Given an array nums containing n + 1 integers where each integer is between 1 and n (inclusive), prove that at least one duplicate number must exist. Assume that there is only one duplicate number, find the duplicate one.
Note:
- You must not modify the array (assume the array is read only).
- You must use only constant, O(1) extra space.
- Your runtime complexity should be less than
O(n2)
.
- There is only one duplicate number in the array, but it could be repeated more than once.
public class Solution {
public int findDuplicate(int[] nums) {
Arrays.sort(nums);
int duplicate = 0;
for(int i = 0 ; i < nums.length-1 ; i++){
if(nums[i] == nums[i+1]){
duplicate = nums[i];
}
}
return duplicate;
}
}
总结:对数组进行排序,再进行比较。