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Flatten Nested List Iterator
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1Give yourself 5 minutes
2Answer out loud, not in your head
3Then compare with the answer below
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- 01Store nested items on a stack in reverse order.
- 02Normalize the stack top inside hasNext.
- 03Expand a list by pushing children reversed.
- 04Let next call hasNext then pop one integer.
- 05Preserve lazy behavior and idempotence.
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Then expect these follow-ups
Why is repeated hasNext safe here?
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