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 in ascending from left to right.
Integers in each column are sorted in ascending from top to bottom.
For example,
Consider the following matrix:
[
[1, 4, 7, 11, 15],
[2, 5, 8, 12, 19],
[3, 6, 9, 16, 22],
[10, 13, 14, 17, 24],
[18, 21, 23, 26, 30]
]
Given target = 5, return true.
Given target = 20, return false.
public class Solution {
public boolean searchMatrix(int[][] matrix, int target) {
if(matrix == null || matrix.length < 1 || matrix[0].length <1) {
return false;
}
int col = matrix[0].length-1;
int row = 0;
while(col >= 0 && row <= matrix.length-1) {
if(target == matrix[row][col]) {
return true;
} else if(target < matrix[row][col]) {
col--;
} else if(target > matrix[row][col]) {
row++;
}
}
return false;
}
}