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Solution: Relative Sort Array

Problem Statement

Given two arrays arr1 of length n and arr2 of length m, sort the elements of arr1 such that the relative ordering of items in arr1 is the same as in arr2. Elements that do not appear in arr2 should be placed at the end of arr1 in ascending order.

It is given that elements of arr2 are distinct, and all elements in arr2 are also in arr1.

Examples

Example 1:

  • Input: arr1 = [3, 5, 2, 1, 6, 4, 5, 6], arr2 = [5, 6, 4, 1]
  • Expected Output: [5, 5, 6, 6, 4, 1, 2, 3]
  • Justification: Elements 5, 6, 4 and 1 from `arr2

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