Gist / September 15, 2023 / 2 mins read / By Mahi Garg

Search Insert Position - LeetCode : Swift

Search Insert Position - LeetCode

Given a sorted array of distinct integers and a target value, return the index if the target is found. If not, return the index where it would be if it were inserted in order.

You must write an algorithm with O(log n) runtime complexity.

Example 1:

Input: nums = [1,3,5,6], target = 5
Output: 2

Example 2:

Input: nums = [1,3,5,6], target = 2
Output: 1

Example 3:

Input: nums = [1,3,5,6], target = 7
Output: 4

Constraints:

  • 1 <= nums.length <= 104
  • -104 <= nums[i] <= 104
  • nums contains distinct values sorted in ascending order.
  • -104 <= target <= 104

Solution

class Solution {
 func searchInsert(_ nums: [Int], _ target: Int) -> Int {
        var low = 0
        var high = nums.count - 1
        var mid: Int = 0
        var value = 0
        
    if nums[0] > target {
        return 0
    } else if nums[nums.count - 1] < target {
        return nums.count
    }

        while(low <= high) {
            mid = (low + high) / 2
            if nums[mid] == target {
                return mid
            } else if nums[mid] < target {
                low = mid + 1
                value = low
            } else if nums[mid] > target {
                high = mid - 1
                value = high
            }
        }
        
        if value >= 0 {
            if nums[value] > target {
                return value
            } else {
                return value + 1
            }
        }
        return 0
    }
}