Suppose an array sorted in ascending order is rotated at some pivot unknown to you beforehand.
(i.e.,0 1 2 4 5 6 7
might become4 5 6 7 0 1 2
).
Find the minimum element.
You may assume no duplicate exists in the array.
class Solution {
public int findMin(int[] nums) {
if (nums == null || nums.length == 0) return 0;
if (nums.length == 1) return nums[0];
int start = 0, end = nums.length - 1;
while (start + 1 < end){
int mid = start + (end - start) / 2;
if (nums[mid] < nums[mid - 1]) return nums[mid];
if (nums[mid] > nums[start] && nums[mid] > nums[end]){
start = mid;
}
else{
end = mid;
}
}
return Math.min(nums[start], nums[end]);
}
}