Given an array containing n distinct numbers taken from 0, 1, 2, ..., n, find the one that is missing from the array.
For example,
Given nums = [0, 1, 3] return 2.
Note:
Your algorithm should run in linear runtime complexity. Could you implement it using only constant extra space complexity?
Credits:
Special thanks to @jianchao.li.fighter for adding this problem and creating all test cases.
思路：
The basic idea is to use XOR operation. We all know that a^b^b =a, which means two xor operations with the same number will eliminate the number and reveal the original number.
In this solution, I apply XOR operation to both the index and value of the array. In a complete array with no missing numbers, the index and value should be perfectly corresponding( nums[index] = index), so in a missing array, what left finally is the missing number.
int missingNumber(vector<int>& nums) { int ret = nums.size(); for (int i = 0; i < nums.size();i++) { ret = ret ^ i ^ nums[i]; } return ret; }
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