Problem:
Write an efficient algorithm that searches for a value in an m x n matrix. This matrix has the following properties:
- Integers in each row are sorted from left to right.
- The first integer of each row is greater than the last integer of the previous row.
For example,
Consider the following matrix:
[
[1, 3, 5, 7],
[10, 11, 16, 20],
[23, 30, 34, 50]
]
Given target = 3
, return true
.
class Solution {
public:
bool searchMatrix(vector<vector<int>>& matrix, int target) {
if(matrix.empty() || matrix[0].empty()) return false;
int n = matrix.size();
int m = matrix[0].size();
int l = 0, r = m * n - 1;
while (l != r){
int mid = (l + r - 1) >> 1;
if (matrix[mid / m][mid % m] < target)
l = mid + 1;
else
r = mid;
}
return matrix[r / m][r % m] == target;
}
};