给定一个array,条件:1. A[i] = A[i-1]+-1; 2. There is only one peek or one valey in the array, return the index of that peek or valey.
public static int find(int[] nums) {
if (nums.length == 0)
return -1;
int len = nums.length;
if (Math.abs(nums[len - 1] - nums[0]) == len - 1)
return -1;// There is no such a valley or peak
return helper(nums, 0, len - 1);
}
public static int helper(int[] nums, int start, int end) {
int mid = start + (end - start) / 2;
if ((nums[mid - 1] - nums[mid]) * (nums[mid + 1] - nums[mid]) > 0)
return nums[mid];
int diffOfIndex = mid - start;
int diffOfValue = Math.abs(nums[mid] - nums[start]);
if (diffOfIndex == diffOfValue)
start = mid;
else
end = mid;
return helper(nums, start, end);
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
int[] nums1 = { 1, 2, 3, 4, 3, 2 };
int[] nums2 = {};
int[] nums3 = { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 7 };
int[] nums4 = { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 };
int[] nums5 = { 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 2, 3 };
int[] nums6 = { 9, 8, 7, 6, 7 };
System.out.println(find(nums1));
System.out.println(find(nums2));
System.out.println(find(nums3));
System.out.println(find(nums4));
System.out.println(find(nums5));
System.out.println(find(nums6));
}