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
Tags
Array, Binary Search, Divide and Conquer
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:
Space complexity:
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
}
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