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50 changes: 50 additions & 0 deletions src/test/java/com/thealgorithms/misc/UniqueQuadruplets
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package com.thealgorithms.misc;

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

public class UniqueQuadruplets {
public static List<List<Integer>> fourSum(int[] nums, int target) {
List<List<Integer>> result = new ArrayList<>();
if (nums == null || nums.length < 4) return result;

Arrays.sort(nums);

for (int i = 0; i < nums.length - 3; i++) {
// Skip duplicate values
if (i > 0 && nums[i] == nums[i - 1]) continue;
for (int j = i + 1; j < nums.length - 2; j++) {
// Skip duplicate values
if (j > i + 1 && nums[j] == nums[j - 1]) continue;

int left = j + 1, right = nums.length - 1;
while (left < right) {
int sum = nums[i] + nums[j] + nums[left] + nums[right];
if (sum == target) {
result.add(Arrays.asList(nums[i], nums[j], nums[left], nums[right]));
while (left < right && nums[left] == nums[left + 1]) left++; // Skip duplicates
while (left < right && nums[right] == nums[right - 1]) right--; // Skip duplicates
left++;
right--;
} else if (sum < target) {
left++;
} else {
right--;
}
}
}
}
return result;
}

public static void main(String[] args) {
int[] arr1 = {1, 0, -1, 0, -2, 2};
int target1 = 0;
System.out.println(fourSum(arr1, target1));

int[] arr2 = {4, 3, 3, 4, 4, 2, 1, 2, 1, 1};
int target2 = 9;
System.out.println(fourSum(arr2, target2));
}
}