For a given sorted array (ascending order) and a target number, find the first index of this number in O(log n) time complexity.
If the target number does not exist in the array, return -1.
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Example
If the array is [1, 2, 3, 3, 4, 5, 10], for given target 3, return 2.
Challenge
If the count of numbers is bigger than 2^32, can your code work properly?
class Solution {
public:
/**
* @param nums: The integer array.
* @param target: Target number to find.
* @return: The first position of target. Position starts from 0.
*/
int binarySearch(vector<int> &array, int target) {
// write your code here
long len = array.size();
long lo = 0;
long hi = len;
while (lo < hi) {
long mid = (lo + hi) / 2;
if (array[mid] < target) {
lo = mid + 1;
} else {
hi = mid;
}
}
return (lo == len || array[lo] != target) ? -1 : lo;
}
};