#include<iostream>
int countRange(int numbers[], int length, int start, int end)
{
if (numbers==nullptr)
return 0;
int count = 0;
for (int i = 0; i < length; i++)
{
if (numbers[i] <= end&&numbers[i] >= start)
count++;
}
return count;
}
int getDuplication(int numbers[], int length)
{
if (numbers == nullptr || length <= 0)
return -1;
int start = 1;
int end = length - 1;
while (end >= start)
{
int middle = ((end - start) >> 1) + start;
int count = countRange(numbers,length,start,middle);
if (start == end)
{
if (count > 1)
return start;
else
break;
}
if (count > middle - start + 1)
end = middle;
else
start = middle + 1;
}
return -1;
}
int main(void)
{
int numbers[] = {2,3,5,4,3,2,6,7};
int number=getDuplication(numbers,sizeof(numbers)/sizeof(int));
std::cout << number << std::endl;
system("pause");
return 0;
}