From : https://leetcode.com/problems/find-minimum-in-rotated-sorted-array/
Suppose a sorted array is rotated at some pivot unknown to you beforehand.
(i.e., 0 1 2 4 5 6 7
might become 4
5 6 7 0 1 2
).
Find the minimum element.
You may assume no duplicate exists in the array.
class Solution {
public:
int findMin(vector<int>& nums) {
if(nums.front()<nums.back()) return nums[0];
int start=0, end=nums.size()-1;
while(start<end) {
if(start+1==end) return min(nums[start], nums[end]);
int mid = (start+end)>>1;
if(nums[mid]==nums[start] && nums[mid]==nums[end]) return check(nums, start, end);
if(nums[mid]>=nums[start]) {
start = mid;
} else {
end = mid;
}
}
return nums[start];
}
int check(vector<int>& nums, int start, int end) {
int min = nums[start];
for(int i=start+1; i<=end;i++) {
if(nums[i]<min) min=nums[i];
}
return min;
}
};
public class Solution {
public int findMin(int[] nums) {
if (nums == null) {
return 0;
}
int l = 0, r = nums.length - 1;
int ans = nums[0];
while (l <= r) {
if (nums[l] < nums[r]) {
return ans < nums[l] ? ans : nums[l];
}
int m = (l + r) >> 1;
if (nums[m] < ans) {
ans = nums[m];
}
if (nums[m] >= nums[l]) {
l = m + 1;
} else {
r = m - 1;
}
}
return ans;
}
}