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+public int removeDuplicates(int[] nums) {
+        if(nums.length==0){
+            return 0;
+        }
+        int i=0,j=0;
+        nums[j]=nums[i];
+        for(i=1;i<nums.length;i++){
+            if(nums[j]!=nums[i]){
+                j=j+1;
+                nums[j]=nums[i];
+            }
+        }
+        
+        return j+1;
+        
+    }