试题
Write an efficient algorithm that searches for a value in an m x n matrix. This matrix has the following properties:
Integers in each row are sorted in ascending from left to right.
Integers in each column are sorted in ascending from top to bottom.
Example:
Consider the following matrix:
[
[1, 4, 7, 11, 15],
[2, 5, 8, 12, 19],
[3, 6, 9, 16, 22],
[10, 13, 14, 17, 24],
[18, 21, 23, 26, 30]
]
代码
这一题的关键是从何处开始搜索。从右上角开始搜索有一个好处,如果是小于15,那么target肯定在除掉15所在列的矩阵(15所在列都是大于等于15的),如果大于15,那么target肯定在除掉15所在行的矩阵(15所在行都是小于等于15的)。
class Solution {
public boolean searchMatrix(int[][] matrix, int target) {
if(matrix==null || matrix.length==0 || matrix[0].length==0) return false;
int x=0,y=matrix[0].length-1;
while(x<matrix.length && y>=0){
if(matrix[x][y]==target){
return true;
}else if(matrix[x][y]>target){
y--;
}else if(matrix[x][y]<target){
x++;
}
}
return false;
}
}