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1. What is Combination?<\/h2>\n

\n A combination refers to the number of ways to select a specific number of elements from a given set.
\n For example, the combinations of picking 2 elements from {A, B, C} are AB, AC, and BC.
\n Since combinations do not consider the order, {A, B} and {B, A} are regarded as the same combination.\n <\/p>\n

2. Problem Definition<\/h2>\n

We will solve the following problem.<\/p>\n

Problem Description<\/h3>\n

\n Given an integer array nums<\/code> and an integer k<\/code>,
\n the problem is to generate combinations by picking k<\/code> elements from the nums<\/code> array.
\n Return the combinations in the form of a list of lists.\n <\/p>\n

Input Example<\/h3>\n
\n        nums = [1, 2, 3, 4]\n        k = 2\n    <\/pre>\n
Output Example<\/h3>\n
\n        [[1, 2], [1, 3], [1, 4], [2, 3], [2, 4], [3, 4]]\n    <\/pre>\n
3. Algorithm Approach<\/h2>\n
\n        There are several methods to generate combinations, but
\n        the simplest and most representative method is to use backtracking.
\n        This method explores all possible cases while
\n        generating combinations based on basic conditions.\n    <\/p>\n
4. Implementation in Kotlin<\/h2>\n
\n        Let’s implement the algorithm described earlier in Kotlin.\n    <\/p>\n
fun combine(nums: IntArray, k: Int): List> {\n        val result = mutableListOf>()\n        backtrack(result, mutableListOf(), nums, k, 0)\n        return result\n    }\n\n    fun backtrack(result: MutableList>, tempList: MutableList, nums: IntArray, k: Int, start: Int) {\n        \/\/ If the size of the combination is equal to k, add it to the result\n        if (tempList.size == k) {\n            result.add(ArrayList(tempList))\n            return\n        }\n        \/\/ Generate combinations\n        for (i in start until nums.size) {\n            tempList.add(nums[i])\n            backtrack(result, tempList, nums, k, i + 1)\n            tempList.removeAt(tempList.size - 1)\n        }\n    }\n\n    \/\/ Example usage\n    fun main() {\n        val nums = intArrayOf(1, 2, 3, 4)\n        val k = 2\n        val combinations = combine(nums, k)\n        println(combinations)\n    }<\/code><\/pre>\n
5. Code Explanation<\/h2>\n
\n        The code above is structured as follows.\n    <\/p>\n