Search in Rotated Sorted Array II
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 no duplicate exists in the array.
- Time: O(n)
- Space: O(1)
public int searchRotated(int[] nums, int target) {
int l = 0, r = nums.length - 1;
while (l <= r) {
int mid = (l + r) / 2;
if (nums[mid] == target) {
return mid;
}
if (nums[mid] < nums[r]) {
if (nums[mid] < target && target <= nums[r]) {
l = mid + 1;
} else {
r = mid - 1;
}
} else {
if (nums[l] <= target && target < nums[mid]) {
r = mid - 1;
} else {
l = mid + 1;
}
}
}
return -1;
}