0496-next-greater-element-i.py

class Solution:
    def nextGreaterElement(self, nums1: List[int], nums2: List[int]) -> List[int]:

        # O (n + m)
        nums1Idx = { n:i for i, n in enumerate(nums1) }
        res = [-1] * len(nums1)

        stack = []
        for i in range(len(nums2)):
            cur = nums2[i]

            # while stack exists and current is greater than the top of the stack
            while stack and cur > stack[-1]:
                val = stack.pop() # take top val
                idx = nums1Idx[val]
                res[idx] = cur

            if cur in nums1Idx:
                stack.append(cur)
        
        return res
    
    
        # O (n * m)
        nums1Idx = { n:i for i, n in enumerate(nums1) }
        res = [-1] * len(nums1)
        
        for i in range(len(nums2)):
            if nums2[i] not in nums1Idx:
                continue
            for j in range(i + 1, len(nums2)):
                if nums2[j] > nums2[i]:
                    idx = nums1Idx[nums2[i]]
                    res[idx] = nums2[j]
                    break
        
        return res