leetcode162. Find Peak Element

162. Find Peak Element

A peak element is an element that is greater than its neighbors.

Given an input array where num[i] ≠ num[i+1], find a peak element and return its index.

The array may contain multiple peaks, in that case return the index to any one of the peaks is fine.

You may imagine that num[-1] = num[n] = -∞.

For example, in array [1, 2, 3, 1], 3 is a peak element and your function should return the index number 2.

解法

二分查找，如果比后一个元素大，则往左走；如果比后一个元素小，则往右走

public class Solution {
    public int findPeakElement(int[] nums) {
        if (nums == null || nums.length == 0) {
            return -1;
        }

        int start = 0;
        int end = nums.length - 1;
        int mid;
        while (start + 1 < end) {
            mid = start + (end - start) / 2;
            if (nums[mid] < nums[mid + 1]) {
                start = mid;
            } else {
                end = mid;
            }
        }
        return nums[start] > nums[end] ? start : end;
    }
}