diff --git a/daily/2019-06-17.md b/daily/2019-06-17.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..10be8ef79 --- /dev/null +++ b/daily/2019-06-17.md @@ -0,0 +1,84 @@ +# 毎日一题 - 744. find smallest letter greater than target + +## 信息卡片 +* 时间:2019-06-17 +* 题目链接:https://leetcode.com/problems/find-smallest-letter-greater-than-target/ +* tag:`Array` + +## 题目描述 +``` +Given a list of sorted characters letters containing only lowercase letters, and given a target letter target, find the smallest element in the list that is larger than the given target. + +Letters also wrap around. For example, if the target is target = 'z' and letters = ['a', 'b'], the answer is 'a'. + +Examples: + Input: + letters = ["c", "f", "j"] + target = "a" + Output: "c" + + Input: + letters = ["c", "f", "j"] + target = "c" + Output: "f" + + Input: + letters = ["c", "f", "j"] + target = "d" + Output: "f" + + Input: + letters = ["c", "f", "j"] + target = "g" + Output: "j" + + Input: + letters = ["c", "f", "j"] + target = "j" + Output: "c" + + Input: + letters = ["c", "f", "j"] + target = "k" + Output: "c" +Note: + letters has a length in range [2, 10000]. + letters consists of lowercase letters, and contains at least 2 unique letters. + target is a lowercase letter. +``` + +## 思路 +二分查找,提高速度 +要求是查找某一个元素,又是在有序的集合中。 +所以我们可以用二分查找 +1. 排除两种情况;target 小于首元素|| target 大于等于尾元素 => 目标都是首元素 +2. 当target>=letters[mid] 时(我们要的值一定在右边),调整左区间 min = mid+1; +3. 当target< letters[mid] 时,调整右区间 max = mid-1; +4. 循环终止条件是 min > max; 最终返回min位置元素 + +## 建议 +在leetcode上找一个数组稍微长一点的测试用例,在纸上画出整个过程;对理解很有帮助 + +## 参考答案 +```js +/** + * @param {character[]} letters + * @param {character} target + * @return {character} + */ +var nextGreatestLetter = function(letters, target) { + const length = letters.length + let min = 0; + let max = length - 1; + if(target >= letters[length-1] || target < letters[0]) return letters[0]; + while(min <= max) { + const mid = (max+min) >> 1 + if(target >= letters[mid]) { + min = mid + 1; + } else { + max = mid - 1; + } + } + return letters[min] +}; +``` diff --git a/daily/README.md b/daily/README.md index 74ebcb90f..8d922008b 100644 --- a/daily/README.md +++ b/daily/README.md @@ -60,6 +60,12 @@ tag: `tree` 时间: 2019-06-14 +### [744.find-smallest-letter-greater-than-target](./2019-06-17.md) + +tag:`Array` `binary search` + +时间:2019-06-17 + ### [letter-combinations-of-a-phone-number](./2019-06-18.md) tag: `backtrack` @@ -78,7 +84,6 @@ tag:`Array` 时间:2019-06-20 - ### [nth-highest-salary](./2019-06-21.md) tag: `sql`