Search 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). You are given a target value to search. If found in the array return its index, otherwise return -1. You may assume duplicate exists in the array.

  • Time: O(n)
  • Space: O(1)
public boolean searchRotatedDup(int[] nums, int target) {
    int l = 0, r = nums.length - 1;
    while (l <= r) {
        int mid = (l + r) / 2;
        if (nums[mid] == target) return true;
        if (nums[mid] < nums[r]) {
            if (nums[mid] < target && target <= nums[r]) {
                l = mid + 1;
            } else {
                r = mid - 1;
            }
        } else if (nums[mid] > nums[r]) {
            if (nums[l] <= target && target < nums[mid]) {
                r = mid - 1;
            } else {
                l = mid + 1;
            }
        } else {
            r--;
        }
    }
    return false;
}

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