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+// 215. Kth Largest Element in an Array
+#include "leetcode.h"
+
+/*
+ * given an integer array 'nums' and an integer 'k', return the k'th largest
+ * element in the array. note that it is the k'th largest elemented in sorted
+ * order, not the k'th distinct element. can you solve without sorting?
+ */
+
+class Solution {
+public:
+ int findKthLargest(vector<int> &nums, int k) {
+ priority_queue<int> pq(nums.begin(), nums.end());
+ for (int i = 1; i < k; i++)
+ pq.pop();
+ return pq.top();
+ }
+};
+
+int main() {
+ Solution obj;
+ vector<int> nums = {3, 2, 1, 5, 6, 4};
+ int k = 2;
+ cout << obj.findKthLargest(nums, k);
+}