/** * File: binary_search_insertion.dart * Created Time: 2023-08-14 * Author: liuyuxin (gvenusleo@gmail.com) */ /* Binary search for insertion point (no duplicate elements) */ int binarySearchInsertionSimple(List nums, int target) { int i = 0, j = nums.length - 1; // Initialize double closed interval [0, n-1] while (i <= j) { int m = i + (j - i) ~/ 2; // Calculate midpoint index m if (nums[m] < target) { i = m + 1; // Target is in interval [m+1, j] } else if (nums[m] > target) { j = m - 1; // Target is in interval [i, m-1] } else { return m; // Found target, return insertion point m } } // Did not find target, return insertion point i return i; } /* Binary search for insertion point (with duplicate elements) */ int binarySearchInsertion(List nums, int target) { int i = 0, j = nums.length - 1; // Initialize double closed interval [0, n-1] while (i <= j) { int m = i + (j - i) ~/ 2; // Calculate midpoint index m if (nums[m] < target) { i = m + 1; // Target is in interval [m+1, j] } else if (nums[m] > target) { j = m - 1; // Target is in interval [i, m-1] } else { j = m - 1; // First element less than target is in interval [i, m-1] } } // Return insertion point i return i; } /* Driver Code */ void main() { // Array without duplicate elements List nums = [1, 3, 6, 8, 12, 15, 23, 26, 31, 35]; print("\nArray nums = $nums"); // Binary search for insertion point for (int target in [6, 9]) { int index = binarySearchInsertionSimple(nums, target); print("Index of the insertion point for element $target = $index"); } // Array with duplicate elements nums = [1, 3, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 10, 12, 15]; print("\nArray nums = $nums"); // Binary search for insertion point for (int target in [2, 6, 20]) { int index = binarySearchInsertion(nums, target); print("Index of the insertion point for element $target = $index"); } }