这道题目本来遍历解决就已经可以,但是又有人说二分也可以
后来因为变换莫测的数据,这两个结合在了一起
当头=尾=中时,用遍历
不是,用二分
如果实在抽象难理解,多用几组数据,调试一下就知道怎么回事了
如果数据本身不是旋转的,这个程序就不适用
代码实现:
private static Listnumbers = Arrays.asList(3,4,5,1,2); private static int min(List numbers, int length) throws Exception { if(null == numbers || length == 0){ throw new Exception("invalid parameters"); } int right = 0; int left = length - 1; int tempIdex = right; while(right <= left){ if(right == (left - 1)){ return numbers.get(left); } int mid = (right + left) / 2; if(numbers.get(right).equals(numbers.get(mid)) && numbers.get(right).equals(numbers.get(left))){ return sequentialSearch(numbers, right, left); } else if(numbers.get(right) <= numbers.get(mid)){ right = mid; } else if(numbers.get(left) >= numbers.get(mid)){ left = mid; } } return numbers.get(right); } private static int sequentialSearch(List numbers, int right, int left){ int index = numbers.get(right); for(int i = index + 1; i <= left; i++){ if(index > numbers.get(i)){ index = numbers.get(i); } } return index; }



