leetcode練習 Kth Smallest Element in a Sorted Matrix

依舊對第k大的數耿耿於懷

Given a n x n matrix where each of the rows and columns are sorted in ascending order, find the kth smallest element in the matrix.

Note that it is the kth smallest element in the sorted order, not the kth distinct element.

Example:

matrix = [
   [ 1,  5,  9],
   [10, 11, 13],
   [12, 13, 15]
],
k = 8,

return 13.

Note:
You may assume k is always valid, 1 ≤ k ≤ n2 .

這道題的難點在於每行之間不一定是有序的
因此只能確定左上角和右下角的大小關係
再利用upper_bound的函數，就可以寫出速度很快的算法

class Solution {
public:
    int kthSmallest(vector<vector<int>>& matrix, int k) {
        int left = matrix[0][0], right = matrix.back().back();
        while (left < right) {
            int mid = left + (right - left) / 2, cnt = 0;
            for (int i = 0; i < matrix.size(); ++i) {
                cnt += upper_bound(matrix[i].begin(), matrix[i].end(), mid) - matrix[i].begin();
            }
            if (cnt < k) left = mid + 1;
            else right = mid;
        }
        return left;
    }
};

可以說是相當快了