find_consecutive_ones.go

/*
Given a binary array, find the maximum number of consecutive 1s in the array

Input: [1, 1, 0, 1, 1, 1]
Output: 3

Note:
  - the input array will contain 0 and 1
  - the length of the input array is a positive integer and will not exceed 10,000
*/


func findMaxConsecutiveOnes(nums []int) int {
	answer := 0
	current := 0
	
	for _, val := range nums {
		if val == 1 {
			current++
		} else {
			current = 0
		}
		if current > answer {
			answer = current
		}
	}
	return answer
}