Question 4 Last Occurrence
/*
Clarification & Assumption
- Input: int[] array, int target
- Output: return the index
High Level
- applying binary search to shrink down the search range until we find
Middle Level
- each time, find the mid point and compare array[mid_point] vs target
TC &SC: O(log N), O(1)
*/
public class Solution {
public int lastOccur(int[] array, int target) {
// Write your solution here
// corner case
if (array == null || array.length == 0) {
return -1;
}
// find midpoint
int left = 0;
int right = array.length - 1;
while (left < right - 1) {
int mid = left + (right - left) / 2;
if (array[mid] == target) {
left = mid;
}
else if (array[mid] > target) {
right = mid - 1;
}
else {
left = mid + 1;
}
}
if (array[right] == target) {
return right;
}
if (array[left] == target) {
return left;
}
return -1;
}
}
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