240. Search a 2D Matrix II

LeetCode 240. Search a 2D Matrix II

Description

Write an efficient algorithm that searches for a target value in an m x n integer matrix. The matrix has the following properties:

Integers in each row are sorted in ascending from left to right.
Integers in each column are sorted in ascending from top to bottom.

Example 1:

Input: matrix = [[1,4,7,11,15],[2,5,8,12,19],[3,6,9,16,22],[10,13,14,17,24],[18,21,23,26,30]], target = 5
Output: true

Example 2:

Input: matrix = [[1,4,7,11,15],[2,5,8,12,19],[3,6,9,16,22],[10,13,14,17,24],[18,21,23,26,30]], target = 20
Output: false

Constraints:

m == matrix.length
n == matrix[i].length
1 <= n, m <= 300
-10^9 <= matix[i][j] <= 10^9
All the integers in each row are sorted in ascending order.
All the integers in each column are sorted in ascending order.
-10^9 <= target <= 10^9

Solution

Perform a search which starts from the bottom-left element, and return true only if target is found. If the element is larger than target, check the element just above it. Otherwise, check the element to its right. Return false if the search finishes.

Complexity

Time complexity: $O(m+n)$
Space complexity: $O(1)$

Code

func searchMatrix(matrix [][]int, target int) bool {
	for i, j := len(matrix)-1, 0; i >= 0; i-- {
		for j < len(matrix[0]) {
			if matrix[i][j] == target {
				return true
			}
			if matrix[i][j] > target {
				break
			} else {
				j++
			}
		}
	}
	return false
}