Problems / Linked List / LRU Cache
#43 Medium Time O(1) Space O(n) Animated

LRU Cache

Design and implement a data structure for Least Recently Used cache.

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Pattern Pointer rewiring with saved next state

Before changing a link, save the only pointer that would otherwise be lost.

Approach: Hash Map + Doubly Linked List
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