// export function sortedSquares(nums: number[]): number[] {
//   const result: number[] = [];
//   let L = 0;
//   let R = nums.length - 1;

//   while (result.length !== nums.length) {
//     let leftValue = Math.pow(nums[L], 2);
//     let rightValue = Math.pow(nums[R], 2);

//     if (leftValue > rightValue) {
//       result.push(leftValue);
//       L++;
//     } else {
//       result.push(rightValue);
//       R--
//     }
//   }

//   return result.reverse();
// };

export function sortedSquares(nums: number[]): number[] {
  const result: number[] = Array(nums.length).fill(0);
  let L = 0;
  let R = nums.length - 1;
  let indexResult = result.length - 1;

  while (L <= R) {
    let leftValue = Math.pow(nums[L], 2);
    let rightValue = Math.pow(nums[R], 2);
    let resultValue = leftValue > rightValue ? leftValue : rightValue;
    leftValue > rightValue ? L++ : R--;

    result[indexResult] = resultValue;
    indexResult--;
  }

  return result;
};