Java: Pairing values from 1D arrays to 2D arrays while excluding corresponding values

Given arr1: [0, 1, -1, 3, -1],

and arr2: [15, 15, 10, 20, 20],

how can I create this 2D array:

[[0, 15], [1, 15], [3, 20]]

You’ll notice that I’m trying to exclude -1 values and their corresponding values in the same indices between both arrays.

I’m thinking create a copy of arr1 that excludes -1 values but I’m not sure how to go from there.

>Solution :

you can try:

public static void main(String[] args) {
        int[] arr1 = new int[]{0, 1, -1, 3, -1};
        int[] arr2 = new int[]{15, 15, 10, 20, 20};

        long length1 = Arrays.stream(arr1).filter(i -> i != -1).count();
        long length2 = Arrays.stream(arr2).filter(i -> i != -1).count();

        int index = 0;
        int resultLength = Math.toIntExact(Math.min(length1, length2));
        int[][] result = new int[resultLength][2];
        for (int i = 0; i < arr1.length; i++) {
            if (arr1[i] != -1 && arr2[i] != -1) {
                result[index][0] = arr1[i];
                result[index][1] = arr2[i];
                index ++;
            }
        }

        // Result: [[0, 15], [1, 15], [3, 20]]
        System.out.println(Arrays.deepToString(result));
    }