Saturday, January 3, 2015

Search Insert Position (LeetCode Array)

Question: Given a sorted array and a target value, return the index if the target is found. If not, return the index where it would be if it were inserted in order.
You may assume no duplicates in the array.
Here are few examples.
[1,3,5,6], 5 → 2
[1,3,5,6], 2 → 1
[1,3,5,6], 7 → 4
[1,3,5,6], 0 → 0

Idea: Pure binary search. Since mid=floor((left+right)/2), the last element left in the binary array is where left is pointing at. Just insert it after the last left.

Time: O(lgn) Space: O(1)

Code:
 public class Solution {  
   public int searchInsert(int[] A, int target) {  
     int left=0;  
     int right=A.length-1;  
     while(left<=right)  
     {  
       int mid=(left+right)/2;  
       if(A[mid]==target)  
         return mid;  
       if(A[mid]<target)  
         left=mid+1;  
       else  
         right=mid-1;  
     }  
     return left;  
   }  
 }  


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