题目描述:
For a given sorted array (ascending order) and a target
number, find the first index of this number in O(log n)
time complexity.
If the target number does not exist in the array, return -1
.
Example
If the array is [1, 2, 3, 3, 4, 5, 10]
, for given target 3
, return 2
.
Challenge
题目思路:
If the count of numbers is bigger than 2^32, can your code work properly?
这题还是传统的二分法解决问题。
Mycode(AC = 78ms):
class Solution {
public:
/**
* @param nums: The integer array.
* @param target: Target number to find.
* @return: The first position of target. Position starts from 0.
*/
int binarySearch(vector<int> &array, int target) {
// write your code here
if (array.size() == 0) return -1;
long long l = 0, r = array.size() - 1;
while (l + 1 < r) {
int mid = l + (r - l) / 2;
if (array[mid] < target) {
l = mid + 1;
}
else if (array[mid] > target) {
r = mid - 1;
}
else {
r = mid;
}
}
if (array[l] == target || array[r] == target) {
return array[l] == target? l : r;
}
else {
return -1;
}
}
};