Medium
Single Element in a Sorted Array — C++
Full explanation · Time O(logn) · Space O(1)
// Time: O(logn)
// Space: O(1)
class Solution {
public:
int singleNonDuplicate(vector<int>& nums) {
int left = 0, right = nums.size() - 1;
while (left <= right) {
auto mid = left + (right - left) / 2;
if (!(mid % 2 == 0 && mid + 1 < nums.size() &&
nums[mid] == nums[mid + 1]) &&
!(mid % 2 == 1 && nums[mid] == nums[mid - 1])) {
right = mid - 1;
} else {
left = mid + 1;
}
}
return nums[left];
}
};