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This approach begins searching from the top-right corner of the matrix. If the current element is equal to the target, return true. If the current element is greater than the target, move left. If the current element is less than the target, move down. This method effectively narrows down the search space, taking advantage of the sorted property of the matrix.
Time Complexity: O(m + n), where m is the number of rows and n is the number of columns.
Space Complexity: O(1), as no extra space is used.
1function searchMatrix(matrix, target) {
2 let row = 0;
3 let col = matrix[0].length - 1;
4 while (row < matrix.length && col >= 0) {
5 if (matrix[row][col] === target) {
6 return true;
7 } else if (matrix[row][col] > target) {
8 col--;
9 } else {
10 row++;
11 }
12 }
13 return false;
14}The JavaScript solution employs a similar logic flow, starting search from the top-right of the matrix and shifting towards left or downward based on comparison with the target.
This approach uses binary search on each row of the matrix. Since each row is sorted, binary search can efficiently determine if the target exists within the row. If found in any row, the function returns true.
Time Complexity: O(m * log(n)), where m is the number of rows and n is the number of columns.
Space Complexity: O(1).
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The C code uses a helper function `binarySearch` to search within a row. It iterates through each row of the matrix and applies binary search. If the target is found in any row, it returns true; otherwise, it iterates through all rows and returns false afterward.