ThreeSum.java

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.List;

public class ThreeSum {
    public List<List<Integer>> threeSum(int[] nums) {
        List<List<Integer>> result = new ArrayList<>();
        Arrays.sort(nums);
        int n = nums.length;
        for (int i = 0; i < n - 2; i++) {
            if (i > 0 && nums[i] == nums[i - 1])
                continue;
            int left = i + 1;
            int right = n - 1;

            while (left < right) {
                int sum = nums[i] + nums[left] + nums[right];
                if (sum == 0) {
                    result.add(Arrays.asList(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 result;
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        ThreeSum threeSum = new ThreeSum();
        int[] nums = {-1, 0, 1, 2, -1, -4};
        List<List<Integer>> result = threeSum.threeSum(nums);
        System.out.println(result);
    }
}


// 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.