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Guessing

sum of three number equals to zero, there must be at least one negative number and one positive number.

make the input array sorted, negative numbers should be on the left end and positive numbers should be on the right end.

choose a negative number and a positive number, and search from the negative number to the positive number, find a number:

such that the number + negative number + positive number = 0.

if there is no negative number or positive number, we can sure no three sum equals to zero.


sort input array num

n = 0
p = end of array

while num[n] is negative and num[p] is positive

  foreach i between n and p
    if num[i] + num[n] + num[p] == 0
      add result to collection
      reset n = 0
      p = p - 1
      
      try another loop