/**
* Return an array of size *returnSize.
* Note: The returned array must be malloced, assume caller calls free().
*/
int* searchRange(int* nums, int numsSize, int target, int* returnSize) {
int low_i,low_j,high_i,high_j;
int low_middle,high_middle;
low_i = 0;
low_j = numsSize-1;
*returnSize=2;
int *res = (int*)calloc(2, sizeof(int));
res[0] = -1;
res[1] = -1;
while(low_i<=low_j)
{
low_middle = (low_i+low_j)/2;
if(nums[low_middle]==target)
{
if(low_middle==0) break;
else
{
if(nums[low_middle-1]target) break;
else high_i = high_middle+1;
}
}
else
high_j = high_middle-1;
}
res[0] = low_middle;
res[1] = high_middle;
return res;
}
思路:使用二分查找,查找目标值的低位下标和高位下标。设置4个变量,代表查找低位下标和高位下标的起始位置。不断二分查找,最终找到目标!
/**
* Return an array of size *returnSize.
* Note: The returned array must be malloced, assume caller calls free().
*/
int* searchRange(int* nums, int numsSize, int target, int* returnSize) {
int low_i,low_j,high_i,high_j;
int low_middle,high_middle;
low_i = 0;
low_j = numsSize-1;
*returnSize=2;
int *res = (int*)calloc(2, sizeof(int));
res[0] = -1;
res[1] = -1;
while(low_i<=low_j)
{
low_middle = (low_i+low_j)/2;
if(nums[low_middle]==target)
{
if(low_middle==0) break;
else
{
if(nums[low_middle-1]<target) break;
else low_j = low_middle;
}
}
else if(nums[low_middle]<target)
low_i = low_middle+1;
else
low_j = low_middle-1;
}
if(nums[low_middle]!=target)
return res;
high_i = low_middle;
high_j = numsSize-1;
while(high_i<=high_j)
{
high_middle = (high_i+high_j)/2;
if(nums[high_middle]==target)
{
if(high_middle==numsSize-1) break;
else
{
if(nums[high_middle+1]>target) break;
else high_i = high_middle+1;
}
}
else
high_j = high_middle-1;
}
res[0] = low_middle;
res[1] = high_middle;
return res;
}