704. Binary Search

Given a sorted (in ascending order) integer array nums of n elements and a target value, write a function to search target in nums. If targetexists, then return its index, otherwise return -1.

Example 1:

Input: nums = [-1,0,3,5,9,12], target = 9
Output: 4
Explanation: 9 exists in nums and its index is 4

Example 2:

Input: nums = [-1,0,3,5,9,12], target = 2
Output: -1
Explanation: 2 does not exist in nums so return -1

Note:

1. You may assume that all elements in nums are unique.
2. n will be in the range [1, 10000].
3. The value of each element in nums will be in the range [-9999, 9999].

classical binary search

time: O(logn), space: O(1)

class Solution {
    public int search(int[] nums, int target) {
        if(nums == null || nums.length == 0) {
            return -1;
        }
        int left = 0, right = nums.length - 1;
        while(left <= right) {
            int mid = left + (right - left) / 2;
            if(nums[mid] == target) {
                return mid;
            } else if(nums[mid] < target) {
                left = mid + 1;
            } else {
                right = mid - 1;
            }
        }
        return -1;
    }
}