Loop the array once and merge the newInterval with every intervals. If it cannot be merged into any interval, just insert.
/**
* Definition for an interval.
* struct Interval {
* int start;
* int end;
* Interval() : start(0), end(0) {}
* Interval(int s, int e) : start(s), end(e) {}
* };
*/
class Solution {
public:
vector<Interval> insert(vector<Interval>& intervals, Interval newInterval) {
int size=intervals.size();
vector<Interval> res;
bool flag=0;//mark whether the newInterval has been inserted
for(int i=0;i<size;i++)
{
if(intervals[i].end<newInterval.start)
res.push_back(intervals[i]);
else if(intervals[i].start>newInterval.end)
{
if(!flag)
{
res.push_back(newInterval);
flag=1;
}
res.push_back(intervals[i]);
}
else
{
newInterval.start=min(newInterval.start,intervals[i].start);
newInterval.end=max(newInterval.end,intervals[i].end);
}
}
if(!flag)
res.push_back(newInterval);
return res;
}
};