal to the element.
Now I want to extend the program so I can print the Largest sum of any of it's element, (In this case 9 is the largest sum.) Do you have any suggestions? For this assignment I am restricted from using additional array, hashmap etc. not allowed. Arrays.sort(..)

Hint: use a variable that is holding "the largest sum reached so far". You will update it very time you compute a new sum.
You will need to find "how and when do I initialize this variable ?" and "how do I update it ?"

You probably want to create a separate method that you pass your "input[]" array to (left as an exercise). However when considering problems like this, first just consider how you would do it in english (or whatever your native language is). Write down that strategy (an "algorithm") and then implement that in Java.
public class Example_R {
public static void main(String args[]) {
int input[] = { 1, 2, 1, 3, 4 };
int largestSum = 0;
int currentSum;
for (int j = 0; j < input.length; j++) {
currentSum = 0;
for (int i = 0; i < input.length; i++) {
if (input[j] != input[i]) {
currentSum += input[i];
}
}
System.out.println("Sum of all values not equal to " + input[j]
+ " is: " + currentSum);
if (j == 0) {
largestSum = currentSum;
} else {
if (largestSum < currentSum) {
largestSum = currentSum;
}
}
}
System.out.println("The largest overall sum was " + largestSum);
}
}

You'll need a temporary variable to save the current highest number.
int temp = intArray[0]
for(int i : intArray)
{
if(i > temp)
temp = i;
}

Try this:
int n = 1,sum=0;
int[] input = { 1, 2, 1, 3, 4 };
for (int j = 0; j <= 4; j++){
int Add = 0;
for (int i = 0; i <= 4; i++){
if (input[j] != input[i])
Add += input[i];
}
if (sum < Add)
sum = Add;
}
After completing the second loop every time,the "sum" was updated if it is less than the current "add" value.

You can use variables of type Comparable and use the compareTo() method.
one.compareTo(two) will return > 0 if one > two
one.compareTo(two) will return < 0 if one < two
one.compareTo(two) will return 0 if one and two are equal
Go through the array, compare the current index with the previous index, and update a variable that holds the currentLargest value.

Printing out the least occurring elements in an array

OK, so I found this question from a few days ago but it's on hold and it won't let me post anything on it.
***Note: The values or order in the array are completely random. They should also be able to be negative.
Someone recommended this code and was thumbed up for it, but I don't see how this can solve the problem. If one of the least occurring elements isn't at the BEGINNING of the array then this does not work. This is because the maxCount will be equal to array.length and the results array will ALWAYS take the first element in the code written below.
What ways are there to combat this, using simple java such as below? No hash-maps and whatnot. I've been thinking about it for a while but can't really come up with anything. Maybe using a double array to store the count of a certain number? How would you solve this? Any guidance?
public static void main(String[] args)
{
int[] array = { 1, 2, 3, 3, 2, 2, 4, 4, 5, 4 };
int count = 0;
int maxCount = 10;
int[] results = new int[array.length];
int k = 0; // To keep index in 'results'
// Initializing 'results', so when printing, elements that -1 are not part of the result
// If your array also contains negative numbers, change '-1' to another more appropriate
for (int i = 0; i < results.length; i++) {
results[i] = -1;
}
for (int i = 0; i < array.length; i++) {
for (int j = 0; j < array.length; j++) {
if (array[j] == array[i]) {
count++;
}
}
if (count <= maxCount) { // <= so it admits number with the SAME number of occurrences
maxCount = count;
results[k++] = array[i]; // Add to 'results' and increase counter 'k'
}
count = 0; // Reset 'count'
}
// Printing result
for (int i : results) {
if (i != -1) {
System.out.println("Element: " + i + ", Number of occurences: " + maxCount);
}
}
}
credit to: https://stackoverflow.com/users/2670792/christian
for the code
I can't thumbs up so I'd just like to say here THANKS EVERYONE WHO ANSWERED.

You can also use an oriented object approach.
First create a class Pair :
class Pair {
int val;
int occ;
public Pair(int val){
this.val = val;
this.occ = 1;
}
public void increaseOcc(){
occ++;
}
#Override
public String toString(){
return this.val+"-"+this.occ;
}
}
Now here's the main:
public static void main(String[] args) {
int[] array = { 1,1, 2, 3, 3, 2, 2, 6, 4, 4, 4 ,0};
Arrays.sort(array);
int currentMin = Integer.MAX_VALUE;
int index = 0;
Pair[] minOcc = new Pair[array.length];
minOcc[index] = new Pair(array[0]);
for(int i = 1; i < array.length; i++){
if(array[i-1] == array[i]){
minOcc[index].increaseOcc();
} else {
currentMin = currentMin > minOcc[index].occ ? minOcc[index].occ : currentMin;
minOcc[++index] = new Pair(array[i]);
}
}
for(Pair p : minOcc){
if(p != null && p.occ == currentMin){
System.out.println(p);
}
}
}
Which outputs:
0-1
6-1
Explanation:
First you sort the array of values. Now you iterate through it.
While the current value is equals to the previous, you increment the number of occurences for this value. Otherwise it means that the current value is different. So in this case you create a new Pair with the new value and one occurence.
During the iteration you will keep track of the minimum number of occurences you seen.
Now you can iterate through your array of Pair and check if for each Pair, it's occurence value is equals to the minimum number of occurences you found.
This algorithm runs in O(nlogn) (due to Arrays.sort) instead of O(n²) for your previous version.

This algorithm is recording the values having the least number of occurrences so far (as it's processing) and then printing all of them alongside the value of maxCount (which is the count for the value having the overall smallest number of occurrences).
A quick fix is to record the count for each position and then only print those whose count is equal to the maxCount (which I've renamed minCount):
public static void main(String[] args) {
int[] array = { 5, 1, 2, 2, -1, 1, 5, 4 };
int[] results = new int[array.length];
int minCount = Integer.MAX_VALUE;
for (int i = 0; i < array.length; i++) {
for (int j = 0; j < array.length; j++) {
if (array[j] == array[i]) {
results[i]++;
}
}
if (results[i] <= minCount) {
minCount = results[i];
}
}
for (int i = 0; i < results.length; i++) {
if (results[i] == minCount) {
System.out.println("Element: " + i + ", Number of occurences: "
+ minCount);
}
}
}
Output:
Element: 4, Number of occurences: 1
Element: 7, Number of occurences: 1
This version is also quite a bit cleaner and removes a bunch of unnecessary variables.

This is not as elegant as Iwburks answer, but I was just playing around with a 2D array and came up with this:
public static void main(String[] args)
{
int[] array = { 3, 3, 3, 2, 2, -4, 4, 5, 4 };
int count = 0;
int maxCount = Integer.MAX_VALUE;
int[][] results = new int[array.length][];
int k = 0; // To keep index in 'results'
for (int i = 0; i < array.length; i++) {
for (int j = 0; j < array.length; j++) {
if (array[j] == array[i]) {
count++;
}
}
if (count <= maxCount) {
maxCount = count;
results[k++] = new int[]{array[i], count};
}
count = 0; // Reset 'count'
}
// Printing result
for (int h = 0; h < results.length; h++) {
if (results[h] != null && results[h][1] == maxCount ) {
System.out.println("Element: " + results[h][0] + ", Number of occurences: " + maxCount);
}
}
Prints
Element: -4, Number of occurences: 1
Element: 5, Number of occurences: 1

In your example above, it looks like you are only using ints. I would suggest the following solution in that situation. This will find the last number in the array with the least occurrences. I assume you don't want an object-oriented approach either.
int [] array = { 5, 1, 2, 40, 2, -1, 3, 2, 5, 4, 2, 40, 2, 1, 4 };
//initialize this array to store each number and a count after it so it must be at least twice the size of the original array
int [] countArray = new int [array.length * 2];
//this placeholder is used to check off integers that have been counted already
int placeholder = Integer.MAX_VALUE;
int countArrayIndex = -2;
for(int i = 0; i < array.length; i++)
{
int currentNum = array[i];
//do not process placeholders
if(currentNum == placeholder){
continue;
}
countArrayIndex = countArrayIndex + 2;
countArray[countArrayIndex] = currentNum;
int count = 1; //we know there is at least one occurence of this number
//loop through each preceding number
for(int j = i + 1; j < array.length; j++)
{
if(currentNum == array[j])
{
count = count + 1;
//we want to make sure this number will not be counted again
array[j] = placeholder;
}
}
countArray[countArrayIndex + 1] = count;
}
//In the code below, we loop through inspecting each number and it's respected count to determine which one occurred least
//We choose Integer.MAX_VALUE because it's a number that easily indicates an error
//We did not choose -1 or 0 because these could be actual numbers in the array
int minNumber = Integer.MAX_VALUE; //actual number that occurred minimum amount of times
int minCount = Integer.MAX_VALUE; //actual amount of times the number occurred
for(int i = 0; i <= countArrayIndex; i = i + 2)
{
if(countArray[i+1] <= minCount){
minNumber = countArray[i];
minCount = countArray[i+1];
}
}
System.out.println("The number that occurred least was " + minNumber + ". It occured only " + minCount + " time(s).");

Need explanation on differences of permutation algorithms

I'm currently working on a problem that asks me to find the millionth lexicographic permutation of 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9. I thought of a very crude solution at first glance that had a complexity of around O(n^3)
public static String permute(char[] a){
ArrayList<String> array = new ArrayList<String>();
int counter = 1;
for (int i = 0; i < a.length; i++){
array[counter] += a[i];
for (int j = 0; j < i; j++){
array[counter] += a[j];
for(int k = a.length; k > i; k--){
array[counter] += a[k];}counter++;}
}
}
The code may not be perfect but the idea is that a single digit is selected and then moves to the end of an array. The second array creates the numbers behind the selected digit and the third array creates numbers after it. This seems like a terrible algorithm and i remembered a past algorithm that's like this.
public static HashSet<String> Permute(String toPermute) {
HashSet<String> set = new HashSet<String>();
if (toPermute.length() <= 1 )
set.add(toPermute);
else {
for (int i = 0; i < toPermute.length(); i++ )
for (String s: Permute(toPermute.substring(0,i)+ toPermute.substring(i+1)))
{
set.add(toPermute.substring(i,i+1)+s);}
}
return set;
}
}
The problem is that this algorithm uses unordered sets and I have no idea about how it can become ordered enough for me to find the millionth permutation. I also do not know the complexity other than the fact it could be O(n^2) because it calls itself n times and then unstacks.

A couple of things in general about your code above:
You should implement to interfaces and not concrete classes I.e. List<String> array = .... Similarly with your Set.
Array's start at index 0, you are starting your counter at index 1.
Finally to answer your question there is a brute force way and a more elegant way that uses some principles in math. Have a look at this site which explains the approaches.

It seems to me (1) which permutation is the millionth depends absolutely on the order you use, and (2) permutations of this sort are ripe problems for recursion. I would write this as a recursive program and increment the count for each iteration. [was that your question? I didn't really see a question...]

Here is a solution that is more efficient:
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.List;
public class P24 {
static final int digits[] = {0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9};
static List<Integer> remainedDigits = new ArrayList(Arrays.asList(0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9));
static final int factorials[] = new int[digits.length + 1];
static final int N = 1000_000;
static int low = -1;
static int lowIndex = -1;
static int highIndex = -1;
public static void main(String args[]) {
populateFactorials(digits.length);
validateN(N);
identifyMargins();
int n = N; // it will be changed
int fixedDigits = digits.length - highIndex;
String result = "";
for (int i = 0; i < fixedDigits; i++) {
result += remainedDigits.get(0);
remainedDigits.remove(0);
}
for (int i = fixedDigits; i < digits.length; i++) {
int pos = 0;
int firstDigit = remainedDigits.get(pos);
low = factorials[lowIndex];
while (n - low > 0) {
pos++;
n -= low;
}
lowIndex--;
result += remainedDigits.get(pos);
remainedDigits.remove(pos);
}
System.out.println(result);
}
private static void validateN(int n) {
if (n < 0 || n > factorials[factorials.length - 1]) {
System.out.println("The input number is not valid");
System.exit(0);
}
}
private static void identifyMargins() {
for (int i = 0; i < factorials.length - 1; i++) {
if (factorials[i] <= N && N < factorials[i + 1]) {
lowIndex = i;
highIndex = i + 1;
}
}
}
private static void populateFactorials(int max) {
for (int i = 0; i <= max; i++) {
factorials[i] = fact(i);
}
}
private static int fact(int x) {
if (x == 0 || x == 1) {
return 1;
}
int p = 1;
for (int i = 2; i <= x; i++) {
p *= i;
}
return p;
}
}
Time: 305 microseconds.
Explanation:
Because the total number of permutations for {a1, ..., an} is n!, I decided that I need a factorials array. I stored in it: {0!, ..., 10!}.
I identified where is the number placed in this sequence, and for our case (N = 1000000) it is between 9! and 10!. If it was lower than 9! I add a padding of fixedDigits digits taken from the remainedDigits array.
Because the number is bigger than 9!, I count how many times I can extract 9! from the number and the result helps me to obtain the first digit. Then, I have a similar approach for 8!, 7!, etc.
The above explanation is based on the following simple observation. If we have a set {a1,...,ai,...,an} and we fix a1, ..., ai, we can obtain (n-i)! different strings.
Notice that if you use:
static List<Integer> remainedDigits = Arrays.asList(0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9);
you cannot remove elements from the list.
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Efficient way to count unique pairs in int array

This is my first post, hope it complies with posting guidelines of the site.
First of all a generic thanks to all the community: reading you from some months and learned a lot :o)
Premise: I'm a first years student of IT.
Here's the question: I'm looking for an efficient way to count the number of unique pairs (numbers that appear exactly twice) in a given positive int array (that's all I know), e.g. if:
int[] arr = {1,4,7,1,5,7,4,1,5};
the number of unique pairs in arr is 3 (4,5,7).
I have some difficulties in... evaluating the efficiency of my proposals let's say.
Here's the first code I did:
int numCouples( int[] v ) {
int res = 0;
int count = 0;
for (int i = 0 ; i < v.length; i++){
count = 0;
for (int j = 0; j < v.length; j++){
if (i != j && v[i] == v[j]){
count++;
}
}
if (count == 1){
res++;
}
}
return res/2;
}
This shoudn't be good cause it checks the whole given array as many times as the number of elements in the given array... correct me if I'm wrong.
This is my second code:
int numCouples( int[] v) {
int n = 0;
int res = 0;
for (int i = 0; i < v.length; i++){
if (v[i] > n){
n = v[i];
}
}
int[] a = new int [n];
for (int i = 0; i < v.length; i++){
a[v[i]-1]++;
}
for (int i = 0; i < a.length; i++){
if (a[i] == 2){
res++;
}
}
return res;
}
I guess this should be better than the first one since it checks only 2 times the given array and 1 time the n array, when n is the max value of the given array. May be not so good if n is quite big I guess...
Well, 2 questions:
am I understanding good how to "measure" the efficiency of the code?
there's a better way to count the number of unique pairs in a given array?
EDIT:
Damn I've just posted and I'm already swamped by answers! Thanks! I'll study each one with care, for the time being I say I don't get those involving HashMap: out of my knowledge yet (hence thanks again for the insight:o) )

public static void main(String[] args) {
int[] arr = { 1, 4, 7, 1, 5, 7, 4, 1, 5 };
Map<Integer, Integer> map = new HashMap<Integer, Integer>();
for (int i = 0; i < arr.length; i++) {
Integer count = map.get(arr[i]);
if (count == null)
map.put(arr[i], 1);
else
map.put(arr[i], count + 1);
}
int uniqueCount = 0;
for (Integer i : map.values())
if (i == 2)
uniqueCount++;
System.out.println(uniqueCount);
}

Well, here's another answer to your's 2 questions:
am I understanding good how to "measure" the efficiency of the code?
There are various ways to measure efficiency of the code. First of all, people distinguish between memory efficiency and time efficiency. The usual way to count all these values is to know, how efficient are the building blocks of your algorithm. Have a look at the wiki.
For instance, sorting using quicksort would need n*log(n) operations. Iterating through the array would need just n operations, where n is number of elements in the input.
there's a better way to count the number of unique pairs in a given array?
Here's another solution for you. The complixity of this one would be: O(n*log(n)+n), where O(...) is Big O notation.
import java.util.Arrays;
public class Ctest {
public static void main(String[] args) {
int[] a = new int[] { 1, 4, 7, 1, 7, 4, 1, 5, 5, 8 };
System.out.println("RES: " + uniquePairs(a));
}
public static int uniquePairs(int[] a) {
Arrays.sort(a);
// now we have: [1, 1, 1, 4, 4, 5, 5, 7, 7]
int res = 0;
int len = a.length;
int i = 0;
while (i < len) {
// take first number
int num = a[i];
int c = 1;
i++;
// count all duplicates
while(i < len && a[i] == num) {
c++;
i++;
}
System.out.println("Number: " + num + "\tCount: "+c);
// if we spotted number just 2 times, increment result
if (c == 2) {
res++;
}
}
return res;
}
}

public static void main(String[] args) {
int[] arr = {1,4,7,1,7,4,1,5};
Map<Integer, Integer> counts = new HashMap<Integer,Integer>();
int count = 0;
for(Integer num:arr){
Integer entry = counts.get(num);
if(entry == null){
counts.put(num, 1);
}else if(counts.get(num) == 1){
count++;
counts.put(num, counts.get(num) + 1);
}
}
System.out.println(count);
}

int [] a = new int [] {1, 4, 7, 1, 7, 4, 1, 5, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1};
Arrays.sort (a);
int res = 0;
for (int l = a.length, i = 0; i < l - 1; i++)
{
int v = a [i];
int j = i + 1;
while (j < l && a [j] == v) j += 1;
if (j == i + 2) res += 1;
i = j - 1;
}
return res;

you can use HashMap for easy grouping. here is my code.
int[] arr = {1,1,1,1,1,1,4,7,1,7,4,1,5};
HashMap<Integer,Integer> asd = new HashMap<Integer, Integer>();
for(int i=0;i<arr.length;i++)
{
if(asd.get(arr[i]) == null)
{
asd.put(arr[i], 1);
}
else
{
asd.put(arr[i], asd.get(arr[i])+1);
}
}
//print out
for(int key:asd.keySet())
{
//get pair
int temp = asd.get(key)/2;
System.out.println(key+" have : "+temp+" pair");
}
added for checking the unique pair, you can delete the print out one
//unique pair
for(int key:asd.keySet())
{
if(asd.get(key) == 2)
{
System.out.println(key+" are a unique pair");
}
}

after some time another solution, which should work great.
public getCouplesCount(int [] arr) {
int i = 0, i2;
int len = arr.length;
int num = 0;
int curr;
int lastchecked = -1;
while (i < len-1) {
curr = arr[i];
i2 = i + 1;
while (i2 < len) {
if (curr == arr[i2] && arr[i2] != lastchecked) {
num++; // add 1 to number of pairs
lastchecked = curr;
i2++; // iterate to next
} else if (arr[i2] == lastchecked) {
// more than twice - swap last and update counter
if (curr == lastchecked) {
num--;
}
// swap with last
arr[i2] = arr[len-1];
len--;
} else {
i2++;
}
i++;
}
return num;
}
i am not shure if it works, but it is more effective than sorting the array first, or using hashmaps....

A Java8 parallel streamy version which uses a ConcurrentHashMap
int[] arr = {1,4,7,1,5,7,4,1,5};
Map<Integer,Long> map=Arrays.stream(arr).parallel().boxed().collect(Collectors.groupingBy(Function.identity(),
ConcurrentHashMap::new,Collectors.counting()));
map.values().removeIf(v->v!=2);
System.out.println(map.keySet().size());

#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
int main()
{
ios_base::sync_with_stdio(false);
cin.tie(NULL);
int arr[9] = {1,4,7,1,5,7,4,1,5}; // given array
int length=9; // this should be given
int count=0;
map<int,int> m;
for(int i=0;i<length;i++)
m[arr[i]]++;
cout<<"List of unique pairs : ";
for(auto it=m.begin();it!=m.end();it++)
if(it->second==2)
{
count++;
cout<<it->first<<" ";
}
cout<<"\nCount of unique pairs(appears exactly twice) : "<<count;
return 0;
}
OUTPUT :
List of unique pairs : 4 5 7
Count of unique pairs(appears exactly twice) : 3
Time Complexity : O(N) where N is the number of elements in array
Space Complexity : O(N) total no. of unique elements in array always <=N

var sampleArray = ['A','B','C','D','e','f','g'];
var count = 0;
for(var i=0; i<=sampleArray.length; i++) {
for(var j=i+1; j<sampleArray.length; j++) {
count++;
console.log(sampleArray[i] , sampleArray[j]);
}
}
console.log(count);
This is the simple way I tried.