数字在排序数组中出现的次数

// 题目：统计一个数字在排序数组中出现的次数。例如输入排序数组{1, 2, 3, 3,
// 3, 3, 4, 5}和数字3，由于3在这个数组中出现了4次，因此输出4。

#include <cstdio>

int GetFirstK(const int* data, int length, int k, int start, int end);
int GetLastK(const int* data, int length, int k, int start, int end);

int GetNumberOfK(const int* data, int length, int k)
{
    int number = 0;

    if(data != nullptr && length > 0)
    {
        int first = GetFirstK(data, length, k, 0, length - 1);
        int last = GetLastK(data, length, k, 0, length - 1);
        
        if(first > -1 && last > -1)
            number = last - first + 1;
    }

    return number;
}

// 找到数组中第一个k的下标。如果数组中不存在k，返回-1
int GetFirstK(const int* data, int length, int k, int start, int end)
{
    if(start > end)
        return -1;

    int middleIndex = (start + end) / 2;
    int middleData = data[middleIndex];

    if(middleData == k)
    {
        if((middleIndex > 0 && data[middleIndex - 1] != k) 
            || middleIndex == 0)
            return middleIndex;
        else
            end  = middleIndex - 1;
    }
    else if(middleData > k)
        end = middleIndex - 1;
    else
        start = middleIndex + 1;

    return GetFirstK(data, length, k, start, end);
}

// 找到数组中最后一个k的下标。如果数组中不存在k，返回-1
int GetLastK(const int* data, int length, int k, int start, int end)
{
    if(start > end)
        return -1;

    int middleIndex = (start + end) / 2;
    int middleData = data[middleIndex];

    if(middleData == k)
    {
        if((middleIndex < length - 1 && data[middleIndex + 1] != k) 
            || middleIndex == length - 1)
            return middleIndex;
        else
            start  = middleIndex + 1;
    }
    else if(middleData < k)
        start = middleIndex + 1;
    else
        end = middleIndex - 1;

    return GetLastK(data, length, k, start, end);
}