180. Consecutive Numbers.sql

-- Problem:

/*
Table: Logs

+-------------+---------+
| Column Name | Type    |
+-------------+---------+
| id          | int     |
| num         | varchar |
+-------------+---------+
In SQL, id is the primary key for this table.
id is an autoincrement column starting from 1.
 

Find all numbers that appear at least three times consecutively.

Return the result table in any order.

The result format is in the following example.

 

Example 1:

Input: 
Logs table:
+----+-----+
| id | num |
+----+-----+
| 1  | 1   |
| 2  | 1   |
| 3  | 1   |
| 4  | 2   |
| 5  | 1   |
| 6  | 2   |
| 7  | 2   |
+----+-----+
Output: 
+-----------------+
| ConsecutiveNums |
+-----------------+
| 1               |
+-----------------+
Explanation: 1 is the only number that appears consecutively for at least three times.
*/

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-- Solution:

SELECT DISTINCT(l1.num) AS ConsecutiveNums FROM Logs l1
JOIN Logs l2 
JOIN logs l3
WHERE l1.num=l2.num AND l2.num = l3.num AND l1.id=l2.id-1 AND l2.id=l3.id-1